CRADLE – Pre-K - KINDERGARTEN
Within Our Reach
Krista Durham, Durant-Turri-Mott, $750.00
A transverse rolling track will increase mobility, toy manipulation, social skills, development, and diagonal and horizontal movement
for mobility impaired handicapped students.
"Every One and Egg-spert"
Lysa Fischer, Cummings, $750.00
Autistic and nonverbal students participate in activities that empower them to become "egg-sperts" in reading and math drills, cooperative learning, computers and publishing.
Computers, Readers and Writers Go Hand in Hand
Kathleen Hall & Linda Moore, Pierce, $750.00
The use of the www.starfall.com website, digital images, and Microsoft programs inspire engage,encourage and enhance children's natural writing progression.
Enhancing Writing Through the Use of a Digital Camera
Susan Valko, Durant-Turri-Mott, $660.00
Elementary deaf and hard of hearing students document learning activities in all subject areas in a visual manner.
Fun With Classic Nursery Rhymes and Predictable Books
Anh Tran, Pierce, $550.00
Classic Nursery Rhymes and predictable stories are used to build early literacy skills and provide lively literature based learning experiences.
GRADES 1 – 3
Reading On the Wall
Lanny Buckner, Durant-Turri-Mott, $750.00
Modify the reading curriculum with the use of technology for physically and mentally impaired students.
Amazing Animals and Their Keepers
Lessie Fields, Civic Park, $750.00
Meaningful real life experiences are developed for students to learn about animals, life science, plus careers that involve animals.
Smooth Sailing
Stephanie Elder, Summerfield, $745
Purchased materials will increase students' reading rate in order to improve their fluency.
Filling in Gaps in Reading Resources for All Learners
Patti Perkins, Durant-Turri-Mott, $750.00
Kindergarten - 6th grade students will use books on tape and Braille books to teach reading to impaired students.
My Kind of Town: Flint, Michigan
Debra Rinoldo-Hopkins, Civic Park, $750.00
Students will learn about Flint, Michigan by visiting buildings seeing renovations and hearing the history of each.
GRADES 4 – 6
Lego Mindstorm
David Jimenez, Cummings, $745.00
Students collaborate as a team to develop a plan for building a robot that can accomplish specific goals.
A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words!
Bethany Dumanois, Freeman, $750.00
Students create cross-curricula scrapbooks of their learning by using a digital camera.
It's a Small World
Melvyn Rettunmund, Neithercut, $347.00
Students study various countries and their cultures through art, music, reading, writing, social studies, and contact with pen pals.
Classroom Library
Bradley Tarrance, Garfield, $500.00
A Classroom library center will be developed to reinforce student skills, comprehension, fluency and enlarge vocabulary.
Middle School to Adult High School
Human Impact on Watershed
Jarrett Trombley, Whittier, $750.00
Students participate in a study that compares the reasons for differences between polluted and unpolluted tributaries of the Flint River.
A Cause for Paws
Susan Granger, Mott Adult High School, $745.00
Students work on basic skills in both reading and writing. They will sew blankets for animals at the Humane Society.
Way To Articulate
Alfred Cook, Whittier, $750.00
Biology students participate in lab activities that go with each chapter. Extra materials are provided to set up chapter labs.
Math Business Fair: Using Systems of Equations
Sarah Fornero, Whittier, $750.00
Students will explore applications of systems of linear equations. Students will convert actual research into linear equations and use tables and graphs to present their collected data.
Reading! in Math Class?
Celeste F. Mora, Mott Adult High School, $485.00
All students 9-12 will be exposed to math related literature in order to improve both reading and comprehension and applied Math skills.
SCHOOL GRANTS
Busy Bee Workshop
Kerry Applegate, Durant-Turri-Mott, $1200.00
Students develop, design, and create products to be included in a unique student show-case where students will sell their products to the community.
Shape Up! Your Body, Your Health, Your Life
Sharon Kughn, Mott Adult High School, $1198.00
"Shape Up!" will focus students on a variety of strategies in an effort to help them attain a healthier life style.
PBS Performance by Sheer
Bonnie Groshart, Summerfield, $1200.00
Doug Sheer travels to schools to conduct programs to help create Positive Behavior Support.
What's the Weather
Students explore their imagination while building lego structures. Update their weather station. |
