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Ms. Weiss from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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SEL Lending Library

Help me give my students an SEL lending library with books, fidgets, and supplies for mindful breaks for over 700 students and their dedicated teachers.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Weiss's classroom raised $561

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Students need more mental health and social-emotional support now than ever. This SEL Lending Library will serve over 700 students in grades pre-k through 8. Mental health care is a communal effort and this library will help support the efforts of our school community.

The books can be checked out and utilized by their teachers for whole group SEL instruction as well as used to assist individual students who need additional SEL support through bibliotherapy.

Fidgets, timers, and coloring supplies are included to support students who need sensory breaks within their classrooms.

Ms. Weiss Durkin Park Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

700 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learning Resources Time Tracker Mini Visual Timer, Classroom Timer, Hand Washing Timer, Auditory and Visual Cue, Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $21.76 3 $65.28
Fidget Chair Bands for Kids (12-Pack) - Flexible Seating Classroom Furniture for Kids with Fidgety Feet - Kick Bands Rubber Band for Chairs - Students ADHD Sensory Kickbands • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
Crayola Colored Pencils Bulk, 12 Colored Pencil Packs with 12 Colors, Gifts • Amazon Business $30.15 1 $30.15
March (Trilogy Slipcase Set) • Amazon Business $27.49 1 $27.49
Rainbow Weaver/Tejedora del Arcoiris • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Under the Mesquite • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Benji, the Bad Day, and Me • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage • Amazon Business $18.51 1 $18.51
The Electric Slide and Kai • Amazon Business $17.11 1 $17.11
Ahimsa • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Feelings Flash Cards: A Great Way for Kids to Share and Learn About All Kinds of Emotions (Flash Cards for Infants, Speech Therapy Flash Cards, Emotion Flash Cards) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The Color Monster Goes to School • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Little Big Feelings (1) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Ira's Shakespeare Dream • Amazon Business $13.53 1 $13.53
The Way I Feel • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Just Like Me • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
My Diary From Here to There/Mi diario de aqui hasta alla • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Family Pictures, 15th Anniversary Edition / Cuadros de Familia, Edición Quinceañera • Amazon Business $10.94 1 $10.94
The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions • Amazon Business $10.20 1 $10.20
Julián Is a Mermaid • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
The Feelings Book (Todd Parr Classics) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry… (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Animal Mandala Coloring Book for Kids: Cute Animal Coloring Pages in Mandala Style and Playful Doodles for Stress Relieving and Relaxation • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Mandala Coloring Book for Kids: Big Mandalas to Color for Relaxation, Book 1 (Mandala Coloring Collection) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$439.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$476.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.10

Total project goal

$560.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$560.69

7 Donors

-$374.08

Donations toward project cost

-$317.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.10

Matching donations from our partners

-$186.61

Match offers toward project cost

-$158.62

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.99

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$0.00

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