Help me give my students tools, incentives and pocket-sized objects they can carry to help them release feelings of uneasiness and remind them of the strategies learned in their counseling sessions.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Rey's classroom raised $834
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
As a school counselor, I have the privilege of teaching students strategies on how to regulate their emotions when they are feeling angry, sad, embarrassed or disappointed. However, students often require a reminder on how to set those strategies in motion; especially when they find themselves in a larger school setting like the cafeteria or auditorium. As a result, students can benefit from carrying pocket-sized objects like squishies or plushies that they can squeeze to release feelings of uneasiness, as well as to remind them of the strategies learned in their counseling session; like deep breathing.
Additionally, simple tools like pencils and journals that students can carry are abundantly helpful because it allows them to express their thoughts and feelings in a non-verbal way.
Oftentimes many of my students enter the school building facing social-emotional complexities that they don’t know how to navigate, nor express verbally. As a result, providing a non-verbal method of communication to students is vital. In my experience, a small journal and pencil can make all the difference towards brightening a child’s day. It also provides them an outlet of expression, when they don’t find the words to do so.
Lastly, sensory tools and incentives go a long way in motivating students to role-play strategies learned in their counseling sessions. Oftentimes when students encounter a new object they can use during their session or when they can earn a small incentive, they are more willing to role-play and implement new strategies.
Please help me provide my students with tools they can use during their counseling sessions, as well as, pocket-sized tools they can carry with them to help them during their most difficult times.
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
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Materials cost
$649.02
Vendor shipping charges
$20.00
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.74
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$708.76
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$125.08
Total project goal
$833.84
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$833.84
2 Donors
-$825.01
Donations toward project cost
-$708.76
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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