Help Pre-k Build Compassion for Each Other and the World
Help me give my students tools to learn and practice compassion and social-emotional skills with books and fun materials.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Field's classroom raised $211
This project is fully funded
My Project
When we have a common goal or interest, our conflicts, polarized ideas, and discord seem to disappear. This is true for children too. Our project encompasses many ways for kids to learn and practice compassion. The books we read together will help them see the world through the eyes of others with different abilities, cultures, ethnicities and mindsets. Books like "My Body Sends A Signal" and 'No Body Is The Same" help children respect and embrace their diversity and include others with different types of bodies, features and physical abilities. Books like Tiny Drops of Kindness and the Ninja Activity Book of Social Skills" will let me model and teach children how to act kindly, react, and interact with kind and compassionate social skills we learn and practice. They will have fun examples of how to calm themselves, make great social emotional choices, and how to be kind. The hands-on materials will help them play together while working on projects, chatting, and sharing ideas. They won't even realize that they are growing together in compassion and inclusivity because they are having so much fun! I will measure the success of this project by witnessing compassion practiced all over our class, as children play, interact with and support each other.
Having fun stories and messy hands-on creative materials like play-doh tools and kinetic sand encourages kids to spend time creating together, observing, discussing and appreciating their individuality, while compassionately learning about each other through their fine motor masterpieces and from examples in our books.
By funding this project, we will be teaching children to work together, understand and appreciate each other in age-appropriate ways. You will be cultivating a better world of caring, compassionate people, one child at a time.
Thank you for loving and caring for these kiddos as much as I do.
More than a third 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
Kinetic Sand, 6lb Mega Mixin’ Bag with Red, Yellow and Blue Play Sand (Amazon Exclusive), Sensory Toys for Kids Ages 3 and up
• Amazon Business
$25.82
1
$25.82
12Pcs Wooden Clay Tool Set Clay Molding Tools for and Art and Crafts Activities
• Amazon Business
$20.99
1
$20.99
My Body Sends a Signal: Helping Kids Recognize Emotions & Express Feelings - Resilient Kids (social emotional learning paperback; calming corner)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$16.00
1
$16.00
No Body Is The Same: A Book About Body Positivity - Children’s Books On Inclusion for Ages 3 -10, Love & Celebrate Who You Are No Matter What Shape or Size You Are, Body Diversity Books for Kids
• Amazon Business
$14.95
1
$14.95
180 Days of Social-Emotional Learning for Kindergarten (Social-Emotional Learning)
• AKJ Education
$14.94
1
$14.94
Lakeshore Making Good Choices Match-Ups
• Lakeshore Learning Materials
$12.99
1
$12.99
It's Okay To Not Be Okay: A Rhyming Read Aloud Story for Children About Feelings of Sadness and Loneliness (Social Emotional Learning Toolbox - Therapists, Educators, and Parents)
• Amazon Business
$12.91
1
$12.91
Tiny Drops of Kindness: An Empathy Book for Kids to Make Them Compassionate
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
READY 2 LEARN Triangle Grip Stampers - Patterns - Set of 4 - Ages 2+ - Easy Hold Paint and Dough Stampers for Toddlers - Play and Create!
• Amazon Business
$9.84
1
$9.84
Ninja Life Hacks: Calm Ninja Activity Book: (Mindful Activity Books for Kids, Emotions and Feelings Activity Books, Social Skills Activities for Kids, Social Emotional Learning)
• Amazon Business
$7.89
1
$7.89
Materials cost
$146.32
Vendor shipping charges
$0.65
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.19
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$179.16
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$31.62
Total project goal
$210.78
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$210.78
1 Donor
-$99.54
Donations toward project cost
-$89.59
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$9.95
match offer
-$105.38
Match offer toward project cost
-$89.57
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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