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Mrs. Pysz from Maryville, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Emotion Helpers!!

Help me give my students the tools they need to regulate their emotions.

  • $513 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

The world is a confusing place, especially when you are 7. Help me give my class the tools they need to learn about and regulate their emotions.

Teaching self-regulation is my goal and students need books and a various array of fidgets or tools to help them achieve this goal.

I will have these items available to them in a calming corner and the class library. The students can access these as they need them.

This is an amazing class of 24 second-graders who are creative, hard-working, imaginative, and caring! I love seeing how they change and grow throughout this school year.

Mrs. Pysz Maryville Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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Maryville, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

24 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
3 Product Bundle - A Little SPOT of SEL Favorites (box sets of paperback book set & fidget toy set) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $155.00 1 $155.00
Calm Strips: Special CLASSROOM PACK of 30 Sensory Focus Tools (Fidget Toy - Social Emotional Learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 1 $40.00
A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box Set • Amazon Business $31.41 1 $31.41
4E's Novelty Expandable Breathing Ball Sphere (4 Pack) Toy for Kids Stress Reliever Fidget Toys Colors May Vary for Yoga Anxiety Relaxation Expands from 5.6" to 12" • Amazon Business $27.43 1 $27.43
Timgle 12 Pcs Marble Maze Mat Calming Sensory Fidget Stress Relief Toys Tactile Quiet Fidget Toys Gifts for Christmas Teens Adults School Classroom • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Really Good Stuff Sensory Strips Variety Pack – Set of Four – Fidget – Sensory Seekers – Adhesive Sensory Fidget – Social-Emotional Leaning Tool • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Jexine 48 Pcs Fidget Toys Stress Relief Sensory Toys, Include Sensory Rings Finger Fidget Ring Roller Chain 6 Wheeled Bike Chain Fidget and Soothing Marble Fidget Toy for Adult Teen Adhd Autism • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
hand2mind Mindful Maze Boards, Learn Breathing Patterns, Mindfulness for Kids Anxiety Relief, Tactile Sensory Toys, Play Therapy Toys, Social Emotional Learning Activities, Calm Down Corner Supplies • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
hand2mind Luna The Calming Kitty, Learn Deep Breathing, Rechargeable Animal Night Light, Kids Anxiety Relief, Mindfulness for Kids, Calm Down Corner Supplies, Social Emotional Learning Activities • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
6 Pieces Marble Maze Mat Sensory Fidget Stress Relief Toys Calming Toys Anxiety Relief Toys Relieve Anxiety for Teens Adults, Relax and Improve Focus for School Classroom (8.6 x 6 Inch) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
20PCS Quiet Fidget Toys for Party Favors, Brain Imagination Tools for Classroom Prizes, Twist Chain Stress Relief Sensory Toys for Goodie Bag Stuffers, Christmas Valentine Gifts for Kids Student • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
BUNMO Kids Stocking Stuffers 8-12 | Spikey Soft Stress Balls 3pk | Sensory Squishy Stress Ball | Toys for 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Year Old Boy or Girl Gift | Addictive Kids Fidget Toys • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
SquishyStressBalls12PackforKids&AdultsSuperSoftSlowRisingBalls,SqueezeBallStretchyFidgetBallforAnxietyStressRelief,ADHDAutismSensoryFidgetToysforHandTherapy (9Pcs Shape) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$394.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.92

Total project goal

$512.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $512.80

7 Donors

-$490.86

Donations toward project cost

-$435.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.98

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.94

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