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Ms. Myers from Mesquite, TX is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Myers's classroom raised $417

Becoming Your Best With Less Stress

Help me give my students tools, through tangible stress reduction items and/or skills learned through cooperative board games, to manage their stress at school, helping to improve their potential for successful learning.

Ms. Myers Mesquite High School
Mesquite, TX Grades 6-8

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 Students

My students, "Super Heros" are developing new life skills helping them to manage emotional challenges in school and in life. They are discovering new coping strategies such as the young person who likes to play tic-tac-toe as a way to connect and begin discussing their emotions. Students also find it easier to discuss life's challenges while squeezing a stress ball or manipulating "fidgets". Some of the conditions that my "Super Heros" are trying to navigate are anxiety, self-esteem, bullying, loss, and anger management.

My Project

These items will be provided to any student requesting the item to help the student reduce stress/anxiety. Helping students manage stress/anxiety allows them to better focus on academics. This skill is also transferable to "real world" situations outside of the classroom. Helping students develop healthy coping strategies early in life leads to better self-esteem, through success, higher achievement, better long-term health (reducing stress-related illnesses such as hypertension, heart disease, stroke, etc.), and overall wellness.

The board games and stress reduction items will be used to provide students with the tools/vocabulary and devoted time with another person/adult to discuss issues such as anger, anxiety, self-image, etc.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

120 students impacted 6 donors
Ms. Myers Mesquite High School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Mesquite, TX View local requests

Nearly all 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

120 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
(55 Pcs) Fidget Toy Pack Push Popping Bubble Mini Fidgets Toys Keychain Set, Tangle Fidget Bracelet Pop Tubes Simple Dimple Fidget Spinners, Sensory Toys Box Party Favors for Autistic ADHD Kids Girls • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
Fidget TIK Tok Fidget Toys Pack Sensory Fidget Toys Push Bubble Pop Toy Stress Anxiety Relief Toys Set • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Kidcia Fidget Toys, 32 Pcs Fidget Packs/Box, Sensory Toys/Stress Relief Set for Kids, Autistic Children, Adults with Marble Mesh/Squeeze Grape Ball/Liquid Motion Timer- Gift for Birthday/Class Reward • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98
Behind the Anger Therapy Kit - Anger Management for Kids, Therapy Games for Anger Control - Includes Card Game, Memory Game, and Feelings Flip Board - Designed for Therapy Use • Amazon Business $32.99 1 $32.99
IGINOA 56 Pack Fidget Figetget Figet Figit Figetsss Sensory Toy Box Set Rainbow Pop Popper Popitsfidget Anxiety Autism Stress Pressure Bubble Game Gift Special Need Autistic Girl Boy Kid Teen Adult • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Sensory Fidget Toy Pack Anti Anxiety Push Pop Bubble Fidget Toys Set Pop-On-It Stress Reliever Tools Squeeze Silicone Grip Strength Fidget Toy Cheap Fidget Block for Adult Kids (30PCS B) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Juegoal 4-in-1 Wooden Fast Sling Puck Set for Kids and Adults, Chess, Checkers, Tic Tac Toe Games, Travel Portable Folding Tabletop Chess Board Game Sets, Interactive Families Toys • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
StrongSuit - The Tower of Self Esteem, Family Therapy Game For Kids, Teens, Boost Self Confidence, Social Skills, Creativity, Problem Solving, mindfulness - Used by Therapists and Parents, 2-5 Players • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
12 Pack Fidgets Stress Balls for Kids Adults, Squishies Ball Fidgetget Toys Pack, Stress Relief Sensory Stress Ball for Autism, ADD, ADHD, Squishy Toys Gifts for 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Boys Girls • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Chewy Tubes, 2 Pack - Red Super Chews - Pediatric and Adult Sensory Treatment Tool • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Outee Mochi Animals Stress Toys, 30 Pcs Mini Stress Relief Toys Mochi Animals Toys Kawaii Mochi Cat Glow in The Dark Random Relief Stress Toys Xmas Gifts for Kids Adults • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Sensory Water Beads Toy for Kids 6 Pack, Shapes Learning Toy for Toddlers, Fidget Stress Toys for Autism/ Anxiety Relief for Adults,Bean Bags Great for Cornhole Tossing Carnival Backyard Outdoor Game • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
ARK's Grabber XT Oral Motor Chew - Extra Tough Sensory Chewy Tool • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$319.42

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$354.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.51

Total project goal

$416.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $416.72

4 Donors

-$206.16

Donations toward project cost

-$178.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.17

match offer

-$206.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$175.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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