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Ms. CHACON from Carson City, NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Literacy Centers and a Calming Corner

Help me give my students literacy sensory bins and soothing items for our calming corner.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. CHACON's classroom raised $180

This project is fully funded

My Project

Social and emotional (SEL) skills are so important in kindergarten. I am so excited for this project to provide an outlet for our incoming students in a fun and engaging way.

Sammy the Golden Retriever is going to provide some fun activities for our students!

We are going to create a bin filled with ball pit balls with letters written on them. Students will have to search through the bin and find letters that correspond with their recording sheet. We will have the opportunity to differentiate with the other Sammy books in our project. These tools will allow us to create several literacy (and math) labs / centers. The students will hardly know they are learning.

In addition to our literacy bins, we are creating a sensory corner in our room. This area will be a place for students to self-soothe as needed. The sensory items included in this project will be part of this area as well as books other calming resources/materials.

Ms. CHACON Edith W Fritsch Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Carson City, NV View local requests

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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Liquid Motion and Sand Timers 3 Pcs Bundle, Fidget Sensory Toys, Calm Down and OT Tool Kit for Kids and Adults with Autism, ADD, and ADHD, Plastic and Glass Lava Lamp Bubble and Original Hourglass Set • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
Soothing Sammy: Teaching Kids How to Calm Down in a Positive Way (Sammy the Golden Dog) • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
Sammy Goes to Preschool: Celebrating Diversity Among Friends (Sammy the Golden Dog) • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
Sammy's Counting Adventure: Count 1 to 20 in English, Spanish and French (Sammy the Golden Dog) • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
Sammy Chases the Alphabet (Sammy the Golden Dog) • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
The Search for Sammy: A Lost and Found Adventure: Sammy Series (Sammy the Golden Dog) • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
Sammy Learns to Share: A Lesson in Taking Turns • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
9 Pcs Mindfulness Breathing Exercises Poster Finger Tracing Classroom Calming Posters Colorful Calming Corner Supplies Calming Strategies for Kid, 8 x 10 Inches • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
BalanceFrom 2.3-Inch Phthalate Free BPA Free Non-Toxic Crush Proof Play Balls Pit Balls- 6 Bright Colors in Reusable and Durable Storage Mesh Bag with Zipper • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$111.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$8.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$152.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.86

Total project goal

$179.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$179.06

1 Donor

-$179.06

Donations toward project cost

-$152.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.86

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$0.00

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