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Mrs. Khalil from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Area

Help me give my students a calming area with materials that support social emotional learning and self-regulation.

  • $949 goal

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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 Project

My students are learning self-regulation skills. They are learning to recognize their feelings and how to express them. Students are learning to practice deep breathing as a body-calming strategy and will utilize the breathing board to help them.

A calming area is a safe space that students can use when they are feeling overwhelmed.

I will use the mats and sensory items to create a safe and welcoming environment for the calming area.

The students will learn to use the classroom calming kit which includes materials and strategies to self-regulate. Students will utilize the "How do you feel?" slider to recognize their feelings and use the calm down cubes to choose a self-regulating strategy with adult guidance.

I will also use the social-emotional story-telling kits to model strategies for building connections and discuss kindness, friendship, and self-awareness. These tools will help students develop invaluable skills that promote social-emotional development which is crucial to their academic success.

Mrs. Khalil 96th Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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Los Angeles, CA 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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC960X - Social-Emotional Storytelling Kits - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
TS822 - Theraputty<sup>&reg;</sup> - Soft • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 3 $98.97
LC193 - Heavy-Duty Folding Rest Mat • Lakeshore Learning Materials $47.99 2 $95.98
EA293 - Giant Sand Timer - 3 Minutes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 4 $79.96
CA202 - Cuddly Puppy Weighted Lap Pad • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
EE985X - Classroom Calming Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
TS429 - Touch Feel Discovery Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $41.50 1 $41.50
CA312 - Calming Cuddle Ball • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
VR154 - Squish Squeeze Sensory Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
ES130 - Hoberman Sphere<sup>&reg;</sup> • Lakeshore Learning Materials $17.99 2 $35.98
PP183 - Count Up Count Down Digital Timer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 2 $29.98

Materials cost

$701.32

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$64.17

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$806.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$142.24

Total project goal

$948.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$948.25

1 Donor

-$948.25

Donations toward project cost

-$806.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$142.24

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$0.00

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