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Ms. Castillo from Baltimore, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Social-Emotional Skills...One Page at a Time

Help me give my students the social and emotional tools they need to succeed during these difficult times!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Castillo's classroom raised $464

This project is fully funded

My Students

Most of my students come from low income households, and for many, English is not their first language. Some of my students deal with significant trauma and varying challenges that stem from living in difficult circumstances. The majority of my students have been learning virtually all year, with a few starting to return to the classroom this spring. Despite these barriers, it has not stopped my students from participating in virtual and in-person learning with a bright smile and an eagerness to learn something new.

My goal for all my students is to help them develop self-awareness and self-management skills to be successful in school and in life.

As a school psychologist, I feel it is my job to help my students better understand themselves and others, so they can persevere and be proud! Right now, the focus is to teach my students how to be mindful, recognize our emotions, problem-solve issues, help others, and highlight what we are doing well.

My Project

The elementary years are a time of rapid growth for young children. Not only are students learning letters and numbers, but they should also be developing social and emotional skills – skills like how to make friends, sharing toys, and listening to the teacher. However, as a result of the global pandemic, my students are having strong feelings right now due to learning at home, being isolated from friends and family, and possibly dealing with sickness or death of a loved one. Young children can have difficulty understanding or identifying their own feelings, especially since everything is so complex right now. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is highly important for helping children to understand and manage their emotions, feel and show empathy for others, establish healthy relationships, set positive goals, and make responsible decisions.

Since my students haven't had the opportunity to be in school learning from each other or their teachers, these social-emotional books will provide my students with the resources they need to develop empathy, kindness, and help them process feelings such as worry and anger.

When students have resources that support them with examples, engagement, and modeling, they are able to internalize and use these social-emotional strategies in their classrooms, on the playground, and in life!

Because I have such a diverse group of students and it’s important that they see themselves represented, I have made sure to include books that feature a diverse set of characters. I will use these books in my weekly virtual social-emotional learning lessons in the kindergarten classes as a starting point for practicing many of these life skills.

Ms. Castillo Patterson Park Charter School 327 Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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
A Little SPOT of Emotion Box Set (8 Books: Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love, & Scribble Emotion) • Amazon Business $45.63 1 $45.63
I Am Every Good Thing • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $15.28 1 $15.28
Alphabreaths: The ABCs of Mindful Breathing • Amazon Business $14.60 1 $14.60
Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Visiting Feelings • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
My Body Sends a Signal: Helping Kids Recognize Emotions and Express Feelings • Amazon Business $13.41 1 $13.41
What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series) • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $12.45 1 $12.45
Ravi's Roar (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Me And My Fear • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
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. • Amazon Business $12.07 1 $12.07
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $11.77 1 $11.77
Find Your Calm: A Mindful Approach To Relieve Anxiety And Grow Your Bravery • Amazon Business $11.74 1 $11.74
The Very Impatient Caterpillar (Butterfly Series) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
The King of Kindergarten • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream • Amazon Business $10.61 1 $10.61
It's OK to be Different: A Children's Picture Book About Diversity and Kindness • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
A Flicker of Hope • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Skin Like Mine (2) (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$338.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$393.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.51

Total project goal

$463.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $463.40

8 Donors

-$463.40

Donations toward project cost

-$393.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.51

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