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With Mini-Grant funding from the Community Foundation of West Texas, a 7th grade Heritage Middle School teacher continued their “Literature Circles” project. This project involved students selecting a novel, working with a group to complete weekly tasks on their reading, and show comprehension of the book by participating in a student lead celebration. The teacher detailed the project by saying: “Literature Circles was a major success! Students were excited to work with group

A Post Elementary teacher funded a “Book It-Science” project for her 5th-grade students with a Mini-Grant for Teachers from the Community Foundation of West Texas. Students in 5th grade learn about force and motion, which the teacher reported is a TEK students struggle with each year. The Post Elementary teacher explained the project writing: “We read and discussed the book, 'After the Fall' (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat. After discussing the book, stude

With a Mini-Grant for Teachers from the Community Foundation of West Texas, one Roosevelt Elementary 4th grade teacher supplied her Osmo Universe for Little Geniuses project. This project emphasized skills such as fractions, math, and managing money. Through this program, students were able to work on concepts they found difficult and improve. The teacher describes the program below: “Money. It's all around us but it is one of the most difficult concepts for students. Using t

A New Deal Elementary 2-4 grade teacher purchased supplies for the Texas Tech University Robotics Competition with a Mini-Grant for Teachers from the Community Foundation of West Texas. For the competition, students built a robot with attachable pieces to accomplish a task such as scoop or pick up. Students then wrote a code to tell the robot how to move. The teacher said, “Each student, through trial and error, found their niche in the teams' process.” Due to COVID-19, the c