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Mrs. P. from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Coloring for Calmness

Help me give my students these coloring books to calm their emotions in the classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. P.'s classroom raised $222

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are native speakers of Spanish. Some are born here as first generation students and others come from around the world. I have had students from Venezuela, Colombia, Spain, Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico - almost every Spanish speaking country. Some students also come from dual language classes and Spanish is not their first language and their parents do not speak Spanish.

They are rich in culture and experiences.

They are willing to share and help one another be successful in this country.

My Project

Students today are craving calmness. One tool to create calmness has been coloring. These coloring books will give them the opportunity to relieve stress when they pushed to their limits. Quiet time and coloring will help them refocus and decompress from the craziness of the hallways and the cafeteria. Coloring will bring them concentration to continue their day and to do well and excel to the best of their abilities. They appreciate all activities that are calming and different and not strictly academic. This is a form of indoor recess for middle schoolers who seem to never get a break.

Mrs. P. Pershing Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

Houston, TX 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

180 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Namaste: Stress Relieving Mandalas & Patterns: Antistress Coloring Book for Adults & Teens • Amazon Business $5.99 26 $155.74

Materials cost

$155.74

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$188.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.19

Total project goal

$221.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$221.27

2 Donors

-$221.27

Donations toward project cost

-$188.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.19

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$0.00

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