You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Walton from Biddeford, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Walton is requesting

Powerful Picture Books: Teaching Students to Never Give Up!

My students need picture books that teach the important idea of the growth mindset.

  • $385 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Mrs. Walton has another project! Donate to All About the Organization! to help her classroom.

$245 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Mrs. Walton

Mrs. Walton has another project! Donate to All About the Organization! to help her classroom.

$245 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

My second graders are an amazing group of students. They love coming to school each day. I teach at a large Title 1 elementary school where my students come from many diverse backgrounds. Although there are many differences among my students, they all share a love for learning. What makes me most proud is how well my students work together and support each other's learning.

I would describe my students as energetic, entertaining, and kind.

They are a wonderful group of kiddos to teach. My goal is for my students to always enjoy coming to school. I want my students to understand that the best way to learn is for them to be challenged.

My Project

The twenty-two picture books selected for this project were all chosen because they teach the idea of the growth mindset, an important concept for both children and adults! People who have a growth mindset believe that they can always improve and they bring a positive attitude to learning. People with a growth mindset do not shy away from challenges. On the contrary, people with a fixed mindset often give up when they are frustrated because they do not understand that they can improve. Students with a fixed mindset are scared of failing because they do not understand how failures can, in fact, lead to more learning.

By reading books with characters who learn from their mistakes and who improve their skills with practice, my hope is that my students will learn to never give up on themselves.

While my students are eager to learn at school now, I worry that as they grow up and school gets more difficult that they will have a hard time being challenged. I see my students giving up quickly now and being quick to ask adults for help. I want my students to feel comfortable when they are being challenged.

The picture books will be read to the class as part of a large growth mindset unit. As I read the books aloud, we will discuss the decisions of the characters and how the characters were able to work hard on their goals. This growth mindset unit will consist of reading not only fiction books but also non-fiction books. By reading the book Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak, students will learn facts about how their brains work and what actually happens when they learn. I cannot wait to help my students become people who are not afraid of making mistakes.

Mrs. Walton Biddeford Primary School Grades PreK-2

More about Mrs. Walton

Biddeford, ME View local requests

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

21 students impacted 3donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Walton is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mistakes That Worked 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came To Be (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $23.28 1 $23.28
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
Salt In His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream • Amazon Business $15.10 1 $15.10
How to Catch a Star • Amazon Business $15.09 1 $15.09
Flight School • Amazon Business $14.23 1 $14.23
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Rosie Revere, Engineer • Amazon Business $13.57 1 $13.57
Ish (Creatrilogy) • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It • Amazon Business $13.26 1 $13.26
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin • Amazon Business $12.64 1 $12.64
What Do You Do With a Problem? • Amazon Business $12.54 1 $12.54
A Walk in the Rain with a Brain • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards)) • Amazon Business $11.58 1 $11.58
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Whistle for Willie • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Beautiful Oops! • Amazon Business $9.25 1 $9.25
Thanks for the Feedback, I Think (Best Me I Can Be!) • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
The Dot • Amazon Business $7.87 1 $7.87
The OK Book • Amazon Business $7.34 1 $7.34

Materials cost

$278.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$326.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.63

Total project goal

$384.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $384.22

2 Donors

-$334.22

Donations toward project cost

-$284.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.13

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Walton and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"ME","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/powerful-picture-books-teaching-studen/2851625/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":21,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Walton","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"-2025971905","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Biddeford","teachersOnPage":[4884051],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":2851625,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":1,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"4884051":{"owner":"Mrs. Walton","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[2851625],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4884051_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507663847958","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21022784,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":245,"proposalURL":"project/all-about-the-organization/9295573/","proposalTitle":"All About the Organization!","proposalId":9295573},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NDkwNjA0NA==","NDY1MDIzMQ==","MzQwMDExMw=="],"teacherId":4884051,"schoolCounty":"York","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"ME","name":"Maine"}}