Social Emotional Development for Elementary Students
Help me give my students materials so they may explore Social Emotional Development!
$399 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
I have the privilege of working with elementary school students through individual and group counseling sessions, as well as classroom lessons, and school wide initiatives. My students are amazing young kids who are learning how to identify and handle their emotions, develop positive risk taking/positive coping strategies, practicing social skills, as well developing a Growth Mindset to be successful both in and outside of their classrooms. My students are continuing to work on fostering skills related to social cognition, empathy, perspective taking, impulse control, and planning skills. Bibliotherapy has proven to be a great way to help teach students about essential life skills in a way that is fun but also relatable to their own experiences.
My Project
Exploring Social Emotional Development through play and literacy. My hope is to expand my students' opportunities to develop social emotional awareness through play therapy. Often times within my counseling sessions I do my best to include literacy by reading stories with my students that explore a common emotion we all experience. We will then transition into a craft or play activity to explore those feelings.
With resources such as the emotions themed Legos my students will not only build their social emotional awareness, but they will also develop other essential life skills such as: team work, conversational skills, visual-spatial development, executive functioning, problem solving, planning, self-regulation skills, and so much more!
The related guidebooks will allow me to also expand my creativity in how I can use these resources with students both in counseling & through classroom lessons. My hope is to enter more classrooms & assist staff in developing emotions themed centers for their students during academic times, such as math centers & reading centers. I've learned over the years the benefits & importance of tying in Social Emotional Learning with students throughout their school day. These materials will be tremendous assets in my ability to reach more students in a creative way that facilitates growth and emotional understanding.
Additionally, incorporating play (with the carnival related games) will allow for a fun & safe way in which students can practice developing a Growth Mindset (accepting when we lose, thinking about the size of the problem, being happy for our friends or others, & exploring emotions). Within my building we do a lot with a program known as Zones of Regulation. In this program their are four colors (blue, green, yellow, & red) which incorporate different emotions. I will use these games to tie in the Zones & coping tools.
Build Me "Emotions" Set for Social Emotional Development by LEGO Education DUPLO
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$69.95
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$69.95
Kimochis Feeling Pillows Guide for Mental Health Professionals: Activities for helping children ages 5-12 process big feelings (Kimochis Activity Guides)
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$29.95
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$29.95
Thera-Build® with LEGO®: A Playful Therapeutic Approach for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Children
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$26.95
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$26.95
Brick-Based Counseling
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$22.95
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$22.95
NONZERS Carnival Games Set, 4 in 1 Bean Bags Ring Toss Game with 12 Bean Bags, 12 Ring Toss, 6 Plastic Cones and One Toss Banner for Kids Birthday Carnival Party Outdoor Indoor Games Supplies
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$21.99
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$21.99
Board Games for Kids, Dart Board for Kids with 12 Sticky Balls, Darts Board Set with Hook, Safe & Classic Toy Gift for Boys Girls Ages 3-Year-Old and Up, 14 Inches
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$17.99
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$17.99
The Invisible Leash: A Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet (The Invisible String)
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$14.39
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$14.39
Ben’s Flying Flowers
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$13.98
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$13.98
Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings)
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$12.89
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$12.89
Mindful Bea and the Worry Tree
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$12.49
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$12.49
Ravi's Roar (Big Bright Feelings)
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$12.39
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$12.39
A Little Scribble SPOT: A Story About Colorful Emotions
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$12.27
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$12.27
Perfectly Norman (Big Bright Feelings)
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$11.99
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$11.99
Sportsvoutdoors 6PCS Egg Kitchen Toys, Wooden Easter Eggs Gifts for Kids, Kids Play Food Cooking DIY Kitchen Pretend Play Food Game, Easter Basket Stuffers Fillers
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$11.99
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$11.99
Punk the Skunk Learns to Say Sorry (Punk and Friends Learn Social Skills)
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$11.98
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$11.98
Materials cost
$304.15
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.56
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$338.71
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$59.77
Total project goal
$398.48
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$398.48
8 Donors
-$280.50
Donations toward project cost
-$238.43
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$42.07
Matching donations from our partners
-$117.98
Match offers toward project cost
-$100.28
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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