FACILITATOR PACKET & LEARNER BUNDLE

Content Descriptions

 

  • The Little Flower Different Deserves Special Club (Book) is a unique repertoire of the cultural and historical experiences of a young girl growing up in the segregated south amidst the turmoil of the Civil Rights Era. The heroine, Little Flower, finds herself navigating the maze of life recognizing inequity and leading the fight for change while dealing with the struggles of young pre-teens. Issues of equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion are explored in a real-world perspective.  The book’s illustrative method is non-conventional in that it is embedded with digital and interactive media that can be accessed via a QR Code Reader, or by watching a YouTube Playlist, allowing readers to participate in Little Flower’s artistic activities. Little Flower® content incorporates technology, social media, audio-visual animation, and other tools that appeal to this age group and their comfort with technological tools.

 

  • The Reader Response Journal (RRJ) is structured to assess knowledge gained from reading the book. The RRJ elicits knowledge by posing questions that include: Vocabulary, Author’s Purpose and Perspective, Figurative, Descriptive and Idiomatic Language, Plot and Development, Relevant Supporting Details, Problem/Resolution, Cause and Effect, Text Structure and Organizational Patterns, Character Analysis and Contrast, Point of View, Sequencing/ Chronological Order, Character Description, Character’s Emotions, Conclusion and Cause, and more.

 

  • The Curriculum Development Guide (CDG) encompasses a fully developed instructional English/Language Arts unit comprised of lesson plans, formative and summative assessments, and instructional activities aligned to the WIDA English Language Learner Standards, American School Counselor Association Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success, Society of Health and Physical Education Health Standards, and Common Core English Language Arts Standards. Each lesson provides educators/facilitators with practical activities to facilitate instruction aligned to the curriculum standards using The Different Deserves Special Club book. The lesson plans are differentiated to provide enrichment for advanced learners as well as remediation for students who may need additional reinforcement. The CDG is comprised of 18 standards-based lessons, 3,685 minutes of Instructional Time, and 225 minutes of Summative Assessment. It is designed to be a one-stop resource providing comprehensive instructional activities, materials, assessments, and rubrics offering educators and organizations looking to improve student literacy with: Rigor, Relevance, Relationship, and Reflection.

 

 

Target Audiences

 

The two primarily identified target audiences for the Little Flower Different Deserves Special Club educational series are: upper elementary and middle grade (youth), and adult consumers with purchasing power. Each target audience has distinct characteristics.

 

Youth are identified as a target audience due to their ability to engage and relate with the story. The Little Flower Different Deserves Special chapter book follows the story of Little Flower, a self-taught artist and social justice advocate, through the 5th, 6th, and 7th grades. Little Flower finds her identity amongst the historical challenges of the Civil Rights era in the southern United States, as social awareness collides with everyday coming of age issues faced by all youth in the sectors of school, friends, parental approval, and social acceptance. The text provides high interest engagement for young readers, with an ease of readability that permits struggling readers to experience success.

 

Adults with purchasing power are also identified as a target audience. This group includes school curriculum decision-makers, parents, and others, who have a vested interest in the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical wellbeing of the youth target audience. As a result, they are looking to cultivate the total wellbeing of youth through educational materials. Members of this group are looking for overarching benefit of not only literacy, but also character and socio-emotional development. They find benefit in the high interest and engagement of products, but are also most apt to conduct research for comparison value and return on investment.

 

 

Unique Value Proposition

 

The hallmark of The Little Flower Different Deserves Special Club educational series lies in the product’s unique value proposition.  Our content achieves Diversity & Inclusion Objectives for participants in both of its target audiences. Specifically, The Little Flower Different Deserves Special Club educational series:

 

      1. Participants become aware of their own personal values and the values of those whom they interact with on routine basis.
      2. Participants are able to define diversity and inclusion.
      3. Participants understand the impact of diversity and inclusion on their work.
      4. Participants develop a diversity & inclusion plan.
      5. Participants evaluate diversity and inclusion in their setting.
      6. Participants learn to teach other’s the value of diversity and inclusion.

 

Social Responsibility Pledge

 

The Little Flower Literacy Project will donate a portion of the proceeds from the Little Flower Different Deserves Special Club Educational Series to the following non-profit organizations:

 

    1. The East Wake Leadership Academy – a Raleigh, North Carolina  based non-profit dedicated to growing and developing children to be leaders;
    2. The Helping Our Loved ones Learn and Achieve Community Development Corporation (HOLLA!) – a Morven, North Carolina based non-profit dedicated to improving achievement levels of children in the Anson County School System (Little Flower Author ‘s home County);
    3. Literacy Nation – a Philadelphia Pennsylvania based non-profit dedicated to promoting literacy and empowering youth and adults from all cultural backgrounds, with the needed skills to make positive contributions to their communities.
    4. Prevention Science Corporation – a Blanding Utah based non-profit dedicated to employing proven scientific methods to solve present problems, including: crime, disease, and poverty, before they occur.

 

 

The Business to School Partnership Initiative

B2S-PP

 

Through the Little Flower Literacy Project Business to Schools Partnership Initiative (B2S-PP), Little Flower Team Members will:

 

      • Contact local businesses;
      • Explain the Little Flower Different Deserve Special Club Education Series Packaged Curriculum Objectives and Benefits; and
      • Invite them to support students at home with remote learning by purchasing Facilitator Packets and Learner Bundles at reduced rates using a B2S Promotional Discount Code and donate them to schools in their communities.

 

Our Invitation to You

 

If you would like for us to contact businesses in your community as part of the B2S-PP, please contact us at admin@littleflowerartist.com and include:

 

        • Your Name;
        • Your School Name and Address;
        • An approximate number of students enrolled in your school, grades 3rd thru 7th, who could benefit from the Little Flower content;
        • Three business names with phone numbers and addresses;
        • A statement explaining that The Little Flower Different Deserves Special Club Educational Series Packaged Curriculum could benefit students at your school.

 

 

 

 

We Accept School Purchase Orders

 

Please contact us at admin@littleflowerartist.com to receive additional information and/or invoicing assistance.