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Ms. Dries from Ocala, FL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Focus Focus!

Help me give my students books and sensory tools for a way to get their mind focused on learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Dries's classroom raised $253

This project is fully funded

My Students

I strive to have an engaging classroom that keeps my students involved and excited to learn. I am at a great school with a variety of demographics of families, although the majority is in low-income families. We are a Title I school and although we have resources, it just never seems to be enough. When I send home homework, maybe two or three students return their work. They explain they don't have pencils, glue, or scissors to be able to complete the assignment. They have to take care of their siblings, stay with a caretaker until late hours in the evening, or just are not encouraged to work on their academics. When coming to school, many look forward to the consistency, love, and care they get while learning each day. The students love to engage with each other, even if it's while learning. The thrive but also need breaks throughout the day to keep their minds able to stay focused. As the year continues I learn each of them, their ways of learning and what benefits them to help excel their learning.

My Project

It's no surprise students have a hard time focusing, but when their home life struggles or the pressure is on them at home, it's tripling the stress to focus at school. Kids worrying constant about their siblings, parents, who's going to be there when they get home. When in class, their anxiety can be at a peak which interferes with their learning. Fidgets give students a way out to help relieve that stress but also bring their minds to focus on instruction.

Baby Mouse and Dog Man are the two most popular books in our age and class right now.

They are always checked out of the library when we go and my students rarely get the chance to read them or check them out. Having them in our class library will have the students thrive to want to read and enhance those skills further!

When we work on math, a lot of the time we work with our dry erase markers and write on our white boards. These invisible ink pens give the students not only the excitement but also the privacy to write their answers without having others see and be judged by being correct or not.

These items will give my students the excitement and encouragement to continue learning, but not just at school it can go back and fourth between home as well!

Ms. Dries Oakcrest Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

20 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pinkiwine 46 Pack Fidget Toys Set Fidget Packs with Pop Toys Mini Unicorn Keychain Pop Assortments for Kids Girls Boys Stress Relief Party Favors • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Anditoy 48 Pack Sensory Fidget Toys Set Fidget Pack with Pop Toys Mini Pop Dimple Sensory Toys for Kids Girls Boys Adults Stress Relief Party Favors • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Dog Man: Mothering Heights: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #10): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (10) • Amazon Business $6.62 3 $19.86
40 Pack Sensory Fidget Toys Set, Autism Special Dimple Sensory Toys Sets for Kids Adults, Stress Relief and Anti-Anxiety Toys Assortment, Special Puzzle Balls Party Favors • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
SCStyle Invisible Ink Pen 28Pcs Latest Spy Pen with UV Light Magic Spy Marker Kid Pens for Secret Birthday Message Party,Writing Secret Information Easter Day Halloween Christmas Party Bag Gift • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Cherislpy 42 Pack Sensory Fidget Pack Pop Fidget Toys Simple Mini Pop Dimple Sensory Toys for Kids Adults Autism Special Stress Relief and Anti-Anxiety Toys Assortment Party Favors • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Unicorn Academy: Rainbow of Adventure Boxed Set (Books 1-4) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
23 Pack Sensory Fidget Toys Set, Relieve Children and Adult's Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Autism Stress and Anxiety Pack of Marble and Mesh,Soybean Squeeze, Flippy Chain, Speed Cube etc • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Babymouse #13: Cupcake Tycoon • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Babymouse #7: Skater Girl • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Babymouse #17: Extreme Babymouse • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Babymouse #8: Puppy Love • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #9): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (9) • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48

Materials cost

$181.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$214.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.86

Total project goal

$252.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $252.42

5 Donors

-$252.42

Donations toward project cost

-$214.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.86

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