Making Reading Waves in Second Grade

School:: Sea Gate Elementary
Subject:: Language Arts
Teacher:: Megan Barr
Students Impacted:: 100
Grade:: 2
Date:: August 19, 2025

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Goal(s)

The goal of this grant is to provide one copy of each of the Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) Junior books to the six Second Grade classrooms for this school year.

Project Description

The SSYRA Junior program is a statewide voluntary program that allows students to read the books nominated for the award in order to vote for their favorite book. Students in second grade will be independently reading these books. If they read five of these books and pass the Reading Counts test, they will be eligible to vote for their favorite book, but can read more if they choose. In April, after voting is complete, students will learn which book was the school-wide favorite, and which book was the statewide favorite. It is a wonderful way to promote independent reading!

Expected Outcomes

Reading is fundamental to every student! Independently reading books helps to further a student's comprehension and vocabulary. Reading is also the stepping stone to success in every subject, helping to increase knowledge and understanding across the curriculum. The SSYRA Junior program provides students with types of books to students that they might not normally read, opening their eyes to different genres that they could possibly love.

Purpose of Funding

Each line item is a copy of a SSYRA junior book. The total for each line item is how much six copies would cost. Book prices were found on Amazon.com

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	The Fastest Tortoise in Town by Howard Calvert	$71.15
2	Penny Lu Porcupine by Katie Gilstrap	$92.67
3	The Quacken by Justin Colon	$109.96
4	Squirrel-ish by Bambi Edlund	$113.59
5	We are Definitely Human by X. Fang	$72.60
6	How this Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias	$71.15
7	Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten by Michelle Knudsen	$93.06
8	The Spotless Giraffe by Alison Hawkins	$93.06
9	Mavis the Bravest by Lu Fraser	$101.84
10	The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood	$99.00
11	Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo	$57.25
12	Welcome to Scare School by Jarret Lerner	$46.20
13	Rise of the Green Flame by Bernard Mensah	$104.15
14	Wildfire Rescue by Rekha S. Rajan	$46.20
15	George the Flybot and the Lost Camera on Mount Everest by Nessa Bellido Schwarz	$38.48
	Total:	$1,210.36

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