CLEAR CREEK ISD FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

2021-2022 School Year Grants

This year, the CCISD Friends of the Library Group supported all school libraries with a $50 grant donation to purchase materials of their choice to support reading or makerspaces in their campus library. In addition, we awarded two $500 grants in the fall semester.

Rooting for Robots Grant
Root Robots will join our Library Makerspace! These robots can be programmed to: "drive, draw, light-up, play music, and even vertically climb magnetic whiteboards or chalkboards!" In addition, they have a space for a dry erase marker in the middle.
These would be an excellent addition to our makerspace and add a different approach to coding. Some examples of how I would use them with curriculum are:
Foreign Languages-Root can be programmed to say phrases when it detects different colors. This would be excellent for our Spanish Students!
ELA- Root can be coded to tell a story and explain story elements. Root could also be coded to turn different colors for different moods/tones from students' self-chosen books.
Math- Root can be used to draw different shapes and calculate formulas. Root can draw circles and students can calculate Pi. Root could also draw nets.
Art- Students could code Root to draw and see repetition and pattern.
These are just some of the many ways that I would incorporate Root Robot into our Library Makerspace!

Trail to Freedom Grant
Inspired by the Freedom Trail in Boston, students will follow the red "brick" path around the library and stop at posters with pictures of key events and people of the American Revolution.
Each poster will also include a QR code that links to a video to bring the information to life. Each stop correlates to Social Studies TEKS specific to grade levels.
To prepare for the walk, each grade level Social Studies teacher, 2nd-5th, will be provided a grade level appropriate historical fiction novel to read aloud in the weeks prior to the walk.
Students will have a fill-in-the-blank worksheet to complete along the walk. The first letter of each correct answer will unlock the lock on a breakout box (one for each grade level). Students who successfully open the lock will receive one of the prizes inside.
Students will also get to choose one of the locations on the Freedom Trail for a green screen picture. A British soldier jacket and an American patriot jacket will be available for use in the photo.

Previous Grants

The Friends of the Library group has awarded numerous grants to CCISD libraries. Here are just a few of the grants that have been awarded over the past years.

-Lightbox electronic ebooks
-Digital biographies
-Battle of the Books
-Character books to support character development
-Breakout boxes
-Spanish PK books
-Makerspace musical instruments, coding, and robotics kits
-Mobile STEAM kits

Librarian Appreciation

Clear Creek has 43 certified librarians who provide dynamic, innovative learning experiences for students.

-Recognition cards
-End of year luncheon celebrations
-Cups, jackets, t-shirts, cupcakes and tokens of appreciation gifts during library appreciation week.

YOUR CART

2021-2022 School Year Grants

Previous Grants