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Ms. Caines from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Turning Challenges into Superpowers: a Gift for Our Grads

Help me give my students blank comic books and positive affirmation journals to help with their social emotional learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Caines's classroom raised $199

This project is fully funded

My Project

I want to provide my fifth grade speech students with a meaningful graduation gift that will propel them toward continued growth and success. Many of these students have been with me since pre-k, and I have witnessed their incredible progress and resilience. As they move forward in their education, I want to celebrate their journey and equip them with tools to support their emotional well-being and personal development.

My students face unique challenges that can sometimes make them feel at a disadvantage.

However, I want to remind them that challenges are opportunities for growth and perseverance.

These gifts, a combination of journals, affirmation books, and fidget poppers, will help them build healthy emotional habits, encourage self-reflection, and reinforce their strengths. The blank comic books will serve as a creative reminder that they are the authors of their own stories, capable of shaping their futures, however they envision.

With your support, I can provide these gifts as a lasting source of encouragement and empowerment for my students as they take the next step in their educational journey.

Ms. Caines PS 135 Sheldon Brookner Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

9 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Blank Comic Book: Create Your Own Comic Adventures - Fun Pages with Creative Layouts - Make Your Own Story Book • Amazon Business $5.99 9 $53.91
Daily Affirmation Journal For Teen Boys - Affirmations For Teenage Boys Journal - Positive Thinking For Teens - Power Of Positive Thinking For Teens: ... Affirmations - Self Love For Teenage Boys • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95
Positive Affirmation Notebook For Teens: Positive Self-Affirmations for Teens Teenagers Book Journal Cards Notebook Composition Lined Book (Positive ... For Kids Teens Teenager Children Series) • Amazon Business $5.90 4 $23.60
TaoBary 12 Pcs Graduation Gift Bags with Tissue Paper Graduation Party Favor Bag with Handles Class of 2024 Grad Party Paper Bags Grad Goodie Bags Bulk for Congrats Grad Party Supplies (Black Rainbow) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pop Fidget Toys Bulk Its Party Favors for Kids 4-8 8-12 30 Pack Mini Pop Keychain It Fidget Toy Fidgets for Classroom Prizes Christmas Stocking Stuffers for Kids Carnival Birthday Goodie Bag Stuffers • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
2024 Graduation Gifts for Kids, 24 Pcs Graduation Picture Frame Craft Kits Congrats Grad DIY Craft Art Grad Paper Frames and 12 Sheets Graduation Stickers Party Classroom Kindergarten Preschool • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$136.43

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$168.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.73

Total project goal

$198.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $198.21

2 Donors

-$189.98

Donations toward project cost

-$168.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.23

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 $0.00

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