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Ms. Wheeler-Semrad from Waikoloa, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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SEL Books: Cooperation, Courage, and Creativity

Help me give my students the gift of Social and Emotional Health through books.

  • $715 goal

This project expired on July 12, 2025.

This project expired on July 12, 2025.

My Project

This project aims to foster essential social-emotional learning (SEL) skills in our 2nd-grade classroom through the engaging power of children's literature. We will embark on a journey through carefully selected books that highlight the themes of cooperation, creativity, and courage.

Through shared reading, discussions, and interactive activities, students will explore the following:

Cooperation: We will learn the value of teamwork, sharing ideas, and resolving conflicts peacefully.

Creativity: We will ignite imaginations and encourage innovative thinking.

Courage: We will build resilience, overcome fears, and develop the strength to stand up for ourselves and others.

This project will cultivate a classroom culture of empathy and understanding, reducing conflicts and fostering stronger relationships. Students will develop enhanced problem-solving abilities, improved focus, and greater emotional well-being. Ultimately, this project will empower each unique child to recognize their potential and build the foundation for a successful and fulfilling future.

By investing in their social-emotional development, we are providing them with the tools they need to navigate the world with confidence, compassion, and creativity. This project is a celebration of their individuality and a commitment to nurturing their limitless potential.

Ms. Wheeler-Semrad Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Waikoloa, HI 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Day You Begin (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea: A Childhood Story of VP Kamala Harris (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! (hardcover picture book) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
The Tortoise & the Hare • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Grow Grateful • Amazon Business $16.51 1 $16.51
Aaron Slater, Illustrator: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $16.44 1 $16.44
I Think, I Am!: Teaching Kids the Power of Affirmations • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
A Sky-Blue Bench • Amazon Business $14.34 1 $14.34
Have You Ever Seen a Flower? • Amazon Business $14.04 1 $14.04
I'm Not Scared, You're Scared • Amazon Business $13.40 1 $13.40
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Sportsmanship: Winning Isn’t Everything • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
High Five • Amazon Business $12.88 1 $12.88
Packs: Strength in Numbers • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big Series, 1) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Brave Ninja: A Children's Book About Courage (Ninja Life Hacks) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Inventor Ninja: A Children's Book About Creativity and Where Ideas Come From (Ninja Life Hacks) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
I Walk with Vanessa: A Picture Book Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • Amazon Business $11.94 1 $11.94
Penelope Rex - We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $11.82 1 $11.82
I Cannot Draw a Horse • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Good People Everywhere • Amazon Business $11.22 1 $11.22
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood • Amazon Business $10.83 1 $10.83
Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood • Amazon Business $10.83 1 $10.83
Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast • Amazon Business $10.60 1 $10.60
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend (Caldecott Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $10.43 1 $10.43
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art • Amazon Business $10.34 1 $10.34
Happy Dreamer • Amazon Business $10.09 1 $10.09
The Girl with Big, Big Questions (The Big, Big Series, 2) • Amazon Business $10.06 1 $10.06
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) • Amazon Business $9.84 1 $9.84
Room for Everyone • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
You, Me and Empathy: Teaching children about empathy, feelings, kindness, compassion, tolerance and recognising bullying behaviours • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings (Growing Hearts) • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Teamwork Isn't My Thing, and I Don't Like to Share (Best Me I Can Be) • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
My Mouth Is A Volcano: A Picture Book About Interrupting • Amazon Business $8.27 1 $8.27
The Little Book of Joy • Amazon Business $7.73 1 $7.73
Bear Says Thanks (The Bear Books) • Amazon Business $7.70 1 $7.70
Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Kid with Big, Big Ideas (The Big, Big Series, 3) • Amazon Business $6.34 1 $6.34
Interrupting Chicken • Amazon Business $4.52 1 $4.52

Materials cost

$456.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $94.25

Sales tax

 $20.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$607.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$107.14

Total project goal

$714.29

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