Engaging Nonfiction Science Text

School:: Callahan Intermediate
Subject:: Science
Teacher:: Stephen Simmons
: Linda Brown, Stephanie DeAngelo, Alax Purvis, Kimberly Shumate
Students Impacted:: 200
Grade:: 5
Date:: March 14, 2019

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Nassau Education Foundation - $943.25

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 200

These engaging nonfiction Science text have been used for our 5th grade afterschool tutoring program. Thirty-Forty students will attend a once a week one-hour session for 5 weeks. Students have been using their Reading strategies while reading these texts. Part of these engaging text have also been implemented into our classroom library’s so every child will have the opportunity to enjoy these engaging texts while learning about important Annually Assessed Science Standards. These texts can also be used in our everyday Science instruction as a supplement to the resources that we already have. We are very grateful to be able to receive such valuable resources.

Original Grant Overview

Goal

Our goal is to see that every student will have the opportunity to spiral review critical content (annually assessed standards) using leveled, engaging, high-interest, non-fiction texts (Rainbow Resources Max Axiom) that invite, excite, and ignite passion for learning.

What will be done with my students

The 5th grade Science team wants to use the Rainbow Resources Max Axiom texts to aid in the spiral review of annually assessed state standards. These text will be used during teacher led centers, paraprofessional led centers, peer to peer centers and after school tutoring. Because these texts are age appropriate, high-interest, and non-fiction, they excite 5th graders with topics, like "Journey Through the Digestive System" and "The Dynamic World of Chemical Reactions" and more. These texts engage even the most reluctant readers. Moreover, their high interest topics match Annually Assessed Science Standards. Reading in the 32-page books contain unusual or amazing facts, and text to real world examples.

Benefits to my students

The benefit of these texts in the classroom can be quantified by the increased student excitement and engagement. With higher engagement, students will be more likely to recall Annually Assessed Standards on the annual standardized assessment (FCAT).

Budget Narrative

We want to get a set of 5 for 5 classrooms (25 books of each title). The cost from the publisher is approximately $6.50 - $8.00 per book.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Journey Through the Digestive System	$168.25
2	The Dynamic World of Chemical Reactions	$202.50
3	A Refreshing Look at Renewable Energy	$172.25
4	The Powerful World of Energy	$201.50
5	The Science of Football	$198.75
	Total:	$943.25

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