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Ms. Mary from Chicago, IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Necessities

Help me give my students authentic calming tools to navigate their journey of self-regulation.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mary's classroom raised $261

This project is fully funded

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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

These materials will be used to create a safe and calming environment for students at the preschool level. Our classroom is a blended classroom which includes students with various disabilities to partake in their learning journey. Sand timers are beneficial for students to use as way to decompress and gain an awareness of time.

Students will be able to thrive from calming materials that will help them to self-regulate.

It is developmentally appropriate for students to be unaware of the feelings that they are feeling and must use tools such as calming visuals and tools to navigate through their a whirlwind of emotions that take place at school.

Ms. Mary Dawes Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Chicago, IL 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Giant Sand Timers - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $75.00 1 $75.00
Lakeshore Classroom Calming Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Calming Cuddle Ball • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Self-Calming Cards • Kaplan Early Learning Company $13.46 1 $13.46

Materials cost

$188.44

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$221.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.05

Total project goal

$260.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$260.32

4 Donors

-$245.61

Donations toward project cost

-$221.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.34

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.71

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$0.00

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