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Ms. Ewing-Murphy from Durham, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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3 Cheers for SEL!

Help me give my students materials to help my students learn vital social-emotional skills.

  • $350 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

In this project I am asking for materials to help me teach social-emotional learning skills to my students. We currently have a program called Second Step that we use to teach social-emotional learning. I am realizing that this specific group of students, who were in kindergarten when the pandemic began (thus ending that year in March), were virtual either majority or all of their first grade year, and this year have had to wear masks and socially distance from their peers and adults, are lacking in a lot of social-emotional skills. Skills that they usually learn in the earlier grades, such as being able to identify and talk about how they are feeling, how to problem solve for themselves, and having low self-efficacy.

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is vital in helping children become adults that can manage relationships, make responsible life decisions, achieve personal goals, and develop healthy identities.

SEL has always been an important part of my classroom curriculum because I've seen the need in my students. This year has shown me the group of children growing up during the pandemic have even higher needs for more in-depth teaching. I would like to have the materials from the "A Little Spot of..." series because I like how it breaks down emotions, feelings, and self-help skills in a age appropriate manner that the students enjoy!

Ms. Ewing-Murphy Merrick - Moore Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

16 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Little SPOT of Life Skills 8 Book Box Set (Books 17-24: Courage, Perseverance, Teamwork, Talent, Thankful, Optimism, Creativity, & Giving) • Amazon Business $53.98 1 $53.98
A Little SPOT of Feelings 8 Book Box Set (Book 25-32: Empathy, Frustration, Calm, Belonging, Worry, Boredom, Flexible Thinking, & Feelings Detective) • Amazon Business $35.15 1 $35.15
A Little SPOT Takes Action! 8 Book Box Set (Books 9-16: Kindness, Responsibility, Patience, Respect, Honesty, Organization, Diversity, & Safety) • Amazon Business $34.58 1 $34.58
A Little SPOT of Feelings 9 Plush Toys with Activity Book Box Set • Amazon Business $29.23 1 $29.23
A Little SPOT of Life Skills and Actions Educator's Guide: Building Character • Amazon Business $27.27 1 $27.27
A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box Set • Amazon Business $26.22 1 $26.22
A Little SPOT of Feelings and Emotions Educator's Guide • Amazon Business $25.80 1 $25.80
A Little SPOT of Learning: A Story About Managing Emotions While Learning • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$244.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$296.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.40

Total project goal

$349.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $349.33

3 Donors

-$174.66

Donations toward project cost

-$148.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.20

match offer

-$174.67

Match offer toward project cost

-$148.47

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.20

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 $0.00

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