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Teddy Bears as an Emotional Support in the Classroom!

My students need teddy bears, shoe organizers, and 5 books for the curriculum to support their social and emotional needs!

  • $981 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Imagine hearing a child say, "Can I take an apple home? We don't have a lot of food in my house."

My students are growing up in an unsafe, extremely economically disadvantaged neighborhood.

As Kindergartners, this is the foundation of their experience in school. My students are learning to love school through our exciting hands-on, experience-based classroom. Unfortunately, my school is lacking tremendously in resources and funding, and we were provided with hardly any materials.

My students need the proper materials, resources, and furniture to succeed in school!

My Project

In Lesley Koplow's book, "Bears, Bears, Everywhere: Supporting Children's Emotional Health in the Classroom ," she discusses the social and emotional benefits of giving each child a teddy bear to keep in the classroom. One advantage to each child having a bear is that it can serve as a transitional object, or something that can provide comfort and stability when they say goodbye to their caregivers each day. Another benefit to each child having a bear is that it can become a "self object," or a representation of the children themselves. Instead of asking a child, "How are you feeling about...?" We can ask, "How is your bear feeling about...?" Children are much more likely to be forthcoming with answers about the bears than if they were asked the question directly.

Our children enter school so far behind in their social and emotional development.

We hope to have bears, shoe organizers, and curriculum books for the entire kindergarten and first grade, as well as some children from older grades, to help with this very important piece of developing the whole child!

Ms. Maller Fairmont Neighborhood School Grades PreK-2

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.

More about Ms. Maller

Bronx, NY 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
10" Teddy Bear • MS Teddy Bear $3.25 165 $536.25
Bears, Bears, Everywhere: Supporting Children's Emotional Health in the Classroom (Early Childhood Education Series) • Amazon Business $22.96 5 $114.80
Whitmor Crystal Clear Over The Door Shoe Organizer • Amazon Business $8.75 5 $43.75

Materials cost

$694.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $97.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$833.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.03

Total project goal

$980.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $980.20

2 Donors

-$856.67

Donations toward project cost

-$833.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$123.53

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 $0.00

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