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Mrs. Saldana from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Counseling Corner - Student Space

Help me give my students a safe space away from home by providing them fidgets, coloring books, and other fun things to use as a stress reliever.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Saldana's classroom raised $512

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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

I work at a low income middle school on the south side of Chicago. Many of our students have experienced trauma and school is their safe space away from home. Sometimes their only safe space. These fidgets and other supplies will help my students relieve some of their everyday stress and find fun and healthy activities to engage in. My students are so appreciative of the fidgets that I have already purchased on my own. These additional fidgets will be a great addition to their collection. Some of these fidgets could also be used as raffle incentives to get students to achieve a certain goal, such as improvement in attendance.

I have also added other essentials like a laminator because students like to laminate their artwork that we create in our sessions.

Other items include: crayons, color pencils, markers and coloring books for students to use when they need to decompress and have a moment to themselves.

Students at RMS really enjoy arts and craft activities so I included items like Gem Art kits and clay.

Fidgets include: stress balls, kinetic sand, Legos, and drawing tablets and other sensory stimulating toys.

Lastly, I have included items like mental health stickers to remind students of their strength even during tough days.

All of these items will be stored in my office for students to use freely during our check ins or when they need a moment to step away from class.

Mrs. Saldana Richardson 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.

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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
Scotch Thermal Laminator with 20 Letter Size Pouches, Ideal for Teachers, Small Offices, or Home (TL1302XVP) • Amazon Business $60.91 1 $60.91
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 Building Toy Set, Toy Storage Solution for Home or Classrooms, Interactive Building Toy for Kids, Boys, and Girls • Amazon Business $33.12 1 $33.12
Creativity for Kids Sensory Bin - Construction Zone • Blick Art Materials $25.00 1 $25.00
Crayola Colored Pencils - Assorted Colors, Set of 100 • Blick Art Materials $22.31 1 $22.31
Sensory Stress Balls - 15 Pack - Stress Balls Fidget Toys - Sensory Squishy Balls Set, Anxiety Relief Calming Tool - Fidget Stress Toys for Autism & ADD/ADHD • Amazon Business $20.95 1 $20.95
76 Pack Sensory Fidget Toys Set, Stress Relief and Anti-Anxiety Bundle Sensory Toys for Kids Adults, Cool Fidget Packs with Mochi Squishy, Magic Rainbow Ball, Motion Timer, Flippy Chain,Stress Ball... • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Learning Resources Sensory Trio Fidget Tubes, 3 Pieces, Ages 3+, fine Motor Skills, Sensory Toys for Toddlers,Children, Speech Therapy Materials, Fidget Toys, Sensory Tubes • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Lewo Wooden Stacking Board Games Building Blocks for Kids Boys Girls- 48 Pieces • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
FuniBudi Kids Tablet 10in LCD Writing Tablet Toys for 3 4 5 6 7 8-10 Year Old Girls Boys Airplane Travel Essentials Kids Board Games Chrismas Birthday Drawing and writting Tablet Sensory Toys(Blue) • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Crayola Pip-Squeaks Skinnies Washable Markers - Assorted Colors, Set of 64 • Blick Art Materials $13.84 1 $13.84
Tic Tac Toe (Bulk Pack of 24) 5"x5" Foam Tic-Tac-Toe Mini Board Game Toys for Kids, Birthday Party Favors, Goody Bag Stuffers, Classroom Prizes & Occupational Therapy, Stocking Stuffers • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
80 Pcs Anxiety Sensory Stickers with Inspirational Quotes Calm Textured Strips Relief Mental Health Stickers School Office Adhesive Sensory Tape Anti Stress Toys for Adults Teens (Bright) • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
Kinetic Sand Sandbox Set, 1lb Green Play Sand, Sandbox Storage, 4 Molds and Tools, Sensory Toys for Kids Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Kinetic Sand Sandbox Set, 1lb Blue Play Sand, Sandbox Storage, 4 Molds and Tools, Sensory Toys for Kids Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
RTHPY Arts and Crafts for Kids Ages 8-12 & 6-8, Window Suncatcher Diamond Painting Kits by Numbers for Girl Ages 7 9 11 Year Old Gem Art for Kids Ages 9-12 Birthday Gift Idea for Teens (Nature) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Dr.Kbder Sensory Fidget Toys for Kids Toddler Boys, Autism Figette Ball Autistic ADHD Cool Desk Toy, Calm Down Travel Airplane Essentials Toys for Age 3-12 Year Old, Stuffers Gift for Kids Teens Girls • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
32 PCS Mini Fidget Spinners Soccer Ball Toys for Kids, Soccer Party Favors Goodie Bag Stuffers, Rotatable Soccer Finger Stress Balls for Classroom Prizes • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Hasbro Play-Doh Colors 8-Pack - Single Pack • Kaplan Early Learning Company $9.86 1 $9.86
Carson Dellosa Positive Character Traits Poster, Wall Poster Set for Growth Mindset Wall Decor, and Calm Down Corner Supplies, Inspirational Posters Teacher Supplies & Classroom Supplies (12 Posters) • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Labeol Arts and Crafts for Kids Ages 8-12 - Creat Your Own GEM Keychains-5D Diamond Art by Numbers GEM Art Kits for Kids Girls Toddler Crafts Age 6-7 6-8 10-12 (Ocean) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
400PCS Mental Health Stickers, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Gifts for Adult Women Men Teens Kids, Mental Health Decor, Therapist Gifts Mental Health Awareness Items Bulk Vinyl, 1.4” • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Stress Relief: Adult Coloring Book with Animals, Landscape, Flowers, Patterns, Mushroom And Many More For Relaxation • Amazon Business $7.87 1 $7.87
Coloring Books For Kids Cool Coloring: For Girls & Boys Aged 6-12 • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Anxiety Relief Coloring Book for Teens: Creativity to Find Calm • Amazon Business $6.69 1 $6.69
Yeetec 6 Pack 24 Links Wacky Tracks Snap and Click Fidget Toys, Finger Sensory Toys, Snake Puzzles for Stress Relief, Party Bag Fillers, Party Favours, Random Color • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Crayola Crayons with Sharpener 64 Crayons/Box (52-0064) • Staples $4.31 1 $4.31
Schylling NeeDoh Original - Sensory Fidget Toy - Assorted Colors - Ages 3 to Adult , 1 Count ( Pack of 1) • Amazon Business $3.44 1 $3.44
Staples Manual Pencil Sharpener Assorted Colors (10898-CC) • Staples $1.08 2 $2.16

Materials cost

$389.41

Vendor shipping charges

$9.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.80

Total project goal

$512.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$512.00

4 Donors

-$487.00

Donations toward project cost

-$413.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.05

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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$0.00

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