You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Upload a classroom photo

Ms. Butler’s Classroom Edit display name

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/7875851 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Upload a classroom photo
Brightly colored classrooms create too much stimuli for students who struggle with stress, attention, concentration, hyperactivity and experience with trauma. When a student is stressed or anxious, maladaptive coping skills are triggered which results in behavior issues in class. The job of the classroom is to silently create the right atmosphere for learning to occur and to provide a calming space to use coping skills when a student is stressed or anxious. A therapeutic classroom that is calming and nurturing allows students' brains to remain calm and stable enough to learn. Neutral colors like brown and beige are calming. Fluffy rugs are a sensory sensation that encourages relaxation. Using lamps and turning off the main ceiling lights allows students to focus on their work and concentrate. Giving students the option to remove their shoes allows students to relax when paired with a fluffy rug.

About my class

Brightly colored classrooms create too much stimuli for students who struggle with stress, attention, concentration, hyperactivity and experience with trauma. When a student is stressed or anxious, maladaptive coping skills are triggered which results in behavior issues in class. The job of the classroom is to silently create the right atmosphere for learning to occur and to provide a calming space to use coping skills when a student is stressed or anxious. A therapeutic classroom that is calming and nurturing allows students' brains to remain calm and stable enough to learn. Neutral colors like brown and beige are calming. Fluffy rugs are a sensory sensation that encourages relaxation. Using lamps and turning off the main ceiling lights allows students to focus on their work and concentrate. Giving students the option to remove their shoes allows students to relax when paired with a fluffy rug.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":7875851,"teacherId":7875851,"teacherName":"Ms. Butler","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7875851_orig.jpg?crop=314,314,x101,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622951848370","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21752137,"followAbout":"Ms. Butler's projects","teacherVerify":97271571,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. Butler","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/7875851","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=7875851","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":1,"numSupporters":3},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.