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Ms. Payne from Ossining, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensory Touch

Help me give my students the correct tools for SEL and calming time.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Payne's classroom raised $190

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

This project aims to support students' social-emotional development and self-regulation by providing sensory tools such as sensory discs and sensory strips. These tools will be used during calming breaks, transitions, and structured SEL time to help students manage stress, refocus, and regulate their emotions in a healthy way.

Sensory discs offer tactile stimulation that can help students who are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or overstimulated.

Sensory strips can be placed on desks or in calming corners, giving students a discreet, soothing option to ground themselves during challenging moments. These tools will especially benefit students with sensory processing needs or those working on building self-awareness and emotional control.

By integrating sensory supports into our daily routine, students will be better equipped to return to learning with a calm, focused mindset. This project is an important step toward creating a more inclusive, supportive, and emotionally safe classroom environment.

Ms. Payne Brookside Primary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Ossining, NY View local requests

More than 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
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
Solobo Toys: EMOTIONS COIN DROP (calming corner resources; social emotional learning toy; sensory play) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 1 $40.00
hand2mind Sensory Fidget Tubes, Calming Toys for Kids, Occupational Therapy Toys, Play Therapy, Stress Relief Toy, Comfort Items for Anxiety, Calm Down Corner Supplies (Set of 4) • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Sensory Playtivity Squishy Sensory Discs, Set of 3 • School Specialty $18.37 1 $18.37

Materials cost

$127.36

Vendor shipping charges

$1.84

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$161.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.43

Total project goal

$189.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$189.54

2 Donors

-$0.00

Donations toward project cost

-$0.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

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$189.54

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