Books & Activities to Promote Kindness, Compassion, and Emotional Regulation
Help me give my students a bundle of books to teach and inspire compassion, self-love, and emotional regulation, as well as supplies for our school’s communication station!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Rae's classroom raised $487
This project is fully funded
My Project
One of our big tasks in early elementary is to create an environment where children can learn how to socially interact with kindness and respect, in addition to gaining an understanding of other people’s experiences and using that understanding to guide their actions and words to be compassionate and caring community members.
Books are such an integral part of learning, and especially for our young learners, stories are often some of the most engaging and easy to understand forms of teaching.
When teaching students about what it means to be kind, understanding, and compassionate towards others, it is so helpful to have books on hand that demonstrate these concepts in a developmentally appropriate, fun, and meaningful way. The books on this list will not only help introduce important skills and concepts to students, but they will do so in ways that encourage the students to perspective take and self reflect on their own experiences.
In addition to the books requested, we are hoping to create a “Communication Station” where students are encouraged to write and/or draw letters and cards to others. Students can give letters and cards as a way to express gratitude, to offer words of encouragement and care to someone in need of kindness and support, to recognize an accomplishment, etc. This station will help to encourage the regular practice of considering how others may be feeling, and then taking action to help improve their experiences in a tangible and kid-friendly way.
Our students will learn about and develop compassion through reading, having group discussions, self-reflecting, and then practicing acts of kindness. We will see the positive impact of these strategies in many ways, including students reporting an increased sense of belonging at school and witnessing students comforting others and taking action to help fellow students in need.
More than half of students from low‑income households
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3 Product Bundle - A Little SPOT of SEL Favorites (paperback book box sets & fidget toys - social emotional learning & compassion; calming corner)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$155.00
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$155.00
Dessie 100 Unique Blank Cards and Envelopes 4x6 Inches. All Occasion Blank Greeting Cards and Envelopes & Gold Seals. No Repetition. Blank Note Cards and Envelopes Set
• Amazon Business
$25.49
1
$25.49
Dessie 100 Unique Thank You Cards Bulk - Blank Note Cards with 100 Different, Colorful Designs, No repetition. Colorful Envelopes, Gold Seals and Sturdy Storage Box.
• Amazon Business
$24.64
1
$24.64
A Kids Book About Empathy - social emotional learning collection (hardcover)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$20.00
1
$20.00
Blank White Cards and Envelopes 100 Pack, Ohuhu 4 x 6 Heavyweight Folded Cardstock and A4 Envelopes for DIY Greeting Cards, Wedding, Birthday, Invitations, Thank You Cards & All Occasion
• Amazon Business
$19.99
1
$19.99
Jake the Growling Dog: A Children's Book about the Power of Kindness, Celebrating Diversity, and Friendship
• Amazon Business
$14.96
1
$14.96
Angry Alligator and his Cool Cucumber: A book about anger for kids (educational and entertaining with a touch of humor)
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
The Beauty of Us All: Celebrating The Diversity of The World
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
The Kids' Book of Kindness: Emotions, Empathy and How to Be Kind (The Kids' Books of Social Emotional Learning)
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
My Tiny Temper: A Children's Book About Battling A Growing Monster of Emotion: A book for kids (age 2-7) about learning to deal with tempers and ... books about dealing with different emotions)
• Amazon Business
$12.49
1
$12.49
Fill a Bucket Hardcover Book
• Lakeshore Learning Materials
$10.95
1
$10.95
We're the Same, We're Different and We All Belong: A Children's Diversity Book for Kids 3-5, 6-8 That Teaches Kindness, Acceptance & Empathy. Differences Are Only One Part of a Person's Unique Story
• Amazon Business
$9.15
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$9.15
My Magic Breath: Finding Calm Through Mindful Breathing
• Amazon Business
$8.66
1
$8.66
Finding Hello: A Children’s Book About Anxiety. (Children’s picture books - Children's books about anxiety - Kids books about emotions - Books about ... books about social and emotional learning)
• Amazon Business
$7.28
1
$7.28
Materials cost
$347.58
Vendor shipping charges
$0.55
Sales tax
$30.41
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.21
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$413.75
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$73.01
Total project goal
$486.76
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$486.76
6 Donors
-$267.75
Donations toward project cost
-$242.59
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$25.16
Matching donations from our partners
-$201.36
Match offers toward project cost
-$171.16
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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