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Mrs. Vitali from Pittsburgh, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mental Health and Wellness Matters!

Help me give my students books that support their social emotional learning needs so that they can learn to self-regulate, improve their mental health, increase positive behaviors, and focus more on learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Vitali's classroom raised $302

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am a special education teacher in a small school district just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Specifically, I provide reading and math support to students, as well as providing behavioral, social/emotional, and adaptive skill support.

My roster includes an extremely diverse group of students in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade.

Despite the challenges they often face in the school environment, my students are incredibly hard workers. They put so much effort into their learning and love to see the progress they have made!

My Project

My students' social, emotional, and mental health needs in general have increased tremendously across the past few years, with even more needs becoming apparent after a year and a half of extended remote learning periods due to COVID. Many of my students need direct teaching and very structured opportunities to develop age-appropriate social skills, to understand emotions, and to utilize effective coping skills. Growth in these areas is just as important as growing academically in order to be successful in life. Often times, these are things that children need to work on and improve upon BEFORE they are able to focus on academic learning.

Because of this, I am always looking for more ways to incorporate social-emotional learning into my classroom.

Although my students are all very unique, it has become apparent that most learn best through a combination of oral discussion, visual representations, and real-life examples. This is why I am hoping to purchase a selection of picture books to focus on various aspects of social-emotional learning and mental health. My plan is to share and discuss these books with my students regularly, while also applying what we've read about and discussed to real-life situations in our classroom, school, and homes. I KNOW that my students will continue to grow into wonderful, young individuals with these materials!

In addition to the picture books, I am also requesting an extended reach stapler and staples as a part of this project. When books are used as often as I hope to use these, they can eventually begin to fall apart at the binding. While a regular stapler is not long enough to staple at a book's seam, this stapler and staples will allow me to fix books when needed.

Mrs. Vitali Crafton Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Swingline Heavy Duty Stapler with Built-in Ruler & Adjustable Locking Paper Guide, Desk Top Long Reach Stapler for Home Office Supplies, Staples Up to 20 Sheets Office Paper, Black (S7034121P) • Amazon Business $26.05 1 $26.05
Swingline Staples, S.F. 4, Premium, 1/4" Length, 210/Strip, 5000/Box, 5 Pack (35481) • Amazon Business $15.44 1 $15.44
When I Feel Like Giving Up: (Children's Book About Emotions, Kids Ages 3 5,Kindergarten, Preschool) (Coping Skills) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
We All Belong: A Children's Book About Diversity, Race and Empathy • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
I Promise • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
F Is for Feelings • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Share and Take Turns (Learning to Get Along, Book 1) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Cool Down and Work Through Anger (Learning to Get Along®) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Talk and Work It Out (Learning to Get Along®) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Accept and Value Each Person (Learning to Get Along) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Know and Follow Rules • Amazon Business $10.88 1 $10.88
Be You! • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
I Have Ants in My Pants (National Center for Youth Issues) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Marcy's Having All the Feels • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The Colors of Us • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Invisible String • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
How to Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them (Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families) • Amazon Business $6.52 1 $6.52
What If Everybody Thought That? (What If Everybody?, 3) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39

Materials cost

$222.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.16

Total project goal

$301.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $301.05

8 Donors

-$99.70

Donations toward project cost

-$86.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.31

match offer

-$199.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$169.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.94

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 $0.00

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