Grants for Salt Brook

Reading as Lifework: Part 1 – Primary Readers (K-2)

Amount: $7,160 | Year: 2010 | School: ,

High-interest books and audio books are essential to help expand classroom libraries and to promote independent reading at school and at home. In addition, teachers can use the professional book and voluntary discussion group materials for additional ideas and strategies to increase interest and motivation for reading.

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Engaging the Visual Learner

Amount: $2,880 | Year: 2010 | School: ,

Four document cameras were purchased; two for each elementary school. These cameras project and enlarge items so that everyone in the class can easily view them at the same time. They can be used for studying photographs, artwork and illustrations and for viewing the illustrations and the text for a book being read aloud. In addition they allow the sharing/examining of […]

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Learning Centers for Preschool Classrooms

Amount: $2,329 | Year: 2010 | School: ,

The Listening Center consists of a table, CD player with headsets and a variety of audio books. These audio books not only expose students to a variety of genres including poems, fiction, non-fiction, music, and nursery rhymes, but also are effective in improving concentration, comprehension and pronunciation skills. Listening Centers promote fluency and increase comprehension as well as provide students with strong […]

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SMART Board Math Tools

Amount: $831 | Year: 2010 | School: , , ,

All of the classrooms in the Mathematics Department of the New Providence School District (grades 5-12) are currently fitted with SMART Boards and an attached computer. As an additional tool, ten CD-ROMs that contain SMART Notebook Math Tools can combine all the tools that teachers need to switch between multiple software applications seamlessly so that math becomes more engaging and understandable. The […]

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Writer’s Workshop

Amount: $6,000

 | Year: 2009 | School: ,

This grant will allow preschool through sixth grade teachers to purchase materials to further the district writing initiative. These materials will include both mentor texts and professional video series to serve as models for both students and teachers.

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