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Ms. Foltz from Denver CO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Teaching Empathy Through Literature!

Help me give my students books that will help grow their empathy and expand their minds!

  • $521 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My class is a fun and loving group of 23 kindergartners! Our school is located in the southwest area of a large city in Colorado. The amazing students at our school are hard working, kind and determined. 90% of our students live below or near the poverty line and at times our school struggles to get the resources we need to teach our students.

Our students have been learning to read this year and love when they are finally able to pick up a new book and understand the story.

My students are driven and excited to learn every day. They love to read and discover the world through hands on activities and literature.

My Project

Children have the opportunity to learn empathy through literature. There are so many social and emotional benefits of teaching empathy through literature. Literature that showcases empathy allows students to form more secure bonds with other students, parents, as well as teachers. It encourages tolerance as well as acceptance of others.

Teaching empathy through literature produces harmony and can reduce the likelihood of bullying.

The books I have carefully chosen are full of examples of children choosing kindness instead of hatred or indifference. I have chosen diverse books that my students will be able to see themselves in. Your generosity will help my students continue to develop their sense of empathy and kindness through books!

Ms. Foltz
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elephant and Piggie (17 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $127.08 1 $127.08
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Amazon Business $16.18 1 $16.18
Fry Bread • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
We're All Wonders • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Separate Is Never Equal • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade • Amazon Business $13.61 1 $13.61
Stick and Stone • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The last stop on market street • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Princess Hair • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Invisible Boy • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Maybe Something Beautiful • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Henry's Freedom Box • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Most People • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Skin You Live In • AKJ Education $11.64 1 $11.64
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Save Me a Seat • Amazon Business $11.20 1 $11.20
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
One • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
Round Is a Tortilla A Book of Shapes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Those Shoes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$382.31

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$24.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$442.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.09

Total project goal

$520.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$520.60

8 Donors

-$279.26

Donations toward project cost

-$255.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$220.29

Match offers toward project cost

-$187.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.04

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.05

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$0.00

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