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Mrs. Elkins from Richmond, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Up Our Calming Corner: A Little Spot of Emotions

Help me give my students books about their different emotions, kindness, responsibility, patience, respect, honesty, organization, diversity, and safety for our calming corner.

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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 today’s fast-paced world, children often experience a wide range of emotions and may struggle to articulate or manage them effectively. The "A Little Spot of Emotions" series offers a valuable tool for helping young learners identify, understand, and express their feelings in a constructive manner.

By integrating "A Little Spot of Emotions" books and corresponding plushies into our calming corner, we aim to build a foundation of emotional awareness, empathy, and respect.

Each book focuses on a specific emotion or social skill, such as kindness, responsibility, patience, respect, honesty, organization, diversity, and safety, making it easier for students to relate to and practice these important concepts. The accompanying plushies provide a tactile, comforting way for students to engage with these emotions. By having these plushies in our Calming Corner, students will have a physical object to help them express and regulate their feelings, which can be particularly beneficial during moments of distress or confusion.

Your generous contribution will directly support the development of our Calming Corner, providing essential resources that will benefit 3rd Grade students who are struggling with regulating their emotions. By investing in these books and plushies, you are helping us create a nurturing environment where every child feels valued and supported.

Mrs. Elkins Broad Rock Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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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
8 Book Set: Little SPOT Takes Action!-Kindness, Responsibility, Patience, Respect, Honesty, Organization, Diversity, Safety; social emotional learning • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $62.00 1 $62.00
8 Mini Emotion Plush Toys with A Little SPOT of Feelings Hardcover Book Set (fidget toy set, social emotional learning, compassion, calming corner) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $52.00 1 $52.00

Materials cost

$114.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$145.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.71

Total project goal

$171.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $171.42

3 Donors

-$112.48

Donations toward project cost

-$105.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.12

match offer

-$47.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$40.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.47

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 $0.00

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