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Mrs. Aki from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Area

Help me give my students materials for our classroom calm area for social emotional support!

  • $958 goal

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My Project

My students love hands-on activities! Who doesn't? It is a great way to see abstract concepts come to life and become relatable and relevant to them. Students are applying their skills in defining problems, proposing solutions, planning and designing experiments, and collecting and analyzing data. But before they can master these skills and go through the academic learning process, they also need to be socially and emotionally prepared.

The items such as the bean bags, rugs, noise-cancelling earphones and digital drawing board will be used to create a calming area in the classroom.

This will provide a safe space for students to de-escalate, calm down, and re-center their focus when they feel things are getting too rough for them. The calming area will be a safe corner in our classroom for a student or small group of students to regain control of their emotions and mind and be more ready to learn with the rest of the class.

Mrs. Aki Rudecinda S Dodson Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Aki

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA View local requests

More than half 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

135 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Posh Beanbags Bean Bag Chair, X-Large Machine Washable - Canvas White Stars on Blue • Amazon Business $54.99 5 $274.95
Sony MDRZX110NC Noise Cancelling Headphones, Black • Amazon Business $26.03 10 $260.30
Penpower RemoteGo Digital Writing Pad | Digital Whiteboard, Annotation, and Screen Recording, All-in-one | Online Course Recording and Remote Teaching | Pen Tablet • Amazon Business $89.95 1 $89.95
HUAHOO Blue Solar System Kids Area Rug Educational Learning Carpet Fun Rug Children Area Rug for Playroom & Nursery - Non Skid Gel Backing (24" Round, Round Solar System) • Amazon Business $12.99 5 $64.95
hand2mind Orange Jumbo Sand Timers, 5 Minute Sand Timer, Hourglass Sand Timer with Soft Rubber End Caps Offers Quiet Pausing, Classroom Sand Timers for Kids, Teeth Brushing and Game Timer (Set of 1) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99

Materials cost

$708.14

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $64.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$813.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$143.57

Total project goal

$957.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $957.12

1 Donor

-$813.55

Donations toward project cost

-$813.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$143.57

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 $0.00

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