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Mrs. O'Conner from Baton Rouge LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Girl's Talk!

Help me give my students self-management tools to manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations.

  • $684 goal

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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 began my teaching career in an impoverished rural community. Currently, I work at a Title I public school in the inner city. My students come from diverse, low socioeconomic backgrounds. Many of my students are struggling readers and writers but they are all still so eager and willing to learn.

I want the opportunity to provide my students with culturally relevant, impactful books.

No matter the obstacles they face outside the class, my students strive to be the best they can be every single day. Although the methods and environments in which they learn best vary greatly, I want to be able to provide an innovative learning environment of guidance, support, and comfort.

My Project

This school year my school district has placed an emphasis on helping students foster knowledge, skills, and attitudes across five areas of social and emotional competence. I plan to create a safe environment for some of the 4th and 5th-grade girls at my school to build self-confidence through literature circles during their lunch break.

Materials for this project, the book Genesis Begins Again, journal and pencil, will be used to teach and engage students in learning about their own social-emotional needs and the needs of others.

An important aspect of social emotional learning is a focus on positive attributes. When students are able to recognize their strengths, their self-confidence grows.

Mrs. O'Conner
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Genesis Begins Again • Amazon Business $8.99 30 $269.70
Always Remember You are Braver than you believe - Stronger than you seem & Smarter thank you think: Inspirational Journal - Notebook to Write In for ... Journals - Notebooks for Women & Girls) • Amazon Business $6.98 30 $209.40
Paper Mate Handwriting Triangular Mechanical Pencil Set with Lead & Eraser Refills, 1.3 mm | Pencils for Kids in Fun Barrel Colors, 5 Count • Amazon Business $2.97 7 $20.79

Materials cost

$499.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $43.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$581.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.55

Total project goal

$683.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $683.68

1 Donor

-$683.68

Donations toward project cost

-$581.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.55

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