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Ms. Oka from Ewa Beach HI is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Snacks and Squishees to Support Student Success in Suppressing Stress

Help me give my students some extra testing support with immediate incentives! Please help curb their hunger distractions or focus issues with a breakfast and midmorning snack and a stress relieving squishee!

  • $438 goal

This project expired on April 27, 2024.

This project expired on April 27, 2024.

My Project

It's State testing time of year again. Everyone is feeling the pressure to find success on Statewide Assessments. I have found that this group of students need that immediate support, incentive and sensory redirection to keep them on task and focused. A small part of this is their insatiable need for snacks! They are always hungry, and this has been a cause of distraction of focus.

However, when used as a way to motivate, snack as the reward, the learning seems to stay on track and focused more often.

The other point of issue has been overthinking or stressed out thinking. The anxiety issue has overcome some of my best learners due to test anxiety. Allowing them to hold and mash the squishee gives them that moment they need, or reminder, to breathe, calm down and relax.

My students are learning life skills to take with them as they move up to the high school. Knowing they need to keep themselves fed, is one strategy to learn to help find success in the pathway of learning once they leave us. Hopefully, the antistress squishee will not only help reduce their anxiety, but also serve as a reminder of the calming techniques we have taught them as well.

Ms. Oka
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nutri-Grain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars, Kids Snacks, Whole Grain, Value Pack, Variety Pack (3 Boxes, 48 Bars) • Amazon Business $22.54 5 $112.70
Pop-Tarts Toaster Pastries, Breakfast Foods, Kids Snacks, Variety Pack (5 Boxes, 60 Pop-Tarts) • Amazon Business $14.48 5 $72.40
Skinny Pop Variety Snack Pack, 36/Pack (220-01049) • Quill.com $49.99 1 $49.99
Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit by the Foot, Gushers, Snacks Variety Pack, 16 ct • Amazon Business $5.68 6 $34.08
Kellogg's SCOOBY-DOO! Baked Graham Cracker Snacks, Lunch Snacks, Snack Crackers, Cinnamon (40 Pouches) • Amazon Business $21.73 1 $21.73
Nabisco Sweet Treats Cookie Variety Pack OREO, OREO Golden & CHIPS AHOY!, 30 Snack Packs (2 Cookies Per Pack) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
KINGYAO Squishies Squishy Toy 24pcs Party Favors for Kids Mochi Squishy Toy moji Kids Mini Kawaii squishies Mochi Stress Reliever Anxiety Toys Easter Basket Stuffers fillers with Storage Box • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$310.87

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.50

Sales tax

 $13.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$371.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.60

Total project goal

$437.31

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