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Ms. Taylor from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Big Feelings Books

Help me give my students board books that teach how to deal with big feelings this crazy year.

  • $907 goal

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My Students

Resilient, positive, compassionate, and driven describe the scholars at my middle school. The obstacles the scholars have to overcome simply to make it to school would have many adults think of quitting and yet they succeed and thrive. The middle school is located in one of the poorest and most under-served neighborhoods in a large, rich city. They represent an array of abilities, beliefs, backgrounds, ethnicities, and identities. All of their differences unite them together in a beautiful way. The school has formed a strong community in which no scholar falls through the cracks and all have a chance at academic and social success.

My Project

Students and teachers are back at school and there have been big feelings. How do we teach our young people how to deal with anxiety, fear, shyness? We do it through stories shared together.

Books and stories help provide a map of how to do deal with stressful times.

I will use these various story books in classes using a read aloud and together we will find meaning in the shared stories to build resiliency, determination, joy and gratitude. Storytelling is our oldest form of communication and has gotten humans out of many tough times. Help me get stories to our young students to help them through this crazy time.

Ms. Taylor Marina Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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San Francisco, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

600 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
What You Do Matters Boxed Set — Featuring all three New York Times best sellers (What Do You Do With an Idea?, What Do You Do With a Problem?, and What Do You Do With a Chance?) • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
The Book of Mistakes • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
If Elephants Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared) • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
A Family Is a Family Is a Family • Amazon Business $16.16 1 $16.16
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Sticks • Amazon Business $15.52 1 $15.52
If Sharks Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared) • Amazon Business $15.30 1 $15.30
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes: A Growth Mindset Book For Kids To Promote Self Esteem • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
I Am Every Good Thing • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Trying • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Beautiful Oops! • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
The Three Questions [Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy] • Amazon Business $14.77 1 $14.77
What's My Superpower? • Amazon Business $14.76 1 $14.76
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
What If... • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $14.35 1 $14.35
The Rabbit Listened • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Malala's Magic Pencil • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $13.64 1 $13.64
Tomorrow I'll Be Brave • Amazon Business $13.52 1 $13.52
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
What Should Danny Do? On Vacation (The Power to Choose Series) • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Thunder Boy Jr. (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Cry, Heart, But Never Break • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
I Am One: A Book of Action (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $12.25 1 $12.25
Our Class is a Family • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Dot • Amazon Business $11.83 1 $11.83
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: A Growth Mindset Book for Kids to Stretch and Shape Their Brains • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33
Because • Amazon Business $11.12 1 $11.12
Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Be You! • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Even Superheroes Have Bad Days • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Even Superheroes Make Mistakes • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice (Communicate With Confidence) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
But It's Not My Fault! (Responsible Me!) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
I Have Ants in My Pants (National Center for Youth Issues) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
My Mouth Is A Volcano • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Stephen Curry: The Children's Book: The Boy Who Never Gave Up • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Say Something • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Ish (Creatrilogy) • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings (Growing Hearts) • Amazon Business $8.88 1 $8.88
Zen Happiness (A Stillwater Book) • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
The Wonderful Things You Will Be • Amazon Business $8.55 1 $8.55
Perfectly Norman (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ravi's Roar (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
I Wish You More (Encouragement Gifts for Kids, Uplifting Books for Graduation) • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
Grumpy Monkey • Amazon Business $6.97 1 $6.97
The Bad Seed • Amazon Business $6.81 1 $6.81

Materials cost

$665.63

Vendor shipping charges

$3.99

Sales tax

$60.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$770.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$135.97

Total project goal

$906.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$906.48

1 Donor

-$453.23

Donations toward project cost

-$385.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.98

match offer

-$453.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$385.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.99

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$0.00

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