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Mrs. Silvestry from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help My Students Deal With Feelings and Change Through Literacy!

Help me give my students the opportunity to listen and learn from various books that will help them understand about feelings, changes, transitions, transformations, and getting ready to go to Kindergarten.

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My Students

My Pre-K class consists of 18 wonderful, inquisitive, and sweet children. Every day the children loved to come to school to learn and socialize!

Unfortunately, it is no longer safe to go to a physical classroom.

My young students still, however, need to keep connected to eachother and to me, their teacher. They still need to learn important concepts. I am hoping I can make that happen in the best possible way through the use of technology through our remote learning classroom.

My Project

This is a very tough time right now for young children. One day we were all in school together, and the next we were not. There was no opportunity for personal goodbyes or explanations in NYC. It was announced over the weekend we would not be returning and that was the end of the school year for us all.

Young students already have a difficult time dealing with change but this added confusion and stress to that situation.

Of course, none of us are in control during a pandemic and we must do with is safe for everyone. Young children, however, don't fully understand why this is happening. They need help coping with it through age-appropriate activities and stories.

My Pre-K students are very young and just learning to understand the concept of growing, changing, and transitioning. In our last month of school, I would like to offer them more emotional support through read-aloud where they can listen to age-appropriate books on these subjects.

The books I am asking for, deal with understanding feelings, mindfulness, relationships, the changes we go through in all aspects of life, the changes the world and animals go through, the science behind change and transformation. I am also asking for books on social distancing so they can understand why we are doing it. In addition, I want to provide them with books on saying goodbye to school and friends and getting ready to embark on the new adventures of Kindergarten!

I am asking for chart paper, markers, and a magnetic shelf to help teach them via distant learning.

Any help you can give to help my students to deal with these incredible changes in their life would be amazing! Thank you!

Mrs. Silvestry PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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
How the World Works: A Hands-On Guide to Our Amazing Planet (Explore the Earth) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Audio-Visual Direct Magnetic Marker Tray for Dry-Erase Boards - 15.75 L x 2.5 W Inches • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
Feelings & Choices Flip Book | Teach 28 Emotions to Kids & Toddlers | Early Learning Feelings Chart & Book Flash Card Alternative | Autism (ASD) Friendly Teaching Toy | Parents Teachers & Therapist • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Scribble Stones • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
The Goodbye Book • Amazon Business $14.14 1 $14.14
I'm NOT just a Scribble... • Amazon Business $12.23 1 $12.23
Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings (Growing Hearts) • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
I Can Handle It (Mindful Mantras) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
A Little SPOT Stays Home: A Story About Viruses And Safe Distancing • Amazon Business $10.24 1 $10.24
What is Social Distancing?: A Children's Guide & Activity Book • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids • Amazon Business $7.81 1 $7.81
Pacon Chart Tablet, 24"x32", 25 Sheets/Tablet • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness • Amazon Business $7.47 1 $7.47
From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Baby Bunnies (It's Fun to Learn About Baby Animals) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Don't Feed The WorryBug (Soft Cover Edition) • Amazon Business $5.88 1 $5.88
Sharpie Flip Chart Markers, Bullet Tip, Assorted Colors, 8 Count • Amazon Business $5.07 1 $5.07
Explore My World Butterflies • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Night Before Kindergarten • Amazon Business $4.56 1 $4.56
Clifford Goes to Kindergarten • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$222.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.07

Total project goal

$300.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $300.47

2 Donors

-$164.64

Donations toward project cost

-$145.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.45

match offer

-$129.66

Match offer toward project cost

-$110.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.17

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