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Mrs. Crystal Murray from San Pedro, 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 liquid floor tiles, sensory materials, beanbag seats, and other resources for a cozy, comfy space to calm down with soft seating and a variety of sensory toys they can use to address their needs.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Crystal Murray's classroom raised $881

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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

All the students in my class are experiencing school for the first time. Many are experiencing social-emotional needs this pace can be used to addressed. They range in age from 3 to 4 years old and need to self-regulation skills. All of my students have varying exceptional needs which can be addressed in a variety of ways using a variety of materials.

The floor tiles, sensory set, beanbag seats, cuddle ball, shapes, bean bags, and other materials for this project will help my students find a variety of ways to calm down and develop ways to self-regulate their emotions.

This project allows students to determine the materials they want to use to help feel better and be able to return to their learning pace with their classmates. Developing self-regulations skills is important because they will need to use these skills throughout the rest of their lives.

Mrs. Crystal Murray Barton Hill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Pedro, 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
SE401 - Liquid Floor Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
AA540X - Toddler-Safe Washable Sensory Materials - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
DD420SG - Calming Colors<sup>&reg;</sup> Premium Beanbag Seat - Sage Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
DD420SB - Calming Colors<sup>&reg;</sup> Premium Beanbag Seat - Sky Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
CA312 - Calming Cuddle Ball • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
PP504 - Gel-Bead Sensory Shapes - Set of 8 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP508 - Sensory Star Beanbags - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99
SE731 - Sensory Rings • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$648.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$59.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$748.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$132.01

Total project goal

$880.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$880.07

1 Donor

-$880.07

Donations toward project cost

-$748.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$132.01

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$0.00

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