Wri en by: Monica Petrus

Literacy Focus

Reading Level: Early Reader

Note: These books have not been levelled using standardized book levelling systems. See back cover for our suggested levels.

Word Count and Vocabulary

Word Count: 315 words

High frequency words: year, our, were, was, build, many, raise, talk(ed), about, idea, special, thought, would, their, because, from, only, very, ready, know, where, could, school

Reinforcing Decoding Skills

Initial consonant blends: pl-, cl-, pr-, thr-

Final consonant blends: -ct project, collect, -ld build, sold, st interest

Words ending with -er: design/designer, large/larger

Silent consonants: ‐g‐ design, ‐gh‐ bought

Meaning Structure Visual

p.1—goal, fundraising (er), raise, exceed(ed), Ambassador(s), Ryan’s Well Founda on p.2—dona ons, gree ng cards p.5—tubes p.6—design(ers) p.8—poster(s)

Coordina ng conjunc on showing contrast: “but”, “however”

Contrac ons: isn’t, doesn’t

comma to separate phrase from the rest of the sentence i.e. In four days,

Text features: Table of Contents, chapters, sub‐headings

Inflec onal endings: ‐s,‐es, ‐ed, ‐ing

Glossary

Compound Words: fundraising(er), lunch me, everyone

Punctua on: . ,!

Apostrophe used in contrac ons and possessive (it’s, Ryan’s)

Money symbol $ i.e. $10

Poster

Capital le ers: tles, sub‐headings, proper names, places

Cap ons

Book Introduction Considerations: (based on student need)

Contents

Chapter 1 Our Fundraising Project 1

Chapter 2 Henna Design Idea 3

Chapter 3 Planning For Our Henna Project 5

Chapter 4 Making a Difference 9

Written by: Monica Petrus Student Contributor: Shahad Hadi

Project Lead: Sharon Newmaster Designed by: Jeffery Robinson Edited by: Moyra Bartlett & Jean Hambleton

Chapter 1 Our Fundraising Project

This year our school had a fundraising project for clean water in Africa. We called the project the Water Ambassadors.

Our goal was to raise $1,000. At the end of the project, we were happy to see that we exceeded our goal by $100.

We gave the money to Ryan’s Well Foundation to help build a well for clean water in an African country.

Our team organized many activities to raise money. We talked to people in

the community, and collected donations. We made and sold greeting cards. We had a bake sale and we painted henna designs on people’s hands. This book is about our Henna Design Fundraiser.

1 2

Well for clean water

Making cards Bake sale Henna design

Chapter 2 Henna Design Idea

It was Mariam who suggested the idea of creating henna designs as a way to raise money.

In her country of Somalia, women get henna designs on their arms, hands, and feet to celebrate special holidays and weddings.

Henna: a paste made from leaves Getting a tattoo

Mariam thought the students at our school would be interested in getting a henna design on their hands because it looks like a tattoo.

3 4

We bought two boxes of henna tubes

from an Asian store. They cost $10.

Chapter 3 Planning for Our Henna Project

Three girls on our team are very good henna designers. They were ready to give up their lunchtime to help out.

5 6

We set the price of $3 for a small design, and $4 for a larger one.

We created posters to let people know about the activity, and the prices. We set up a table in the school cafeteria during lunchtime where everyone could see us.

The poster for our table

7 8

Chapter 4 Making a Difference

Many students and teachers showed interest in having a henna design on their hands.

In four days, we raised $89.

This activity helped us to reach our goal. It also gave us the chance to talk to people about our fundraising project.

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Glossary

cost how much you pay for something

donations a gift of money

fundraising an activity organized to ask for money to help others

goal something that you are trying to do or achieve

price how much something costs

raise money to collect money for something

Created by: ESL/ELD Resource Group of Ontario

View all the Financial Literacy Resources and more at www.ergo-on.ca

Think and Talk: What is fundraising?

Financial Literacy

Financial Skills

Identify ways to earn or raise money

Learn how to set appropriate prices for goods

Prepare a budget

Become more familiar with Canadian currency

Practise making change using mental math

Building Financial Knowledge

It is important for newcomers to become familiar with the values of Canadian currency and to practise working with money. A fundraising project provides students with a meaningful, real life opportunity to do this.

Fundraising: Henna Design Copyright ©2013 by ERGO

Credits

Images: ERGO ‐ ESL/ELD Resource Group of Ontario

Ryan’s Well Founda on, p. 1, 9. See www.ryanswell.ca

Flickr, The Commons, p. 4, back cover. See www.flickr.com

Every effort has been made to trace the owners of copyrighted material and to make due acknowledgement. This book may be reproduced for educa onal purposes only. This resource is not to be offered for purchase or reproduced for commercial purposes. For more informa on or resources contact ERGO www.ergo‐on.ca

Non Fic on Recommended for ELD Step 2, ELDBO Total Running Words: 315

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