Help me give my students another tool for regulating their emotions and body.
$322 goal
This project expired on July 2, 2025.
This project expired on July 2, 2025.
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 Project
Students are always needing new ways to help them regulate their bodies and manage big emotions. When a child is escalated, resetting their nervous system or the vagus nerve, can have very calming effects. You can do this by giving them something minty or very cold along with chewing.
Ice meets two criteria for resetting a students nervous system and is an easy classroom resource.
This project contains two ice machines that both produce small, soft ice that is perfect for chewing. The pieces are small enough that the choking hazard is reduced and soft enough that teeth will not be damaged. There are two machines in the project so that students can chose between ice made of juice or plan ice.
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
16 students impacted
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