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Mrs. Paulsell from Springfield, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Little Spot of Emotions Education

Help me give my students resources to help them with regulating their emotions.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Paulsell's classroom raised $323

This project is fully funded

My Project

The Little Spot of Emotion books and lessons are a fun and creative way to teach students about their feelings and emotions. Students learn about their emotions in different ways. Reading these stories will give all students the same explanation of the specific emotions which will help with regulating them in the future.

Learning how to express your emotions in the right way is so important to learn at a young age.

My goal is that every student leaves my classroom with these skills. My students are special because they have such unique personalities and stories.

Mrs. Paulsell Mark Twain Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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.

Springfield, MO View local requests

More than half 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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
3 Product Bundle #1 - A Little SPOT of: SEL Book Sets (Books 1-8, 9-16) & 8 Mini Plush Toys; social emotional learning, fidget toys, calming corner • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $160.00 1 $160.00
A Little SPOT Emotional Regulation Box Set (Books 49-56: Peaceful Hands, Anger Shield, Needs Feelings, Sleep, Disappointment, Wasted Worry, Positive Thinking, and Emotion Coach) • Amazon Business $46.98 1 $46.98
A Little SPOT of Feelings and Emotions Educator's Guide • Amazon Business $33.20 1 $33.20

Materials cost

$240.18

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$273.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.31

Total project goal

$322.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$322.09

4 Donors

-$286.15

Donations toward project cost

-$252.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.62

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.94

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$0.00

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