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Mrs. Nelson from Southaven, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Know Better, Do Better!

Help me give my students books that will focus on social emotional learning.

  • $182 goal

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Mrs. Nelson has another project! Donate to Planting Seeds of Knowledge: Science and Language in ESL Classroom to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $146.
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My Project

The books I am requesting for our Behavior Restoration and Modification class will be used to spark group discussions and reflections on how to modify and restore their own behavior and the effects it has on others.

My goal for this project is to use the books to attend to students' social emotional learning by discussing and reflecting on the character traits taught in each book.

The SEL areas we will cover throughout the year are: Empathy, Coping Skills, Respect, Integrity, Positive Attitude, Perseverance, Conflict Resolution, Peer Pressure, Friendship, Citizenship, and Anti-Bullying. Building a relationship with each of my students is very important for supporting them throughout the school year. These books will help my students and I to get know each other better through restorative discussions.

As my students begin to Know Better, they will be expected to Do Better. Each student has the potential to do great things and to learn to do hard things.

Mrs. Nelson Southaven Intermediate School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Southaven, MS 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

50 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Enemy Pie • AKJ Education $15.29 1 $15.29
The Good Egg • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
The Bad Seed • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Giving Tree • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Stick and Stone • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
A Bad Case of Stripes • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 1 $9.00
Thunder Cake • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Those Shoes • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
A Day's Work • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$110.08

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $7.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$154.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.25

Total project goal

$181.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $181.69

2 Donors

-$90.83

Donations toward project cost

-$77.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.62

match offer

-$90.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$77.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.63

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 $0.00

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