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Mrs. Meres from Saint Louis MO is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Appealing to the Senses

Help me give my students fidget and calming tools and 6 whisper phones.

  • $209 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach in an urban cross categorical classroom. Each student has unique talents and abilities. We celebrate our differences and accept the challenges of each day as an opportunity to grow.

My students are very energetic and full of life.

The learning diversity in our classroom offers wonderful opportunities for learning. My students love reading, dancing and exploring with hands on activities. I look forward to every day I have with them because I learn something from them each day.

My Project

My students are all energetic and sometimes that awesome energy needs to be channeled into positive learning moments. I have a sensory corner that needs some fidgets and a comfy chair to help them calm down or take a break when needed. The weighted lap fidgets will allow them to feel secure and help them calm down in a stressful moment. The bean bag chair is a great spot for them to sit and read or just relax. These items are important to the overall calm in our class and allow learning to continue.

My students love to read!

I want to give them a tool that will strengthen their read aloud and speaking skills. The Whisper Phone is perfect for this. This resource allows them to hear how they sound to others when speaking and reading aloud.

Donations to this project will help me to strengthen my students ability to focus and promote strong readers!

Mrs. Meres
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Big Joe Bean Bag, 98-Inch (Spicy Lime) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
FIDGET - WEIGHTED PUSHPATHZ SET OF 5 • School Specialty $24.63 1 $24.63
WhisperPhone(r) Element (Set of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $24.61 1 $24.61
I Get Along With Others Book Set - Paperback (Set of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.91 1 $22.91
THE ULTIMATE FIDGET TOYS FOR ADHD KIDS & ADULTS |Increase Focus, Reduce anxiety & relief Stress, Tension and Nerves |E-BOOK |Speech Therapy Toys & Marble Sensory For ADD OCD & Autism(9 Pack) • Amazon Business $12.37 1 $12.37
Plastic Visual ASD Feelings Board and Keyring (Picture Communication Symbols) • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29

Materials cost

$135.80

Vendor shipping charges

$9.59

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$177.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.31

Total project goal

$208.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$208.74

3 Donors

-$104.36

Donations toward project cost

-$88.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.65

match offer

-$104.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$88.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.66

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$0.00

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