Help me give my students an updated hermit crab habitat to continue to facilitate lessons of compassion, empathy, respect and responsibility for living things as well as creating a calming stress relief center for children with special needs.
Currently in our classroom we have 4 hermit crabs in a 30 gal broken tank (it is fixed with tape). If you could please help us out and donate so we can get the items listed, we will be able to get a larger tank (55 gal) and stand so that we can store accessories and have more items and space for rearranging the tank weekly.
This summer I made the decision to get a classroom pet to help teach valuable life lessons through the joint care of the animals since I work with students that have varying disabilities.
I teach 7th and 8th grade middle school special education students. However, a benefit I did not know was that the hermit crabs could also be used as a way to help comfort students with anxiety and stress. As with the rest of society my students have higher stress and anxiety. This results in more student outburst and wanting to flee from situation. To try and minimize these behaviors we are trying to work on self-calming techniques. When I have students that have had a long day or are struggling from situations at home - they will request to come into my room and sit by the tank to watch the crabs wander around. This quiet time gives them a peaceful reflection where after some time we can discuss appropriate ways to handle certain situation.
Students help with feeding, cleaning, and rearranging the "crabitat" weekly. This helps them learn life skills and responsibility. To be able to be a volunteer students complete a lesson over hermit crabs learning about their care and safety measures to take when helping. I have also been able to incorporate different writing lessons by using the hermit crabs like creating dialogue and poetry.
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
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Materials cost
$1,060.40
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$86.42
3rd party payment processing fee
$15.91
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,192.73
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$210.48
Total project goal
$1,403.21
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,403.21
6 Donors
-$801.46
Donations toward project cost
-$685.74
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$115.72
match offer
-$596.46
Match offer toward project cost
-$506.99
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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