My students need fidget toys, paper, markers and writing activities to allow them an outlet for their creativity and hyperactivity.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gordon's classroom raised $376
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 attend a very large and diverse high school. They all have different learning issues but they work hard to overcome and address them. I teach special education students in both inclusion science and resource English classes.
All students want to succeed!
We work together to do our best to ensure everyone is successful. My students often just need a bit of extra assistance or a different strategy to be successful. It is my goal to make sure each one of them gets that help.
My Project
Writing is essential in all subject areas as well as in life but my students struggle with writing. Writing assignments tend to make them anxious and frustrated. Fidget toys such as the six-sided dice, stress balls and goo timers can provide an outlet for some of that anxiety as well relieve some of their usual hyperactivity.
Shorter lessons allow students to experience success.
The activities found in "Writing Teachers Book of Lists" and "Writing Teachers Activity a Day" provide shorter lessons on fundamental grammar and writing topics. Once students have experienced some success, it is far easier to get them to continue working on longer more difficult writing tasks.
Finally, the colored paper and markers are so that my students with limited writing skills can still express themselves through pictures. Adding artwork aids in comprehension and allows students who lack writing skills to excel in other ways.
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
Fidget Cube Fidget Dice Toy - Now available in 13 different colors! - Relieves Stress, Anxiety Helps to Focus - For adults and children - Extra Durable Silicon Non-Plastic Twiddle Cube (White-Blue)
• Amazon Business
$19.99
6
$119.94
Goo Timer
• Amazon Business
$8.14
6
$48.84
The Writing Teacher's Book of Lists with Ready-to-Use Activities and Worksheets , 2nd Edition
• Amazon Business
$22.05
1
$22.05
The Writing Teacher's Activity-a-Day: 180 Reproducible Prompts and Quick-Writes for the Secondary Classroom
• Amazon Business
$16.13
1
$16.13
Tangle Jr. Original Fidget Toy, Set of 6
• Amazon Business
$15.95
1
$15.95
Crayola 58-7858 Ultra-Clean Washable Broad Line Markers, 40-Count
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Squishy Stress Relief Balls (3-pack) - Tear-Resistant Stress Ball, Non-toxic, BPA/Phthalate/Latex-Free (Colors as Shown)
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Toy Cubby Yellow Smiley Face Stress Ball - 24 Pcs
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
FidgetWorks Bike Chain Fidget Toy for Autism, ADD, ADHD, Stress and Idle Hands, Black
• Amazon Business
$10.47
1
$10.47
Neenah Astrobrights Premium Color Paper Assortment, 24 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 500 Sheets, Happy
• Amazon Business
$10.19
1
$10.19
Materials cost
$284.54
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.27
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$318.81
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$56.26
Total project goal
$375.07
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$375.07
8 Donors
-$298.00
Donations toward project cost
-$260.80
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$37.20
match offer
-$68.25
Match offer toward project cost
-$58.01
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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