A narrative proposal, which includes: A description of how the grant funds will be used

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A narrative proposal, which includes: A description of how the grant funds will be used. An explanation or overview of planned lessons/activities that clearly demonstrate how the items will be used effectively in the classroom and how they will promote active student learning. Include the subject/grade-level standards that are fulfilled in the lesson or project. (3rd grade).

Please write how the money would help the classroom such as buying hands-on material for Math and Langauge Arts as well as tools like IXL. Write about how it would benefit the students in the classroom. The school does not have a library, so teacher will use the money also to buy books and other materials to improve students reading skills.

Before I begin to propose for this grant , I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the ICNA Relief for creating the Empower grant for educators to make sure that students have the tools they need to ensure successful application of necessary curriculum, especially during this very difficult time. Although school is back in normal session, it is still very difficult for teachers and students to get back to normal learning style. Students showed a lot of learning loss experience due to the pandemic. My name is ________ and I am an Elementary school teacher. I have a bachelor in Education and graduated from PFW in 2019. This is my third year of teaching at__________________. I taught Grade 2 for 3 straight years and currently teach wonderful and marvelous 35 students of grade 2. I feel very fortunate to work with __________ school. The school provides me the opportunity to learn and grow at the same time. However, as a new school, we lack so many resources that should be available to students. It is very unfortunate that the classrooms lack hands-on learning materials for every subject such as Math, Language Arts, Science, and Physical Activities, and even for Social Building. The addition of proper learning materials and tools, teachers can keep students engaged and enhance their learning and social skills. Fortunately, with the help of the Empower grant, it will be a great opportunity for me to promote active students learning whether it is in class or outside of the classroom. The school does not have a library for students to go read or check out books because all the spaces were being used for the classroom. Therefore, the grant will be used in building the classroom library for students to read and improve their reading skill by providing books that students can read in the classroom and outside the classroom. I have a really small classroom library. The books were purchased out of pocket by me. I would like to provide students with more books that they can read based on their readinginstructional levels. Students' reading levels are different and varied from one student to another, and it is important that we have books in every level for students to read so no child will be left out. As part of the Second grade Math standard, Indiana state required teachers to teach: • • • • • • ? ? ? ? ? ? Number sense (Standard: 2.NS.1-2.NS.7) Add and subtract within 1000 (2.CA.1- 2.CA.7) Measurements (Standard: 2.M.1-2.M.5) Geometry ( Standard: 2.G.1-2.G.5) Telling time (Standard: 2.M.5-2.M.6) Money (Standard: 2.M.7) This grant will also be used toward math hands-on learning manipulations such as place-value blocks, for learning place-value and understanding numbers, connecting cubes. Number lines for learning addition and subtraction. Student edition clocks for learning time. Scale, meter, and yardsticks for learning about measurement and also fake money and coins when students learn about money. The classroom is also in need of phonics learning materials that will help students practice their phonic skills. Examples of materials are letter tiles, game boards, vowels game sets, flashcards, sentence strips, dry-erase white-boards, puzzles, and sentence building cubes. These materials are great for struggling learners and also for advanced learners in the class to be able to use materials that best fits their levels. In addition to hands-on manipulatives, I would also love to purchase IXL for the class. This program combines curriculum such as math, language arts, science, and social studies, Continuous Diagnostic, individual guidance, and real-time analytics to help teachers differentiate instruction for each of the students. In the past, I used a free trial for students to utilize in the classroom, but we were able to use it only for 30 days. During the 30 days of the trial, students showed growth and engagement in learning. IXL provides skills and drills that relate to what students learn as part of the curriculum. The program itself is very expensive to purchase which causes the loss in the use of it. With the hope of grant opportunities, I would love the class to have the chance to use the ixl throughout the year. When the classroom has resources that we need to meet the standards of the curriculum, it makes learning smoother and more engaging for students. Without practical learning materials, students will lack the importance of hand-on learning experiences and will not be able to connect what they are learning with real-life, as students' learning styles are unique. As an educator, it is very crucial for us to provide the necessary resources we possibly can to enhance students' learning and become successful learners. All these items will be used effectively in the classroom to promote active student learning. With the generosity of the Empower grant, the best learning experiences will take place at the International Leadership school. Please see below for attached pictures.