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Ms. Samuelson from Sherman Oaks, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Compassion and Wonder

Help me give my students core literature books to help with social emotional learning as well as teaching students compassion.

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My Project

I would love to get a class set of core literature books for my students as some of them have not had the opportunity to read an entire chapter book from beginning to end. I will tie this story in with Social Emotional Learning and teaching students to be compassionate towards one another. I will have my students participate in Readers Theater, class discussions and other hands-on activities to help guide my students in learning in both language arts and social emotional learning. Students will read, "Wonder" which will help my students by seeing the world through the eyes of August who has facial anomalies and is seen as "different" than others. They will learn about people with disabilities and how their compassion cannot only reach those in their immediate area but also globally. After learning about compassion, students will work on a Kindness Campaign after reading to teach other students around the school to be accepting towards others, regardless of differences, and to teach them compassion. They will create posters and present an assembly to show that we are all human and everyone should be treated with kindness. To measure success, there will be less incidents of bullying and more incidents of students standing up for one another. Students will also share stories of how they can be compassionate to others outside the school setting.

Ms. Samuelson Kester Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Sherman Oaks, CA View local requests

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

37 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wonder • Amazon Business $10.32 37 $381.84

Materials cost

$381.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$452.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.85

Total project goal

$532.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $532.36

2 Donors

-$532.36

Donations toward project cost

-$452.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.85

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