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Ms. Gately from Mesa, AZ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Now we are Calm, let's Focus

Help me give my students a calm place to learn and elevate their learning, students are best able to learn when their emotional needs are met, be that a soft lighting to ensure they can focus.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gately's classroom raised $586

This project is fully funded

My Project

When learning their are many needs that have to be met before they can fully learn. This is called Maslow's hierarchy of needs. We can't expect a child to learn until all needs are met and they feel safe and ready to learn. This is the goal we have for the little's in my classroom.

My hope is that by giving the a softer setting their heads won't hurt and they will be calm enough to focus on work without harsh light.

And by providing wiggle seats they will be able to move their bodies and continue working since they have a positive outlet.

My students are the most inventive, loving 6-7-year-olds you have ever met.

They are always wanting to learn more and I want to be able to meet their needs in small group settings so they are challenged and pushed further to reach all their goals.

Not only are we giving them a comfortable place to learn but also the tools to learn. The hot dots will educate them on their own giving them a sense of pride and the sentence builder will allow them to expand their vocabulary and writing skills.

Ms. Gately Madison Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Mesa, AZ View local requests

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

21 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hot Dots(r) Jr. Phonics Fun Double Sided Activity Cards - Set of 80 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $43.16 4 $172.64
Patterned Fluorescent Light Filters - Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $25.16 5 $125.80
K'Motion Flexible Seating Stool - 15" Primary Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $49.95 2 $99.90
Sentence Building • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.16 2 $32.32

Materials cost

$430.66

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$30.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$497.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.87

Total project goal

$585.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$585.78

1 Donor

-$585.78

Donations toward project cost

-$497.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.87

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$0.00

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