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Ms. Fusner from South Holland, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Independently!

Help me give my students the ability to independently calm using their calming strategies.

  • $297 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are amazing! Each and every one of them are a piece of the puzzle that is completed when they are present. They all have unique needs and abilities. When one is absent for the day, it is obvious that the puzzle is not complete. All of my students are on the autism spectrum. They all have specific needs to help them learn. With the right materials, they are all able to learn everything.

My Project

Teaching in a classroom with all different leveled learns and functional abilities, it is important that the students learn to calm themselves down independently. The students are taught routine and procedures for using different calming tools. The more of a variety of calming tools available the more independent the students can become. The tools will help students of all abilities be able to use calming strategies and return to their educational activities. When the students are able to independently calm, they are able to return to their educational tasks quicker and more successfully. Having these tiles in the classroom will give the students another sensory object to use. These tiles will allow physical movement and also sensory all in that activity.

Ms. Fusner
Grades 3-5
  • ABLE Program
  • South Holland, IL
  • More than a third 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

    This project will reach 13 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
SE401 - Liquid Floor Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
PP716 - Tilt Turn Liquid Sensory Windows • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$218.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$252.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.52

Total project goal

$296.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$296.79

3 Donors

-$141.14

Donations toward project cost

-$129.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

match offer

-$143.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$122.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.67

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$0.00

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