With these funds I will...purchase a classroom subscription to Flocabulary, which is an online library of educational hip-hop songs and videos for grades K-12. My students had access to this program during the last school year and absolutely loved it. During computer 'choice time' they often chose to go to Flocabulary.

The program teaches vocabulary and skills in areas such as math, reading, science, social studies, and life skills with highly entertaining songs. They also post weekly current event videos which led to rich discussions after we viewed them. Each subject area is grouped by grade level. What was exciting is that after we finished the videos in our grade level we just kept going up the grades to enrich our learning. The site shared that in a sample of 600 students, the study showed a dramatic increase in vocabulary proficiency, with the largest gains coming from students of a lower socioeconomic status, and we are a high poverty district.

The program is $100 for the class. However, I would also like to purchase access for the students at $2 a piece, or $50. This would allow the students to use the program for an entire year. We would love your help in bringing this excellent and enriching computer program to my students for the 2015-2016 school year.

Have a look at the site:  https://www.flocabulary.com/

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