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Mrs. Brookshire from Benton, LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Successful Social and Emotional Skills

Help me give my students skills to work through some of their Social/ Emotional needs by building library/ activity station for our classroom.

  • $454 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

By donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student awareness as well as skills to improve their emotions and reactions. You will ultimately help them achieve their social/emotional and some of their behavior goals.

We are a speciality self contained classroom ranging in age from 14-22 with diverse family/home environments.

We will use the books as a library resource to check out during our shift work during the day. The majority of my students have difficulty communicating or engaging in conversation, the books and games will be used for us to practice conversation starters during our lunch shift we rotate working in the school concession stand. I’m planning to pull 1 or 2 students a few days a week to interact out with the general students. My students enjoy role play activities in the classroom so I believe this will be beneficial in a setting where they are comfortable.

My ultimate goals are for my students to be able to identify and hopefully control their emotions and use the strategies we practice such as breathing and asking for help. I want my students to be successful and safe as well as prepared to the best of their abilities to move on to the next stage in their lives after High School. Any and all help provided will be appreciated and used in my classroom for their benefit.

Mrs. Brookshire
Grades 9-12
  • Benton High School
  • Benton, LA
  • More than half 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

    This project will reach 18 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Practical Life Skills Workbook - Reproducible Self-Assessments, Exercises & Educational Handouts (Mental Health & Life Skills Workbook Series) • Amazon Business $37.49 1 $37.49
Ninja Life Hacks Emotions and Feelings Toy Book Box Gift Set (Plush Toys 1-8: Angry Ninja, Positive Ninja, Kind Ninja, Helpful Ninja, Inventor Ninja, Grumpy Ninja, Lazy Ninja, Earth Ninja) • Amazon Business $32.63 1 $32.63
Chat Chains - The Game That Connects Us | Emotional Social Skills Games for Teens | Kids Therapy Games | Ages 8-99 | Fun and Fast | 15 Mins Playtime • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Key Education Social Skills Activities for Kids 4+, 84 Social Emotional Learning Reproducible Mini Books to Identify Feelings, Calming Strategies, Health and Wellness Workbooks for Kids PreK―Grade 2 • Amazon Business $24.28 1 $24.28
Describe Cards - Deck One Conversation Cards, Over Two Dozen Games and Social Emotional Learning Activities for Families, Therapy, School and More. Includes More Than 300+ Questions. • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
FUN TRIBE CREW Let's Mingle Conversation Starters School Edition | Classroom Learning | Distance Learning Game | Games for Kids Ages 6+ | Great as Autism Learning Materials | Speech Therapy Materials • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The DBT Skills Workbook for Teens: A Fun Guide to Manage Anxiety and Stress, Understand Your Emotions and Learn Effective Communication Skills (New Books For Teens) • Amazon Business $18.86 1 $18.86
Teacher Created Resources Daily Warm-Ups: Social-Emotional Reflections, Grade 3 Resource Book • Quill.com $18.53 1 $18.53
Breathing Exercise Cards for Kids - for Classroom, Calm Down Corner Kit, Sensory Room, School Counselor Supplies, Social Emotional Games for Kids, Mindfulness Tools, Play Therapy, or Anxiety Relief • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Hanaive 12 Pcs Learning Conversation Cubes Social Emotional Learning Activities Family Dice Game Speech Therapy for Kids Teacher Family Classroom (Family,Wood) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Solobo Toys: Only the Emotions Coins (30 per pack) - social emotional learning tools • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
Let’s Talk about Body Boundaries: Body Safety Book for Kids about Consent, Personal Space, Private Parts and Friendship, that helps toddlers and children recognize their own emotions and feelings • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Perseverance Makes Me Stronger: Social Emotional Book for Kids about Self-confidence, Managing Frustration, Self-esteem and Growth Mindset Suitable for Children Ages 3 to 8 (World of Kids Emotions) • Amazon Business $12.09 1 $12.09
My Angry Robot: A Children's Social Emotional Book About Managing Emotions of Anger and Aggression (Thoughtful Bots) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
hand2mind Rolling for Feelings Dice Game, Social Emotional Learning Activities, Dice Games for Families, Emotion Games, Play Therapy Games for Kids, Mindfulness for Kids, Kids Educational Games • Amazon Business $11.87 1 $11.87
My Way to Good Choices: Children’s Book about Positive Behavior and Understanding Consequences that Teaches Kids to Choose, Take Responsibility, ... (My way: Social Emotional Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
hand2mind Express Your Feelings Journal, Emotions Journal for Kids with Feelings Wheel, Social Emotional Books for Kids, Growth Mindset for Kids, Mindfulness for Kids, Calm Down Corner Supplies • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
What Would You Do?: Making Good Choices • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$322.31

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$28.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$385.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.00

Total project goal

$453.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$453.34

1 Donor

-$453.34

Donations toward project cost

-$385.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.00

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$0.00

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