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Ms. Belany from Richmond, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Community

Help me give my students community building materials including Six Minute Conversation Skills, Jenga, chess pieces, and an Oxford Picture Dictionary.

  • $325 goal

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Ms. Belany has another project! Donate to A Fresh Start to help her classroom.

$359 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Building a classroom community is a year-long work in progress. New students enter the classroom and student needs and community challenges change during the school year. Every day we have community time where we engage in social-emotional learning activities and lessons where students directly interact with one another and work on building emotional intelligence. We also have English Language Learners in our class that are learning English communication skills.

Building classroom community through English language practice, game play, and practice scenarios will help my students to work better with one another and help to maintain a positive classroom environment.

Having team building games including Tapple, Jenga, and Yahtzee will help students create mutual understandings and work together to establish rules in order to minimize arguments. These games will also allow students to practice positive vocabulary and how to lose graciously. Six Minute Conversations will help students to practice how to appropriately respond in different life scenarios, as well as give them opportunities to practice using expressive language. With the help of the Oxford Picture Dictionary my English Language Learners will be able to build English vocabulary in order to better communicate with their classmates. Mini post-it charts will give students a space to share their thinking with their classmates and to respond to group tasks.

These materials will help my students to continue to work together and build community with their classmates this school year.

Ms. Belany Verde Elementary School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Richmond, CA View local requests

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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Post-it Self-Stick Mini Easel Pad, 15 in x 18 in, 20 Sheets/Pad, 3 Pads, Great for Virtual Teachers and Students (577-3PK) • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Oxford Picture Dictionary Third Edition: Monolingual Dictionary • Amazon Business $28.16 1 $28.16
Oxford Picture Dictionary Third Edition: Low-Beginning Workbook • Amazon Business $24.20 1 $24.20
2 Sets Chess Pieces Chess Pawns Tournament Chess Set for Chess Board Game, Pieces Only and No Board, White and Black • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
YAHTZEE Cup Noodles | Collectible Yahtzee Game Made to Look Like Iconic Ramen Meal with Custom Dice | Travel Yahtzee Game & Dice Game • Amazon Business $18.92 1 $18.92
Hasbro Gaming Jenga Wooden Blocks Stacking Tumbling Tower Kids Game Ages 6 and Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
USAOPOLY TAPPLE® Word Game | Fast-Paced Family Board Game | Choose a Category & Race Against The Timer to be The Last Player | Learning Game Great for All Ages • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
Six Minute Social Skills Workbook 1: Conversation Skills for Kids with Autism & Asperger's • Amazon Business $12.67 1 $12.67
Learning Advantage Playing Cards, Set of 52 - Elementary - Kids - Durability • School Specialty $2.77 4 $11.08
Sharpie Ultra-Fine Point Marker - Black, Pack of 5 • Blick Art Materials $5.38 2 $10.76
Sharpie Chisel Tip Marker Set - Assorted Colors, Set of 8 • Blick Art Materials $9.10 1 $9.10

Materials cost

$211.82

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.06

Sales tax

 $19.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$275.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.61

Total project goal

$324.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $324.05

3 Donors

-$162.02

Donations toward project cost

-$137.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.30

match offer

-$162.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$137.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.30

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