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Mrs. Mullen from Charlotte, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Our Way to Mindfulness

Help me give my students books to teach them about mindfulness, healthy ways to manage difficult emotions, and how to be kind to themselves and others through it all!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Mullen's classroom raised $334

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students from North Carolina are part of a new sensory lab program that helps students to better manage their emotions, focus in the classroom, and maximize student achievement. My energetic students enter the classroom excited and ready to move, learn, and explore.

They love learning new breathing strategies and ways to help them calm down in times of stress.

These new books will inspire and encourage my students to practice mindfulness, breathing, and yoga in the classroom and in their every day lives.

My Project

The books I have chosen for our Sensory Lab library are all about breathing techniques, mindfulness practices, being in the present moment, and using positive self talk.

These topics are so important to address from an early age because they are powerful tools in easing anxiety and stress and creating more happy, calm, and focused learners.

These are skills that spill over into every bit of a student's life - not just the hours that are spent at school. My students love to read, and stories are a wonderful way to convey important messages such as the ones in these books.

Mrs. Mullen Lake Wylie Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Charlotte, NC 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
My Magic Breath: Finding Calm Through Mindful Breathing • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Charlotte and the Quiet Place • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Moody Cow Meditates • Amazon Business $14.54 1 $14.54
Anh's Anger • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda • Amazon Business $13.88 1 $13.88
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
Train Your Dragon To Accept NO: Teach Your Dragon To Accept ‘No’ For An Answer. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Disagreement, Emotions and Anger Management (My Dragon Books) (Volume 7) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
The Mindful Dragon: A Dragon Book about Mindfulness. Teach Your Dragon To Be Mindful. A Cute Children Story to Teach Kids about Mindfulness, Focus and Peace. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 3) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Train Your Dragon To Love Himself: A Dragon Book To Give Children Positive Affirmations. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids To Love Who They Are. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 13) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Help Your Dragon Deal With Anxiety: Train Your Dragon To Overcome Anxiety. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids How To Deal With Anxiety, Worry And Fear. (My Dragon Books) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles • Amazon Business $12.58 1 $12.58
What Does It Mean to Be Present? • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
I Am Yoga • Amazon Business $12.48 1 $12.48
Puppy Mind • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
Mind Bubbles: Exploring mindfulness with kids • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy • Amazon Business $10.91 1 $10.91
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $10.23 1 $10.23
Find Your Happy!: A Kid's Self Love Book • Amazon Business $8.07 1 $8.07

Materials cost

$231.89

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$18.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$283.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.02

Total project goal

$333.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$333.48

3 Donors

-$293.48

Donations toward project cost

-$249.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.02

match offer

-$40.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$34.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

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$0.00

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