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Ms. Abuhabsah-Ghusein from Chicago, IL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nice Nice

Help me give my students prizes to promote kindness in the classroom and awareness.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Abuhabsah-Ghusein's classroom raised $172

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

With bullying reaching epidemic proportions, spreading kindness seems to be more important than ever before. Most children spend the majority of their day in a classroom with other kids—what better place to promote being kind to others than right there?

Science explains that the good feelings we experience when being kind are produced by endorphins that activate areas of the brain that are associated with pleasure, social connection and trust, and it’s proven that these feelings of joyfulness are contagious, encouraging more kind behavior by the giver and recipient.

We have started a kindness ritual. At my school, our goal is to say five nice things to five different people each day. Also,​ we have a kindness box, in this box, students have the opportunity to highlight their peers. For example, every time someone does something nice for you that makes you feel good, write in on a note and put it in the box. Thus, I am asking for prizes to encourage positive behavior such as fidget toys.

The purpose of this program is to improve student behavior and thereby academic outcomes by developing, fostering, and reinforcing positive behavior. Statistics indicate that there is a direct correlation between student behavior and academic performance.

Ms. Abuhabsah-Ghusein Dawes Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

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Nearly all 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

120 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
(50 Pcs) Fidget Toys, Pop It Its Fidgets Small Toy Bulk Pack Girls Boys, Mini Popit Figetget Set, Autism Sensory Toys Autistic Toddlers Kids ADHD, Treasure Chest Classroom Prizes Party Favors Poppers • Amazon Business $29.95 2 $59.90
(50 Pcs) Fidget Toys, Pop It Its Fidgets Small Toy Bulk Pack Girls Boys, Mini Popit Figetget Set, Autism Sensory Toys Autistic Toddlers Kids ADHD, Treasure Chest Classroom Prizes Party Favors Poppers • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
32 Piece Mini Plush Animal Toy Set, Cute Small Animals Plush Keychain Decoration for Themed Parties, Kindergarten Gift, Teacher Student Award, Goody Bags Filler For Boys Girls Child Kid Laxdacee • Amazon Business $23.97 1 $23.97

Materials cost

$113.82

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$145.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.68

Total project goal

$171.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$171.21

1 Donor

-$171.21

Donations toward project cost

-$145.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.68

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$0.00

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