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Mrs. Elder from Meridian, ID is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Deep Breathing Equals Improved Academics

Help me give my students the skills to calm their mind and brain so they can focus on academic learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Elder's classroom raised $669

This project is fully funded

My Project

Finding safety in your school day can increase your ability to learn. I would like to encourage and teach breathing techniques to help calm our mind and body to help us learn.

Classroom teachers have the unique, challenging, rewarding and sometimes difficult job of teaching students at all emotional levels.

I would like to give the teachers a tool to increase and encourage deep breathing to calm our minds before academics.

The "breathing ball" is an excellent tool to show the students how to breath deep from their belly. Research has shown that deep breathing can help students feel calm which creates safety and leads to better academics. I would like all students at Hillsdale Elementary to feel safe!

Mrs. Elder Hillsdale Elementary School Grades 3-5 Meridian, ID View local requests 700 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
4E's Novelty Expandable Breathing Ball Toy Sphere for Kids & Adults, Expands from 5.6" to 12" - Kids Calming Fidget Toys, Yoga Relaxation Accessories • Amazon Business $13.90 36 $500.40

Materials cost

$500.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$568.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.27

Total project goal

$668.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $668.45

1 Donor

-$668.45

Donations toward project cost

-$568.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.27

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