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Mrs. Pinto from Olathe KS is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Social Skills: Training Hearts and Minds

Help me give my students the tools to develop social skills and life skills, and encourage them to build authentic peer relationships.

  • $292 goal

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My Project

Hi there! Thank you for considering a donation to my project! My resource room is in need of some social skills games and relationship building items. Social skills consist of various life skills required to successfully be a part of society. Some of my students are on the autism spectrum and others continue to struggle with empathy, conflict resolution, conversations, and so on, especially after the pandemic.

It is my hope that teaching social skills through structured games will help develop an awareness of critical life skills in students and empower them to take charge of their own life.

We frequently discuss the meaning of success in my room and with that, we also discuss the skills that make someone successful. These skills include compassion, kindness, empathy, conflict resolution, sharing, listening, collaborating, working as a team, and so on. Many times, my students will say a word or two when working as a team, and get frustrated when asked to say more!

Therefore, it is my hope that teaching through games will ignite a spark of engagement and the desire to want to say more - and to have some fun! Again, thank you so much for your consideration of my project and supporting me and my students. Without you, my students would not have the opportunity to experience learning life skills in a fun, yet meaningful manner!

-Ms. Pinto

Mrs. Pinto
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magna-Tiles 100-Piece Clear Colors Set, The Original Magnetic Building Tiles For Creative Open-Ended Play, Educational Toys For Children Ages 3 Years + • Amazon Business $118.00 1 $118.00
Didax 500063 Social Skills Group Activities, 6 Board Games • Amazon Business $37.49 1 $37.49
Junior Learning 6 Conflict & Resolution Games • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
HH346 - What Should You Do? A Game of Consequences • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$200.47

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$14.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$247.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.70

Total project goal

$291.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$291.31

2 Donors

-$145.66

Donations toward project cost

-$123.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.85

match offer

-$145.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$123.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.85

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$0.00

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