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Ms. Brenda Pineda from Canoga Park, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Children's Mental Health + Social-Emotional Well-being Matters

Help me give my students materials to strengthen their social-emotional skills through art and play!

  • $414 goal

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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

As a Psychiatric School Social Worker, one of the most rewarding things to see is when my students are able to apply social-emotional skills into their daily lives. As a mental health counselor, my priority is to support the mental health and social-emotional well-being of students from all walks of life. Directly servicing elementary school settings has allowed me to get creative and tailor the way I teach skills to children in an age and developmentally appropriate way. My students frequently express their enthusiasm in learning social-emotional and mindfulness skills through the use of art and play-based therapy.

With these art supplies, books, board games, and fidgets I will be able to continue supporting the social-emotional and mental health needs of all students on a wider scale.

My students continue to display interest in the ability to learn skills that will ultimately support their overall social-emotional and mental health well-being. Through the use of these donated items to be stored and accessed on the cart, my students will have the tools necessary to practice these skills in a way that's relatable to their own personal needs!

Ms. Brenda Pineda Fullbright Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Brenda Pineda

Canoga Park, 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

215 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
8 Book Set: A Little SPOT of Emotion Box Set (Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love, & Scribble Emotion) - Paperback • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $55.00 1 $55.00
artPOP! 3-Tier Rolling Cart - White • Blick Art Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
8 Mini Emotion Plush Toys with A Little SPOT of Feelings Hardcover Book Box Set • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $45.00 1 $45.00
Children's Sensory Fidget Toys • Kaplan Early Learning Company $35.96 1 $35.96
Regular Dot Art Painters - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Lakeshore Gel-Bead Emotion Friends • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
Emotion-oes Board Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $14.36 1 $14.36
Lakeshore Nylon-Bristle Paintbrushes - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
GLITTER 3/4 OZ - 6 PACK • Teachers' School Supply $10.99 1 $10.99
UNO Card Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $8.96 1 $8.96
Fidget Octopus - Spinner Pop Toy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 1 $8.00
Rainbow Pom Ball • Nasco $5.10 1 $5.10
Teacher Created Resources - Good Work Spanish 90 Jumbo Stickers • Teachers' School Supply $2.99 1 $2.99

Materials cost

$284.32

Vendor shipping charges

$7.05

Sales tax

$26.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$351.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.06

Total project goal

$413.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$413.71

1 Donor

-$413.71

Donations toward project cost

-$351.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.06

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$0.00

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