As a school social worker, I work with students across a variety of programs, ages, and backgrounds. But my preschoolers are where a majority of my time and energy is spent this year. Our public school just started a Preschool For All (PFA) program that is blended with special education.
My students are full of joy, energy, and enthusiastic to learn.
All of my students are creative, playful, and inquisitive! They come to school each day ready to try new things and are flexible with us adults who are learning how to implement/run the PFA program. These preschoolers (from all kinds of backgrounds and educational needs) are the center of my universe and the joy to my days.
My Project
With the start up of a new Preschool For All (PFA) program at my school we are lacking some of the necessities to get the program up and running quickly. As the school social worker, it is my responsibility and privilege to guide our preschoolers in learning about social, emotional, mindfulness, and being responsible individuals. Because this is the first time a majority of my kids are in a group setting/away from home, we need to practice our friendship skills. We need books of all varieties, but especially ones that highlight social skills. These books will be used for highlighted social skill of the week, circle/story time, individual reading, and small groups.
Picture books, stories, and visuals are the best way for these skills to be explained to my 3-5 year olds.
In addition to these lovely books, my students learn through visuals. Our preschool program is also a blended program which means that we have students with special needs, specialized instruction, and individualized education plans (IEP). All of these students benefit and learn from visuals. In order to preserve these visuals and to keep them sturdy, the laminator and laminator pouches are necessary for the PFA program. The first thing I would like to make with the laminate are visual cue cards the staff can wear to help non-verbally remind students of expected behavior and/or give silent praise to. Being able to reuse visuals is both time and cost effective for us teachers.
Scotch Advanced Thermal Laminator, Extra Wide 13-Inch Input, 1-Minute Warm-up (TL1302VP)
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BESTEASY 3 Mil Clear Letter Size Thermal Laminating Pouches, 8.9'' x 11.4'', Pack of 500
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$37.99
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What Should Danny Do?
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The Worst Day of My Life Ever! Activity Guide for Teachers: Classroom Ideas for Teaching the Skills of Listening and Following Instructions (Best Me I Can Be)
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The Way I Act
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Mrs. Gorski I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets (The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses)
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Learning Resources Conversation Cubes
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$12.99
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Mindful Kids: 50 Activities for Calm, Focus and Peace
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$12.47
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Listening to My Body: A guide to helping kids understand the connection between their sensations (what the heck are those?) and feelings so that they can get better at figuring out what they need.
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$11.69
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You Get What You Get (Little Boost)
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I Will Try (MIndful Mantras) (Volume 5)
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Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker (Little Boost)
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$10.46
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Bully B.E.A.N.S. Activity and Idea Book
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$9.95
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I Just Want to Do It My Way! My Story about Staying on Task and Asking for Help
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$9.86
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Tease Monster: A Book About Teasing Vs. Bullying (Building Relationships)
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$9.64
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The Worst Day of My Life Ever! (Best Me I Can Be)
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$9.30
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I Just Don't Like the Sound of No! My Story About Accepting No for an Answer and Disagreeing the Right Way! (Best Me I Can Be)
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$9.30
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Sorry, I Forgot to Ask!: My Story About Asking Permission and Making an Apology (Best Me I Can Be)
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$9.30
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Wilma Jean the Worry Machine
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$9.11
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Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen
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Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal: A Tale of Tattletales
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Personal Space Camp
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Bully B.E.A.N.S.
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Teamwork Isn't My Thing, and I Don't Like to Share! (Best Me I Can Be!)
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How to Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them (Dino Life Guides for Families)
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$7.00
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When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry… (Scholastic Bookshelf)
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Ben: The Very Best Furry Friend - A children's book about a therapy dog and the friends he makes at the library and nursing home
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A Bad Case of Stripes (Scholastic Bookshelf)
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What Were You Thinking?: Learning to Control Your Impulses (Executive Function)
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Materials cost
$359.21
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$5.39
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$394.60
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$69.64
Total project goal
$464.24
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$464.24
4 Donors
-$332.49
Donations toward project cost
-$282.62
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$49.87
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