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Mrs. Westbrook from Batesville AR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing a Kindergarten from the Inside Out!

My students need a collection of quality picture books that teach social skills!

  • $307 goal

This project expired on August 1, 2018.

This project expired on August 1, 2018.

My Students

My students are kindergarteners. They learn through play and exploration! Every morning they walk through the door looking forward to the special time we set aside to practice skills through hands-on activities. They love to build, explore, create, and interact with each other.

My students are hands-on learners.

They come to me with many different backgrounds - many lacking experiences that build social skills and positive attitudes toward school. Many times, my classroom is the first place they experience being part of a community.

My Project

These picture books will promote the development of social skills and social-emotional health in my students. Titles such as Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon and Do Unto Otters will be the perfect springboard for discussions with my kindergarteners about managing emotions, establishing positive relationships, being responsible, and developing empathy.

Often we think of kindergarten as a crucial time for developing reading, writing, and math skills, but research shows that investing in the social-emotional development of children at this age could prove to be the biggest key to academic success.

According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, children from low-income families are less likely to enter kindergarten with such skills.

Mrs. Westbrook
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
The Way I Act • Amazon Business $13.56 1 $13.56
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Big Umbrella • Amazon Business $12.14 1 $12.14
Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker (Little Boost) • Amazon Business $11.96 1 $11.96
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) • Amazon Business $11.37 1 $11.37
Enemy Pie (Reading Rainbow book) • Amazon Business $10.23 1 $10.23
The Recess Queen • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
What If Everybody Did That? • Amazon Business $9.25 1 $9.25
Personal Space Camp • Amazon Business $9.24 1 $9.24
Ricky Sticky Fingers • Amazon Business $9.12 1 $9.12
The Fruit Salad Friend: Recipe for A True Friend • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen • Amazon Business $8.65 1 $8.65
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice (Communicate With Confidence) • Amazon Business $7.10 1 $7.10
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
My Mouth Is a Volcano! • Amazon Business $6.83 1 $6.83
The Jelly Donut Difference: Sharing Kindness with the World • Amazon Business $6.71 1 $6.71
Interrupting Chicken • Amazon Business $6.07 1 $6.07
Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners • Amazon Business $5.64 1 $5.64

Materials cost

$210.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $17.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$260.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.98

Total project goal

$306.51

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