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Mrs. Justice from Baton Rouge, LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning More About ME and How to Express Myself

Help me give my students a social and emotional learning library so they can better learn how to express their uniqueness through communication with others.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Justice's classroom raised $418

This project is fully funded

My Students

The famous Walt Disney once said, “Our greatest national resource is the minds of our children.”

In today's age, it is very difficult for my students to get their best education due to the economic disadvantage of their families.

My students all come from low-income families and lack the necessary school supplies. Some of my students are learning to read, write, and count, while some of their classmates are learning how to read to learn. Our diverse group loves to explore outside, learn new concepts, and get down and dance to a sweet tune!

In this class, we build a community around what we have in common and our shared experiences.

We are in Louisiana and are experiencing higher COVID numbers than others in the United States. We are always on edge if we will get sent back to 100% virtual learning. As my students make gains in our classroom, they begin to attempt small chunks of the day with their typically developing peers. My classroom is about building skills to get included. The work we do in this classroom is building relationships, staying with the group, following directions, and accessing general education content in different ways.

My Project

My students often struggle with their ability to understand their emotions and how to properly express what they are feeling. I have discovered that teaching students about their emotions are best done by using materials that are colorful, inviting, and relatable. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult for students to be in-person learning and this prohibits them from being able to accurately express their feelings, emotions, and try to resolve conflict. During this pandemic, we have not been able to work together in class to help develop correct communication skills.

Now that we are going back into the classroom, I want my students to have the resources in their hands ready to use to build better communication skills and self-awareness.

Students will have the ability to express the emotions they are feeling after we take time to teach each emotion stone and then help create a daily chart we will use to document how our feelings change throughout the day or many times in our day. These are foundational skills that all children must develop and continue to expand on as they grow, so they are great communicators later on in life. Students will be able to successfully address moments of anger, disappointment, confusion, anxiety, etc because they have had time to correctly develop each emotion and the correct way to handle each one.

Students often lack the communication skills once developed at home because many households are having to work multiple jobs to sustain basic necessities. Since parents, grandparents, and other caregivers are having to work many jobs they do not have the time to discuss their emotions and have parents address the techniques needed to build fluent communication skills to accurately describe their feelings and express them in a positive way.

Mrs. Justice LaSalle Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Baton Rouge, LA View local requests

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

95 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Little SPOT Takes Action! 8 Book Box Set (Books 9-16: Kindness, Responsibility, Patience, Respect, Honesty, Organization, Diversity, & Safety) • Amazon Business $43.02 1 $43.02
A Little SPOT of Life Skills 8 Book Box Set (Books 17-24: Courage, Perseverance, Teamwork, Talent, Thankful, Optimism, Creativity, & Giving) • Amazon Business $40.01 1 $40.01
A Little SPOT of Life Skills and Actions Educator's Guide: Building Character • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box Set • Amazon Business $33.01 1 $33.01
A Little SPOT of Feelings and Emotions Educator's Guide • Amazon Business $29.86 1 $29.86
Invisible Scribble • Amazon Business $17.45 1 $17.45
Scribble Stones • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Sticks • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
I'm NOT just a Scribble... • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
A Little SPOT of Belonging: A Story About Being True to Yourself and Making Friends • Amazon Business $11.56 1 $11.56
A Little SPOT of Empathy: A Story about Understanding and Kindness • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
A Little SPOT of Flexible Thinking: A Story about Adapting to Change • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89

Materials cost

$294.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$354.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.64

Total project goal

$417.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $417.59

4 Donors

-$417.59

Donations toward project cost

-$354.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.64

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