My students need enriched literature selections such as Elmer and Pete the Cat with characters that promote the positive qualities of being a problem solver, a team player, and a compassionate citizen.
“Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.” ― R.J. Palacio, Wonder
My kindergarten students are energetic learners with a desire to be kind and caring citizens. Their journey to greatness begins today.
My students are a wonderful group of kindergarten students at a public school in California.
They are inquisitive and have a strong desire to learn. These highly energetic and excited students are full of wonder and awe each day as they walked into the classroom.
Our entire school promotes positive characteristics by encouraging our students to be kind and compassionate citizens of our school, community, state, country, and planet. Instilling positive, socially-minded characteristics in our youngest learners will allow our school to flourish with our mission of showing respect, making good decisions, solving problems, and practicing kindness everyday.
My Project
I am requesting literature selections with main characters who focus on being kind, problem solvers. I will apply the selections as a springboard to character education activities for our kindergarten students. The main characters in these series of books are positive character-models for our youngest learners that experience many situations that are similar to my students’ lives. These characters solve problems and exhibit compassion in positive and creative ways.
Using the books and the reading and writing easel, students will have the opportunity to compose narratives about characters who show how to solve problems and be caring friends. Students will also use our literature selections to role-play scenarios that happen at school and home and how they could solve problems or show kindness themselves.
Kindergarten students emulate the actions and words of kids and adults.
By providing opportunities for the students to read and write about characters who elicit the behavior we desire our students to emulate and instill the qualities of courage, kindness, and friendship, we can better shape our students' actions and words.
Your donation will start my kindergarten students on the road to courage, kindness, friendship, character qualities which will lead us to greatness!
Double Sided Bamboo Teaching Easel
• Teachers' School Supply
$384.69
1
$384.69
Elmer and the Birthday Quake (Elmer Books)
• Amazon Business
$13.86
2
$27.72
Pete the Cat Book and CD Pack (Book and CD) : Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons / Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes /Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes (Pete the Cat)
• Amazon Business
$26.45
1
$26.45
Elmer and the Whales (Elmer Books)
• Amazon Business
$15.13
1
$15.13
Elmer and the Rainbow (Elmer Books)
• Amazon Business
$13.87
1
$13.87
Pete the Cat and the New Guy
• Amazon Business
$13.64
1
$13.64
Elmer's Special Day (Elmer Books)
• Amazon Business
$13.46
1
$13.46
Elmer and the Hippos (Elmer Books)
• Amazon Business
$13.42
1
$13.42
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses
• Amazon Business
$13.12
1
$13.12
Elmer and the Monster (Elmer Books)
• Amazon Business
$13.08
1
$13.08
Elmer and Snake (Elmer Books)
• Amazon Business
$11.61
1
$11.61
Elmer and Butterfly (Elmer Books) (Andersen Press Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$10.98
1
$10.98
Elmer and the Flood (Elmer Books)
• Amazon Business
$10.22
1
$10.22
Materials cost
$567.39
Vendor shipping charges
$42.32
Sales tax
$51.92
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.51
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$700.14
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$123.55
Total project goal
$823.69
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$823.69
2 Donors
-$823.69
Donations toward project cost
-$700.14
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