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Ms. Buerkley from Alexandria, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Little Spots of SEL

Help me give my students a set of their favorite social skills books.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Buerkley's classroom raised $157

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are kind, hard working, and excited to learn. Social / emotional learning is one of their favorite parts of the day. They love making connections with stories and looking at the lessons social skill books teach us.

My students have taken a very special liking of the "Little Spot" books and they've quickly become the highlight of their week.

Although they love these books so much, I've only been fortunate to borrow electronic copies, meaning we generally only get to read each book once and they never have the chance to read it independently. I would love to have a hard copy of these books to reference back to throughout the year. I am lucky to have the opportunity to try to be the best teacher I can be for a group of kids trying to be the best students they can be!

My Project

I have read these books to my class throughout the school year, however I was only ever able to access them as a borrowed electronic copy.

These books quickly became a class favorite and for many of my students, it's the highlight of their week.

I'd love a hard copy of each to reference back to, borrow to students, and read aloud more than once. There's just something about holding a book in your hands! Please help encourage the social / emotional learning that my students have come to love.

Ms. Buerkley Lincoln Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Alexandria, MN View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Little SPOT of Emotion Box Set (8 Books) • Amazon Business $53.99 1 $53.99
Sticks • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Finding Your SPOT In The World: A Story About Diversity • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
A Little SPOT of Courage: A Story About Being Brave • Amazon Business $10.75 1 $10.75
A Little SPOT of Optimism: A Story About Managing Thoughts And Growth Mindset • Amazon Business $10.67 1 $10.67

Materials cost

$101.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$133.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.51

Total project goal

$156.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $156.73

5 Donors

-$114.46

Donations toward project cost

-$98.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.97

Matching donations from our partners

-$40.85

Match offers toward project cost

-$34.72

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.41

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 $0.00

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