Help me give my students the tools to regulate their behaviors and emotions. I am looking to set up a program to assist my students in identifying, labeling, and addressing their emotions.
I teach high school freshmen to seniors identified with a variety of disabilities in the areas of intellectual, learning, emotional, health, and speech. I also have several students that are identified as English Learners. My class is an inclusive resource room. My students are focusing their time in school on preparing for life after high school; that looks different for every student. We work with each student individually to help them communicate what their personal goals and visions for their futures are.
My students are learning to compensate for their weaknesses and manage their disabilities to prepare for a successful future.
My room is used as a resource. It is a place that provides strategies, tools, and an environment for students to help themselves be academically, emotionally, and behaviorally successful in school.
My Project
My goal for this project is to create a comfortable classroom where students can focus on learning. All of my students are identified with different disabilities. Some have a diagnosis of ASD, some are diagnosed with emotional/behavioral disabilities, some have specific learning disabilities, and some have intellectual disabilities. Most of my students have multiple roles in their families. Some work full time, some watch their brothers and sisters, and others have difficult home lives. For many coming to school is difficult and simply learning seems impossible to them. Regulating their emotions, attitudes, and behaviors can make it difficult to learn throughout the day.
Without emotional regulation, students are unable to establish critical relationships with their teachers and peers.
Social Emotional Education is a critical component to the education of students today. Each tool I have requested will serve a purpose within my resource room. Noise cancelling earmuffs will allow for my students that are over stimulated by noise to focus. Calm stickers will be utilized on school laptops to help my anxious students manage their anxiety while in the general classroom. Liquid motion timers will be utilized for students that are currently too upset to process; the timer allows for them to focus, calm, and recenter prior to processing their emotions. The sensory rings, stress balls, stringy balls, Play-Doh compounds, poppers, and marble fidgets all assist in calming anxiety and provide objects to assist in focus. The weighted lap blanket provides a pressure that is calming for students. The bean bag and rocker chairs will allow a comfortable location for students to deescalate. The timer blocks will be utilized as a timer system when deescalating, that requires students to continuously check and reflect on their emotional status.
X Rocker Eclipse Floor Rocker Gaming Chair, 31" x 16.5" x 27.5", Black/Silver
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$104.99
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$104.99
Big Joe Warp Black Spandex & Smartmax, Navy/Blue
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$64.00
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$64.00
Big Joe Dorm Smartmax, Spicy Lime
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$61.00
1
$61.00
Earmuffs hearing protection with low profile passive folding design 26dB NRR and reduces up to 125dB, black
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$10.71
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$53.55
Sensory Jungle Weighted Lap Blanket: 3 Pound Weighted Lap Pad for Kids - Small Childrens Weight Blanket for Lap with Soft Minky Fabric (Blue)
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$26.00
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$26.00
3 Pieces Cube Timers Gravity Sensor Flip Timer Egg Timer Kids Timer Workout Timer Study Timer and Game Timer for Time Management, 1, 3, 5, 10 Minutes and 15, 20, 30, 60 Minutes (White, Yellow, Blue)
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$21.99
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$21.99
Pull, Stretch and Squeeze Stress Balls by YoYa Toys - 3 Pack - Elastic Construction Sensory Balls - Ideal for Stress and Anxiety Relief, Special Needs, Autism, Disorders and More
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$19.99
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$19.99
Super Z Outlet Liquid Motion Bubbler for Sensory Play, Fidget Toy, Children Activity, Desk Top, Assorted Colors (4 Pack)
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$17.99
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$17.99
Power Your Fun Arggh Mini Stress Balls for Adults and Kids - 3pk Squishy Stress Balls with Light, Medium, Heavy Resistances, Sensory Stress and Anxiety Relief Squeeze Toys (Yellow, Pink, Blue)
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$15.95
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$15.95
WeFidget 10 Pack 2.4" Stringy Balls, Great Sensory Toy, Bouncy Ball, Fun Party Favor, Monkey Stringy Balls (Multicolored)
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$15.95
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$15.95
Abesee 4 Pack Rainbow Pop Fidget Toys, Its Poppers Bubble with Pop Sound Sensory Fidget Toy Tie Dye Unicorn Dinosaur for Kids and Adults Stress Relief, ADHD Autism Silicone Pressure Relieving Toys
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20 Pieces Calm Stickers Phone Tape for Anxiety Sensory Textured Grip Tape Discreet Anti Stress Textured Sensory Strips Textured Sensory Adhesives Sensory Relief for Tension and Anxiety (Simple Style)
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$12.99
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$12.99
30 Pieces Spiky Sensory Finger Rings, Spiky Finger Ring/Acupressure Ring Set for Teens, Adults, Silent Stress Reducer and Massager (Red, Blue, Green, Gold, Silver)
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$10.59
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$10.59
Fidget Toy Stress Relieve Toy, Focus Enhance, Relieves Stress and Increase Focus for Adults and Children, has Helped with ADHD ADD OCD Autism (24 pack-24 Colors)
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$7.98
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$7.98
Materials cost
$462.34
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.94
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$499.28
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$88.11
Total project goal
$587.39
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$587.39
8 Donors
-$587.39
Donations toward project cost
-$499.28
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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