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

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Castillo from Pleasant Grove UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Dragons to Knights: Learning Social Skills

My students need simple books to help teach them complex social skills.

  • $237 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My school is made up mostly of children with autism or other special needs. In my library, I serve children from 7th to 12th grade at various points on the autism spectrum.

Reading level and social skills vary drastically across the student population making it essential for them to have a safe space in which to explore books, study and socialize with one another.

My hope is to provide them with such a place. A place to draw them in, where they can express themselves and discover new books and other media.

My Project

This simple series of books;I Got This!: A Dragon Book To Teach Kids That They Can Handle Everything or Train Your Angry Dragon: Teach Your Dragon To Be Patient helps teach readers critical life skills in an easy to read and understand format. Our students struggle with appropriate social skills and how to interact with the world around them and these books break down complex skills in a way our students understand.

This book series will help our students see how to learn the social skills they need to be successful when connecting with the world around them.

Autism can make it difficult to reach outside of one's self and we aim to provide our students with opportunities that will make it easier for them once they leave school.

Ms. Castillo
Grades 9-12

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

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 Ms. Castillo is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dragon and The Bully: Teach Your Dragon How To Deal With The Bully. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Dealing with Bullying in Schools. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 5) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
Train Your Dragon To Follow Rules: Teach Your Dragon To NOT Get Away With Rules. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids To Understand The Importance of Following Rules. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 11) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
A Dragon With His Mouth On Fire: Teach Your Dragon To Not Interrupt. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids Not To Interrupt or Talk Over People. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 10) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Train Your Dragon To Be Responsible: Teach Your Dragon About Responsibility. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids How to Take Responsibility For The Choices They Make. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 12) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
I Got This!: A Dragon Book To Teach Kids That They Can Handle Everything. A Cute Children Story to Give Children Confidence in Handling Difficult Situations. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 8) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Train Your Dragon To Accept NO: Teach Your Dragon To Accept ‘No’ For An Answer. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Disagreement, Emotions and Anger Management (My Dragon Books) (Volume 7) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Train Your Angry Dragon: Teach Your Dragon To Be Patient. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Emotions and Anger Management. (Dragon Books for Kids) (My Dragon Books) (Volume 2) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Train Your Dragon To Be Kind: A Dragon Book To Teach Children About Kindness. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids To Be Kind, Caring, Giving And Thoughtful. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 9) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Teach Your Dragon to Stop Lying: A Dragon Book To Teach Kids NOT to Lie. A Cute Children Story To Teach Children About Telling The Truth and Honesty. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 15) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Teach Your Dragon To Understand Consequences: A Dragon Book To Teach Children About Choices and Consequences. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids How ... Good Choices. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 14) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Train Your Dragon To Love Himself: A Dragon Book To Give Children Positive Affirmations. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids To Love Who They Are. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 13) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Teach Your Dragon to Make Friends: A Dragon Book To Teach Kids How To Make New Friends. A Cute Children Story To Teach Children About Friendship and Social Skills. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 16) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
The Mindful Dragon: A Dragon Book about Mindfulness. Teach Your Dragon To Be Mindful. A Cute Children Story to Teach Kids about Mindfulness, Focus and Peace. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 3) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95

Materials cost

$168.39

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$200.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.46

Total project goal

$236.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$236.38

4 Donors

-$235.49

Donations toward project cost

-$200.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.57

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.89

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Pleasant Grove","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[4321175],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"UT","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3567048,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/dragons-to-knights-learning-social-skil/3567048/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":300,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Castillo","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"4321175":{"owner":"Ms. Castillo","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3567048],"proposalHash":"537723439","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4321175_orig.jpg?crop=1286,1286,x31,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1566495168592","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20913369,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MTE5Nzc4","NTAxMzU2NA==","NDg5NDg3OQ==","NDc5NTcxOQ=="],"teacherId":4321175,"schoolCounty":"Utah","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"UT","name":"Utah"}}