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Mrs. Fontaine from Deland, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Positive Classroom Community

Help me give my students books for a safe an happy classroom environment so that they are ready and willing to learn!!

  • $390 goal

This project expired on November 2, 2022.

This project expired on November 2, 2022.

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Mrs. Fontaine Edith I Starke Elementary School
Deland, FL Grades 3-5

My Project

Students need to feel safe and happy in the classroom so that they are ready to learn!! Through read alouds and activities designed to promote a positive culture I hope to create a feel of family in our classroom so that everyone feels safe to participate.

Through participation in classroom discussions students are able to learn at higher levels.

Students need to feel safe enough to openly share and participate within classroom discussions so that they can truly have a deep understanding of the concepts taught!! The building block for these classroom discussions is a positive classroom community!!

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

25 students impacted
Mrs. Fontaine Edith I Starke Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Deland, FL 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

25 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hands Down, Speak Out: Listening and Talking Across Literacy and Math • Amazon Business $39.33 1 $39.33
Intentional Talk: How to Structure and Lead Productive Mathematical Discussions • Amazon Business $31.33 1 $31.33
Community Building in the Classroom • Amazon Business $29.00 1 $29.00
Hacking School Discipline: 9 Ways to Create a Culture of Empathy and Responsibility Using Restorative Justice (Hack Learning Series) • Amazon Business $24.49 1 $24.49
Be the Flame: Sparking Positive Classroom Communities • Amazon Business $21.97 1 $21.97
Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Growth Mindset Learning Community • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
My Brave Year of Firsts: Tries, Sighs, and High Fives • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Peanut Butter & Cupcake • Amazon Business $13.38 1 $13.38
Our Class is a Family • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Ish (Creatrilogy) • Amazon Business $11.24 1 $11.24
One • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: A Growth Mindset Book for Kids to Stretch and Shape Their Brains • Amazon Business $10.76 1 $10.76
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes: A Growth Mindset Book for Kids to Promote Self Esteem • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $10.09 1 $10.09
Chrysanthemum • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
My Camel Wants To Be a Unicorn: a children's book about empathy and a mopey camel • Amazon Business $8.94 1 $8.94
We're All Wonders • Amazon Business $8.85 1 $8.85
It Looked Like Spilt Milk • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$296.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$331.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.48

Total project goal

$389.84

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