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Fostering Gratitude and Positive Thinking During a Pandemic

Help me give my students gratitude journals to see the positive during these challenging times.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Minas's classroom raised $474

This project is fully funded

My Students

Distance learning has, unsurprisingly, been a challenge for teachers all across the world during this unprecedented pandemic. We left our physical school on Friday, March 13 and launched our online learning the following Monday. Our school is a Title 1 elementary school that serves nearly 400 students, with 55% of our students coming from low-income backgrounds.

My resilient, hardworking fifth graders have risen to the challenges of distance learning and have quickly and skillfully adapted to these difficult circumstances.

They continue to push themselves academically across all content areas to continue their growth and set themselves up for success as the transition to new middle schools next year.

Our fifth graders will begin their final year of elementary school participating in remote learning. Each year the first 6 weeks are dedicated to building community and relationships among students. Distance learning presents an obvious challenge to establishing the foundations for our class community because we will not be physically together. To offset these challenges, we will exploring ways to build community while promoting social and emotional wellbeing among the members of our class.

My Project

As we prepare to embark on a brand-new school year in remote learning, I am considering ways to engage students in learning while meeting their social and emotional needs. We have all been on an emotional roller coaster ride the past four months, which even as adults has been challenging. For children who rely on adults for guidance and the school day for learning, engagement, peer interactions, and even meals, this time has been utter upheaval.

I am seeking gratitude journals to help my 5th graders engage in positive thinking and to appreciate the little things during a time of chaos.

In conjunction with class council and other activities to build community and make connections with others, gratitude journals will create a space for student to reflect on their lives through the lens of positivity. The goal of these journals is to build social emotional resilience while promoting empathy, kindness and appreciation.

Ms. Minas Gardner Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Today Is Great!: A Daily Gratitude Journal for Kids $9.62 35 $336.70

Materials cost

$336.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$402.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.04

Total project goal

$473.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $473.60

3 Donors

-$236.80

Donations toward project cost

-$201.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.52

match offer

-$236.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$201.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.52

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