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Mrs. Padela from Brockton MA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Motivators Are Not Born - They Are Made

Help me give my students end of the year trophy, medals, and incentives like squishes, fidgets, and fruit snacks to encourage kindness and compassion!

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  • $373 goal
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My Project

Thank you for considering funding my project. I am a 6th grade math teacher, working in a school district where almost all students are from low-income households.

I strongly believe that motivation is the key to success, and students can be motivated to show kindness, love and compassion toward each other.

I want to teach my students to be compassionate by giving them rewards for being kind toward their classmates. I want to set up a kindness board, where students write positive sticky notes about their peers when they see them doing an act of kindness. As a group we will discuss how this act of kindness affects our peers around us, and how giving others happiness makes our life better. Every Friday, I will offer students reward from my prize box for being compassionate. I will measure the success in my students understanding of compassion by looking at the increase in the kind stickies each week. I will also use my kindness classroom discussions to measure my students understanding about compensation.

I also requested some trophies and medals for my students, as awards instill a sense of pride, and shows my students that their hard work and efforts are noticed.

Are you with me as I strive to motivate my students for showing kindness?

Mrs. Padela
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Academic Hexa Star Trophy - 4.75 Inch Tall | Flame of Knowledge Award | Celebrate Scholastic success with this Luminous Lantern of Learning in Silver and Gold - Engraved Plate on Request • Amazon Business $19.79 6 $118.74
Quelay 30 Pcs 2'' Award Medals Bulk Gold Winner Medals with Neck Ribbons Metal Trophy Award Prize Gift for Tournaments, Competitions, Party, Kids and Adults(30 Pcs, Math) • Amazon Business $33.99 2 $67.98
Pentel Finito! Porous Point Pen, Extra Fine Point Tip, Black Ink, Box of 12 (SD98-A) • Amazon Business $19.25 1 $19.25
50 Mini Stress Balls Assortment - Bulk 2 Inch Soft Toy Variety Pack Stress Relief Balls, Squeezable Sensory Fidget Balls for Kids, Party Favors, Birthday Gifts for Boys & Girls • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
Amazon Basics Mechanical Pencils, Medium Point (0.7 mm) - 48-Pack, Multicolor • Amazon Business $6.86 2 $13.72
72Pack Pop Tubes, Fidget Sensory Toys Party Favors for Kids 4-8 8-12 Anxiety Stress Relief Toys Treasure Box Prizes Goodie Bag Stocking Stuffers Birthday for Toddlers Boys Girls • Amazon Business $11.05 1 $11.05
Airheads Candy Bars, Variety Bulk Box, Chewy Full Size Fruit Taffy, Gifts, Holiday, Parties, Concessions, Pantry, Non Melting, Party, 60 Individually Wrapped Full Size Bars • Amazon Business $9.84 1 $9.84
Welch's Fruit Snacks, Berries 'n Cherries, Perfect Easter Basket Stuffers, Gluten Free, Bulk Pack, Individual Single Serve Bags, 0.8 oz (Pack of 40) • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48
Pinkiwine 48 PCS Mochi Squishy Toys Kawaii Squishies Stress Relief Toys for Girls Kids Valentines Day Gifts Prizes Party Favors Birthday • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
36 Pack Party Favors for Kids 8-12 4-8 Mini Soccer Ball Fidget Spinners Bulk, Soccer Fidget Toys Goodie Bag Stuffers for Kids, Treasure Box Toys Finger Stress Balls for Classroom Prize Birthday Gifts • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$282.53

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$316.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.90

Total project goal

$372.67

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