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Ms. Jenkins from Austin, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Connections Through Books

Help me give my students books that can help them understand and learn how to cope with their emotions.

  • $950 goal

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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 Students

My students are creative, curious, and resilient. They have been working hard to learn from home and in-person. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the majority of my students have not seen the school staff in over a year. They miss us, and we miss them.

My Project

The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent winter storm have had negative impacts on my students' mental health and social-emotional learning. Continuous physical separation has made it difficult for schools to connect with children and their families.

This spring, my school is planning a curbside book and resource give-away event.

During the event, I will be giving students bookmarks and books to add to their home libraries. I would like to provide books with themes that will help students cope with their emotions and develop their social-emotional skills. Some books directly explain concepts like growth-mindset or empathy, but novels and stories can also be gateways to social-emotional learning. When students make connections to the emotions of the characters they read about they can gain a better understanding of their own feelings.

Ms. Jenkins
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GR501 SocialEmotional Paperback Library KGr 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $76.50 2 $153.00
RA397 Kindness Compassion Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $105.00 1 $105.00
RA599 Growth Mindset Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $97.50 1 $97.50
RE437 Feelings Emotions Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $91.50 1 $91.50
TS526 Rainbow Scratch Bookmarks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 10 $89.90
GR503 SocialEmotional Paperback Library Gr 45 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $82.50 1 $82.50
GR502 SocialEmotional Paperback Library Gr 23 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $76.50 1 $76.50
RA709 Dealing with Feelings Board Book Collection • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.50 1 $59.50
SCT0445 Chalk It Up Motivational Bookmarks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99
SCT0446 Growth Mindset Bookmarks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$765.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$806.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$142.39

Total project goal

$949.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $949.25

4 Donors

-$474.62

Donations toward project cost

-$403.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.19

match offer

-$474.62

Match offer toward project cost

-$403.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.19

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