You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Check out
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end? Purchase account credits and choose projects later!

Time is running out! Make your tax-deductible gift before midnight on December 31.

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
Are you a public school teacher in need of funding? Get funded »
Menu
Skip to main content

We're a charity that makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Your gift is tax-deductible.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

 
See this teacher's page

Mrs. McAuley from Enfield ME is requesting Books through DonorsChoose, the #1 classroom funding site for teachers.

A Growth Mindset for Fourth Grade

Help me give my students some inspirational books and posters to help them believe that they can do anything that they put their mind to!

  • $167 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I have a classroom full of phenomenal 4th graders! Our entire school of approximately 200 students is a Title 1 school and my students come from a very small community and a variety of backgrounds.

My students have creative, curious young minds.

The children are all very thankful for what they do have and work hard for it.

Due to living in a small community in Maine, it is a challenge to ask for any new materials. Our school works hard at creating a home-like environment allowing children to feel loved, supported, and comfortable.

My Project

My job as a teacher is to show my students that I believe in them. My dream is to teach them to believe in themselves. Growth mindset is very closely related to self-esteem. A child with very little self-esteem will not perform as well as a child who believes he/she CAN and WILL.

I want to inspire all of my students to have a growth mindset rather than a fixed one.

Students need to learn early on that learning new things does not come easy. It requires effort and perseverance. Teaching and encouraging students to not give up when things get hard is so important!

A good quality classroom library containing growth mindset books for students to read assists in teaching and demonstrating examples of a growth mindset. The posters around the room will be a constant reminder for them if they need a little pick me up!

Mrs. McAuley
Grades 3-5
More than half of students from low‑income households

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

9 donors9 donors have given to this project.

This project will reach 35 students.

Learn how we’re working to support teachers and students during Covid-19

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. McAuley is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Motivational Posters for Classroom & Office Decorations | Inspirational Quote Wall Art for Teachers, Students, School Counselors, Home & Office | Set of 10 Creative Chalkboard Designs • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It • Amazon Business $14.31 1 $14.31
Motivational Welcome Classroom Posters 2 PACK - LAMINATED Growth + Mindset Chalkboard Wall Posters | Inspirational Acronyms for Middle School + High School Teachers | Classroom Decorations, 20x14” • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
Trenton Gifts Magazine & File Organizers | Set of 5 | Perfect for Home, Office, Dorms & Classrooms • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
The Dot • Amazon Business $9.33 1 $9.33
JSC142 Welcome Classroom Poster | 18-Inches By 12-Inches | 100lb Gloss Poster Paer • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$104.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

State sales tax

 $5.23

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$141.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.97

Total project goal

$166.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $166.46

7 Donors

-$141.45

Donations toward project cost

-$120.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.21

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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

View complete list Show less

Project Activity

Project Activity

DonorsChoose is the #1 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. McAuley and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Enfield","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[3521321],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"schoolState":"ME","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":4347464,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/a-growth-mindset-for-fourth-grade/4347464/","verifyShowPhotos":"","numStudents":35,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. McAuley","authorIds":{"3521321":{"owner":"Mrs. McAuley","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4347464],"proposalHash":"-303142089","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3521321_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1474591345662","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20734048,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NzQ5NDQ5","NTY2ODcy","NjY1NjQwNg==","NjY1NTQ2OQ==","NjU4MzQ4NQ==","NTg0NzUwNw==","NjY4Mjg0Mg==","NjY1NjQzMw=="],"teacherId":3521321,"schoolCounty":"Penobscot","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"ME","name":"Maine"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

Learn how we’re working to support teachers and students during Covid-19

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.