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Ms. Walls from Highland, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Using Books to Promote Social Skills for Students with Autism

Help me give my students books that teach social skills in a fun way!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Walls's classroom raised $227

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My Project

I was sitting in an IEP yesterday, listening to the Occupational Therapist talk about a book she was using with a student on the spectrum - Soda Pop Head. It's a book about a little boy named Lester who is pretty happy most of the time, but when things seem to be unfair his ears gets hot, his face turns red and he blows his top! His dad teaches him to control his anger before "his fizz takes control". I thought it was such a fun way to teach kids about their feelings and what to do when they are mad. I looked the book up right away. In doing so, I found that there were a number of books written by the same author that would be beneficial to my students.

With each title I read, I thought of a student that would benefit from reading one of Julia Cook's book.

So many of my students struggle with social skills like tattling, responding to "no", dealing with fire and tornado drills, and safety on the playground. All of these things are targeted in her books and in a fun way!

I plan to create lessons around these books to teach specific skills and then read the books to my students any time they need them. They might need to hear "I'm Not Scared, I'm Prepared" to help them deal with an upcoming drill or "My Mouth is a Volcano" to understand how another might feel due to their actions. These books will help teach my students empathy, compassion, and help them develop positive peer relationships.

Ms. Walls Spring Mills Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Highland, MI View local requests

More than a third of 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Making Friends Is an Art! 2nd Ed. (Building Relationships) • Amazon Business $11.62 1 $11.62
What's in it For Me? (Responsible Me!) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
That Rule Doesn't Apply to Me! (Responsible Me!) (Responsible Me!, 3) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Soda Pop Head Activity and Idea Book • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
I Can't Believe You Said That! (Best Me I Can Be! Series • Amazon Business $10.91 1 $10.91
But It's Not My Fault (Responsible Me!) • Amazon Business $10.61 1 $10.61
Awesome Dawson, It's Not Your Turn! • Amazon Business $10.52 1 $10.52
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) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Herman Jiggle, Say Hello! How to talk to people when your words get stuck (Socially-skilled Kids!) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Bubble Gum Brain: A Picture Book About Growth Mindset • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
My Mouth Is A Volcano: A Picture Book About Interrupting • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
I Just Want to Do It My Way! My Story about Staying on Task and Asking for Help (Best Me I Can Be!, 5) • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
Personal Space Camp: A Picture Book About Respecting Others' Physical Boundaries • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
My Mouth is a Volcano Activity and Idea Book • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
Soda Pop Head: A Picture Book About Taming Tempers and Managing Anger • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue: The Difference Between Tattling and Telling • Amazon Business $6.19 1 $6.19
The Bubble Wrap Queen: A Picture Book with Safety Tips for the Playground, Car, Bike, and More! • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00

Materials cost

$160.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$192.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.97

Total project goal

$226.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $226.44

5 Donors

-$120.72

Donations toward project cost

-$106.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.86

match offer

-$100.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.00

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 $0.00

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