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Ms. Quan from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Mindfulness to Calm our Minds and Bodies!

My students need mindfulness books and stories to help them focus and strengthen their awareness skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Quan's classroom raised $175

This project is fully funded

My Students

The majority of my students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and 85% qualify for free/reduced price school lunch. My diverse Kindergartners represent a plethora of cultures and linguistic backgrounds, and all of them have something special to share with us!

Our diverse Kindergarten classroom is filled with energetic and eager learners ready to learn!

My students are Arabic, Black, Caucasian, Egyptian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese/Vietnamese, Italian/Chinese, and Polish/Chinese. We are learning to be safe, responsible, and respectful in our classroom and school!

My Project

My five- and six-year-old students have constant random thoughts and worries throughout the school day. With weekly practice and learning together about mindfulness, my hope is they will learn to focus and learn better throughout their lives.

Learning and practicing mindfulness will give my students the gift of focus, awareness, self-calming techniques and reduce their stress level.

We have only just started with simply closing our eyes and breathing in and out five times. We have added imagining scenarios to our calming time. I know the mindfulness books and activities I am requesting will provide a more enriching and positive experience for all my students.

Ms. Quan Redding Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Love the World • Amazon Business $13.85 1 $13.85
Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm and Focused Anytime, Anywhere • Amazon Business $12.64 1 $12.64
Mind Bubbles: Exploring mindfulness with kids • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Meditate with Me: A Step-By-Step Mindfulness Journey • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Mindful Monkeys: 50 Activities for Calm, Focus and Peace • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
I Can Handle It (Mindful Mantras) (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Take the Time: Mindfulness for Kids • Amazon Business $8.45 1 $8.45
The Peace Book • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Peace Book • Amazon Business $6.81 1 $6.81

Materials cost

$106.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$9.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$148.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.18

Total project goal

$174.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$174.52

1 Donor

-$87.26

Donations toward project cost

-$74.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.09

match offer

-$87.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$74.17

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.09

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$0.00

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