Brass Community School students in Ms. Gordon’s kindergarten class brought the beloved story “Room on the Broom” to life through a meaningful project connecting literacy, phonics, friendship and belonging.
Through the story, students explored the importance of building healthy friendships, showing kindness and including others both inside and outside our classroom. They extended their learning into the phonics curriculum by using magical spells to build their names (iggety, ziggity, zaggety, zoom-out rose a truly magnificent kid) while identifying and recognizing letters in their names and those of their classmates.
Each day, they celebrated a few students’ names, making learning engaging, personal and exciting. Students eagerly asked, “Is there room on the broom for a kid like me?” The class responded, “Yes!” and then placed themselves on the classroom broom.
This project not only strengthened foundational literacy skills but also reinforced the powerful message that every child is valued, included, and belongs. Because in their classroom, there is ALWAYS room on the broom for everyone! 🧹