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Ms. Dawley from Anchorage, AK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Out with the Fixed.. In with the Growth! (Mindset Matters)

My students need books for read-alouds and independent reading options that will provide examples of characters demonstrating a growth mindset and situations where having a growth mindset is necessary.

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My Students

I teach in a Title I school where 100% of the students qualify for free meals. Approximately one-third of my students are English Language Learners, some coming from monolingual families. All of my students have the potential to be anything they desire!

My students come from various backgrounds and cultures, but they all have one thing in common.

They all attend a school where each of them is seen as a part of our School Family! In this School Family, we strive to encourage the students and motivate them in their endeavors, both academic and extracurricular. It is in this School Family that the students can feel safe and learn how to take on new challenges! It is my goal this year to help my students understand how having a growth mindset will help them improve in all areas of their lives.

My Project

I have spent time this summer and last school year really delving into the topic of fixed versus growth mindset. I am so excited to begin the school year with a unit of study based on mindset, as well as follow-up activities throughout the school year. These activities will help students work towards growth rather than perfection, and students will make great gains all year long!

Research shows students with a growth mindset achieve better in school; people with a growth mindset achieve more in life!

I want to provide my students with the information and skills necessary to allow them to choose a growth mindset in all that they do. These books will supplement the materials that I have already created and purchased, and they will provide relatable examples of growth mindset.

Students will hear and read stories of characters like Wilma who overcame health issues and eventually earned an Olympic medal ("Wilma Unlimited") or Floyd who tried everything he could to get his kite unstuck ("Stuck"). Stories like "Someday" will teach the students that what we do right now will prepare us to reach our future goals. In "What Do You Do With an Idea," students will see comments like "I actually thought about giving up on my idea" followed by "I liked being with my ideas. It made me feel more alive, like I could do anything." This will help students see that they can learn to adopt a growth mindset.

This collection of stories will help me provide relevant and relatable situations for my students through literature, which will help them learn how to take on new challenges with a growth mindset!

Ms. Dawley Russian Jack Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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More than three‑quarters 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 Imaginary Garden • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell (Christy Ottaviano Books) • Amazon Business $15.02 1 $15.02
Almost • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
What Do You Do With an Idea? • Amazon Business $14.58 1 $14.58
Prudence Wants a Pet • Amazon Business $14.56 1 $14.56
Dream Big, Little Pig! • Amazon Business $14.14 1 $14.14
Stuck • Amazon Business $13.62 1 $13.62
The Curious Garden • Amazon Business $13.53 1 $13.53
Flight School • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50
The Tortoise & the Hare • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50
Giraffes Can't Dance: Book and Plush Toy • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
I Can Be Anything! • Amazon Business $13.42 1 $13.42
Blizzard • Amazon Business $13.42 1 $13.42
Someday • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School (A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure) • Amazon Business $12.68 1 $12.68
Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle • Amazon Business $12.42 1 $12.42
A Little Bit of Oomph! • Amazon Business $12.06 1 $12.06
Going Places • Amazon Business $11.73 1 $11.73
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
It's Okay to Make Mistakes • Amazon Business $11.18 1 $11.18
Beautiful Oops! • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
Walk On!: A Guide for Babies of All Ages • Amazon Business $11.04 1 $11.04
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $10.72 1 $10.72
Rosie Revere, Engineer • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Amazing Grace (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes • Amazon Business $10.45 1 $10.45
Allie's Basketball Dream • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Iggy Peck, Architect • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
Grace for President • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
The Dot • Amazon Business $9.45 1 $9.45
The OK Book • Amazon Business $8.21 1 $8.21
Thanks for the Feedback, I Think (Best Me I Can Be!) • Amazon Business $8.04 1 $8.04
Brave Irene • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ruby's Wish • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Tin Forest • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Thank You, Mr. Falker • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Snowflake Bentley • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
The Little Engine That Could (Original Classic Edition) • Amazon Business $6.08 1 $6.08
Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Scaredy Squirrel • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Dear Benjamin Banneker • Amazon Business $5.74 1 $5.74
All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel • Amazon Business $5.64 1 $5.64
Knots on a Counting Rope (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $5.12 1 $5.12
Cartwheel Katie (Katie Woo) • Amazon Business $3.95 1 $3.95

Materials cost

$477.52

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$521.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.09

Total project goal

$613.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $613.93

1 Donor

-$613.93

Donations toward project cost

-$521.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.09

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