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We all have those days when we aren't in the best state for optimal performance. As adults, most of us have learned how to self-regulate when we are not at our best. We may eat something crunchy or sour to wake us up when sleepy, take deep breaths or go for a walk when upset, or put lavender spray on our pillow to help relax and fall asleep at night. To make sure our students are ready for learning, they must first be able to self-regulate, and they don't always have those skills yet. By donating to my cause you will help me to complete my project of providing a sensory toolbox for every classroom in my school to help students learn and practice the skills they need to self-regulate so they can be in a ready to learn state. I have been creating sensory toolboxes for classrooms by making sensory bottles, calm cream (lavender lotion), smart spray (water with peppermint essential oil), and other items to help students to achieve the optimal state for learning, but my boxes do not have all of the items that would benefit our students. By adding fidgets, yoga cards, scented pencils for coloring, and more, the students will have many more strategies they may find helpful for self-regulation. If I get my project funded, I will be able to provide items for the classrooms to help the teachers to teach self-regulation skills and allow the students to put those skills into practice!

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We all have those days when we aren't in the best state for optimal performance. As adults, most of us have learned how to self-regulate when we are not at our best. We may eat something crunchy or sour to wake us up when sleepy, take deep breaths or go for a walk when upset, or put lavender spray on our pillow to help relax and fall asleep at night. To make sure our students are ready for learning, they must first be able to self-regulate, and they don't always have those skills yet. By donating to my cause you will help me to complete my project of providing a sensory toolbox for every classroom in my school to help students learn and practice the skills they need to self-regulate so they can be in a ready to learn state. I have been creating sensory toolboxes for classrooms by making sensory bottles, calm cream (lavender lotion), smart spray (water with peppermint essential oil), and other items to help students to achieve the optimal state for learning, but my boxes do not have all of the items that would benefit our students. By adding fidgets, yoga cards, scented pencils for coloring, and more, the students will have many more strategies they may find helpful for self-regulation. If I get my project funded, I will be able to provide items for the classrooms to help the teachers to teach self-regulation skills and allow the students to put those skills into practice!

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