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Mrs. Buffington from Boise, ID is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Feeling Ready for Kindergarten!

Help me give my students a book about feelings to read over the summer to help them building their emotional vocabulary. Stress balls are fun tools to help calm ourselves down when upset.

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I love seeing fresh new kindergarten faces show up in the Fall ready to learn all of the things their amazing teaches have in store for them. As a counselor, I teach students about how to identify their feelings and tools they can use to help themselves calm down. We will discuss feelings and tools throughout the year, but as we all know, much of what children learn is learned at home with their families. Reading together about the different feelings we all experience can be a bonding time for parents and kids, enhance reading skills, and prepare them for the big year ahead.

I would love to provide each incoming student a book, "The Way I Feel" and a fun stress ball, to help them prepare for beginning their education career.

Teaching students these things early on is essential to their success!

Mrs. Buffington Frontier Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Way I Feel • Amazon Business $8.99 50 $449.50
YAOJITOY Stress Balls-30Pack Sensory Stress Balls Set for Kids and Adults,Alleviate Anxiety,Tension and Improve Focus,Squishy Squeeze Balls for Class Rewards, Birthday Gifts, Party Supplies • Amazon Business $28.99 2 $57.98

Materials cost

$507.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$575.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.61

Total project goal

$677.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $677.40

8 Donors

-$381.20

Donations toward project cost

-$324.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.18

match offer

-$296.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$251.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.43

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