Thank you to Dollar General Literacy Foundation for our 2026 youth literacy grant! Funding received will complete the installation of iPads in all first-grade classrooms at Dinsmore Elementary! #DollarGeneralLiteracyFoundation
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Finally, all 116 iPads are positioned for the new school year – 96 in kindergarten and 20 in first grade. Even though the Prevent the Summer Slide program was a success, it took longer than expected to collect all the iPads that went home last school year. All have now been retrieved and re-deployed along
Every classroom minute counts. While teachers work intensively with a small group, Mathseeds and Reading Eggs can keep everyone engaged and learning. Whether catching up, reinforcing current lessons, or moving ahead, each student progresses at his/her own pace. Mathseeds and Reading Eggs lessons are intentionally short, sequential, and curriculum-aligned – the opposite of passive or
We are committed to providing a distraction-free online environment that prioritizes learning. All three learning software programs we make available on the iPads are closed circuit. There are no third-party ads, no social media links, and no “rabbit holes” that lead students away from their assigned tasks. Our iPads restrict students to Khan Academy Kids,
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Our Lil’ Mathematician program will start serving first grade next school year. A generous grant from a Foundation that supports STEM efforts nationwide makes this launch possible. Thanks to the continued support, our youngest students are learning to THINK math and are realizing math can be fun! Here’s more about our Lil’ Mathematician program.
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We’ve been awarded a grant by the Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The Grassroots Grants Endowment established by Delores Barr Weaver provided funding to support the technology needs of our early literacy program. This grant will fund the internet-connectivity of our after-school program. More and more young families have wi-fi in the home. However, the
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The continued support of the Edna Sproull Williams Foundation is instrumental in refining and expanding our tutoring program. We at Know & Grow believe kindergarten is the most important year! A strong foundation and a love of learning raises educational trajectories – and lasts a lifetime! This funding will allow us to further coordinate the
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While we are still struggling to serve the additional Kindergarteners enrolling every week, we were asked to help a first-grade classroom as well. We’ve provided Mathseeds and Reading Egg subscriptions for this classroom of 1st graders. And, we are working to provide enough iPads so everyone can be online at the same time – either
Did you know teachers spend an average of $750 per year of their own money on classroom supplies? We implemented a supply refurbishment system in February 2023. While the supplies remain the same, the storage location has changed once again. At first we had supply bins in every kindergarten and first-grade classroom. This proved too
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Finding all the ways to decompose a number is much more fun and memorable with burger buns and pickle buttons! The activity starts by placing pickle buttons in a closed bun (whole number). Then, the children open the bun and move pickles from side to side (parts) recording all the possible combinations. Click here to
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