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Ms. Sammis from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Peaceful Minds, Kind Hearts

Help me give my students these amazing and much-needed social-emotional supplies!

  • $338 goal

This project expired on October 17, 2025.

This project expired on October 17, 2025.

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

Please help me in supporting my second-grade classroom with much-needed social emotional learning (SEL) supplies. My students are eager, bright, and full of potential, but like many young learners, they need help managing big emotions, building friendships, and developing resilience.

With your donation, I can provide calming tools, emotion regulation games, and books that teach empathy and self-awareness.

These resources will create a safe and supportive place where every child can thrive both academically and emotionally. Thank you for a meaningful gift that will make a meaningful impact on their daily lives!

Ms. Sammis Crescent Heights SJ Magnet 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.

Los Angeles, CA View local requests

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

24 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
4 FIDGET Friends - Bendable 3.5" Fidget Toys Axolotls (calming corner, desk pets, social emotional awareness learning, fidgets for teen mental health) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 5 $80.00
Calm Strips: Original CLASS 30-Pack Sensory Tools (fidget toys, social emotional learning, mental health stickers, calming corner fidgets for teens) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $42.00 1 $42.00
Anger Management Toys - The Calm Ball - Coping Skills Tool, Anxiety Toys for Adults and Kids, Stress Relief Toys for Adults , Teens and Kids , Therapy Toys , Anxiety Relief , Social Emotional Learning • Amazon Business $23.70 1 $23.70
Play-Doh Modeling Dough, Assorted Colors, 3 Ounces, Set of 20 • School Specialty $21.97 1 $21.97
Sensory Playtivity Squishy Sensory Discs, Set of 3 • School Specialty $18.37 1 $18.37
Hadley Designs Feelings Chart for Kids – 4 Pack Emotion Posters for Classroom & Home, Laminated Social Emotional Learning (SEL) & Behavior Management Tools, 11x17 Colorful Classroom Decor • Amazon Business $16.65 1 $16.65
Emotional Regulation For Kids: 30+ Fun Activities To Build Positive Thinking, Self-Awareness, Social-Emotional Learning, Coping Techniques Through CBT Exercises • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
It's Okay To Not Be Okay: A Rhyming Read Aloud Story for Children About Feelings of Sadness and Loneliness (Social Emotional Learning Toolbox - Therapists, Educators, and Parents) • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91

Materials cost

$228.59

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.03

Sales tax

 $20.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$286.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.64

Total project goal

$337.61

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