My students need a library full of diverse, relevant, and beautiful picture books! These books can help children recognize and manage unpleasant feelings and experiences.
This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
I'm a school social worker and my scholars hail from Brooklyn, NY. They are full of the energy! I work with scholars to build their focus, coping ablitities, and emotional regulation skills. These are skills all students need to thrive in school and beyond.
I want to ensure my school social work office is a highly resourced place where students can come and "level up" their social and emotional skills.
Our goal in counseling is to take the strengths inherent in each scholar and build that confidence and skill into areas where they are still growing.
My Project
I'm requesting picture books to build a beautiful library of diverse, current, and relevant picture books to share with my school community. There are so many amazing books being published that show children who look like my students. These books will cover multiple essential topics, from managing impulsive behaviors to coping with grief and trauma.
Bibliotherapy (using books to elucidate and teach lessons) helps children see other characters facing similar challenges like them.
These beautiful books will be used when a student is frustrated and cannot explain using words what they are feeling. The tactile and cozy experience of reading a book gives children time to moderate their emotions and soothe themselves.
Mrs. Gorski I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets (The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses)
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$13.51
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$13.51
Julián Is a Mermaid
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$13.41
1
$13.41
Annie's Plaid Shirt
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$13.29
1
$13.29
Far Apart, Close in Heart: Being a Family when a Loved One is Incarcerated
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$12.80
1
$12.80
Listening to My Body: A guide to helping kids understand the connection between their sensations (what the heck are those?) and feelings so that they can get better at figuring out what they need.
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$11.69
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$11.69
The Day You Begin
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$11.39
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$11.39
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids)
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$9.99
1
$9.99
The Day My Daddy Lost His Temper: Empowering Kids That Have Witnessed Domestic Violence (The Empowering Kids Series)
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$9.99
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$9.99
A Friend Like Simon - Autism / ASD (Moonbeam childrens book award winner 2009) - Special Stories Series 2 (Volume 1)
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$9.99
1
$9.99
Someone I Love Died
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$9.99
1
$9.99
All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism
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$9.95
1
$9.95
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy
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$9.88
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$9.88
I Just Want to Do It My Way! My Story about Staying on Task and Asking for Help
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$9.86
1
$9.86
Jilly's Terrible Temper Tantrums: And How She Outgrew Them
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$9.33
1
$9.33
But It's Not My Fault! (Responsible Me!)
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$9.30
1
$9.30
I Just Don't Like the Sound of No! My Story About Accepting No for an Answer and Disagreeing the Right Way! (Best Me I Can Be)
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$9.30
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$9.30
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine
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$9.11
1
$9.11
David and the Worry Beast: Helping Children Cope with Anxiety
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$9.03
1
$9.03
The Night Dad Went to Jail: What to Expect When Someone You Love Goes to Jail (Life's Challenges)
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$8.96
1
$8.96
That Rule Doesn't Apply to Me! (Responsible Me!)
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$8.76
1
$8.76
My Day Is Ruined!: A Story Teaching Flexible Thinking (Executive Function)
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$8.73
1
$8.73
I Can Do That: A Book on Self-Regulation (Can-Do Kids Series) (Volume 2)
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$8.55
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$8.55
A Terrible Thing Happened
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$8.45
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$8.45
The Anti-Test Anxiety Society
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$7.96
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$7.96
Do You Have a Secret? (Let's Talk About It!)
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$7.19
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$7.19
Baditude! What to Do When Life Stinks! (Responsible Me!)
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$7.10
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$7.10
The Big Test (Mrs. Hartwells classroom adventures)
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$6.95
1
$6.95
I See Things Differently: A First Look at Autism (A First Look At...Series)
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$5.79
1
$5.79
My Mouth Is a Volcano!
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$5.52
1
$5.52
What Were You Thinking?: Learning to Control Your Impulses (Executive Function)
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$4.58
1
$4.58
Materials cost
$310.59
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.66
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$345.25
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$60.93
Total project goal
$406.18
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$406.18
9 Donors
-$385.00
Donations toward project cost
-$345.25
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