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Mrs. Escarcega from Chula Vista, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Best Virtues Books

Help me give my students social and emotional books to help us learn our Veteran's Virtues.

  • 12 donors
  • $60 still needed

expires Dec 28

  • 12 donors
  • $60 still needed
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Mrs. Escarcega Veterans Elementary School
Chula Vista, CA Grades 3-5

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

We are starting a house system at our school and our houses include: honesty, integrity, compassion, and kindness. These books will serve as great reads to teach our students about what these virtues mean and what each house represesnts. And, what better way to teach instead of just telling students what these words mean? BOOKS! These books will teach each house about the virtues each house represent through the eyes of different characters!

Our students need books on the social and emotional virtues of honesty, integrity, compassion, and kindness!

Our students learn best through the eyes of characters that we can identify through literature! These social and emotional books will teach our students to learn honesty, integrity, compassion, and kindness.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

100 students impacted 12 donors
Mrs. Escarcega Veterans Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chula Vista, CA 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

100 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Courage • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Howard B. Wigglebottom Listens to His Heart • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Courage • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Howard B. Wigglebottom Listens to a Friend: A Fable About Loss and Healing • Amazon Business $17.94 1 $17.94
Howard B. Wigglebottom and Manners Matters • Amazon Business $15.04 1 $15.04
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns We Can All Get Along • Amazon Business $15.04 1 $15.04
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Mud and Rainbows • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Howard B. Wigglebottom Blends in Like Chameleons: A Fable About Belonging • Amazon Business $14.63 1 $14.63
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Sportsmanship: Winning Isn’t Everything • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Sportsmanship: Winning Isn’t Everything • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Power of Giving: A Christmas Story • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns Too Much of a Good Thing is Bad: A Story About Moderation • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
Howard B. Wigglebottom On Yes or No: A Fable About Trust • Amazon Business $13.70 1 $13.70
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Bullies • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns It's OK to Back Away: A Story About Managing Anger • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Monkey on His Back: A Tale About Telling the Truth • Amazon Business $13.21 1 $13.21
Consent Ninja: A Children’s Picture Book about Safety, Boundaries, and Consent (Ninja Life Hacks) • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker (Little Boost) • Amazon Business $12.13 1 $12.13
Taste Your Words • Amazon Business $12.04 1 $12.04
The Recess Queen • Amazon Business $11.57 1 $11.57
Body Boundaries Make Me Stronger: Personal Safety Book for Kids about Body Safety, Personal Space, Private Parts and Consent that Teaches Social Skills and Body Awareness (World of Kids Emotions) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Winners Don’t Whine and Whiners Don’t Win: A Picture Book About Good Sportsmanship • Amazon Business $10.21 1 $10.21
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Ask a Million Questions Again • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
The Girl Who Makes a Million Mistakes: A Growth Mindset Book for Kids to Boost Confidence, Self-Esteem and Resilience (A Million Mistakes Series) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
I Have Ants in My Pants: A Picture Book About Learning Self-Control and Respecting Others Space (National Center for Youth Issues) • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen • Amazon Business $8.70 1 $8.70

Materials cost

$349.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$416.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.55

Total project goal

$490.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $490.36

8 Donors

-$271.50

Donations toward project cost

-$233.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.47

Matching donations from our partners

-$156.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$133.02

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.48

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $59.71

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