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Mrs. Janet Zak from Pittsburgh, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Social Emotional Regulation

Help me give my students the ability to regulate their emotions through tangible stuffies.

  • $311 goal

This project expired on October 16, 2025.

This project expired on October 16, 2025.

My Project

We already have a school wide PBIS system in place and I have been incorporating the powerful Little Spot videos, and the response has been incredible.

This project will provide a full set of Little Spot Mini Plushies for my classroom, with a few back up sets that represent various feelings like sadness, anger, love, confidence, and calm, and help students externalize and identify what they’re experiencing.

When students are dysregulated, holding or choosing a plushie helps them communicate their needs, especially when they don’t yet have the words.

I will be able to use plushies as hands-on teaching tools during SEL lessons, but also reinforce those lessons throughout the day in real-time situations. Students will be empowered to choose a plushie that represents how they feel and take ownership of their emotions in a safe, supported way.

Having consistent, familiar SEL tools like these plushies available in every classroom, creates a sense of emotional safety. Instead waiting for support, students can start calming themselves down with tools they know and recognize. These plushies reinforce and bring to life the social-emotional learning lessons teachers have already been teaching, helping students make real-time emotional connections. This project will give every child the chance to self-regulate in the moment and grow their emotional vocabulary and resilience, critical skills for both learning and life.

Mrs. Janet Zak Pittsburgh Conroy Education Center Grades PreK-2

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

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Pittsburgh, PA 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

8 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box Set • Amazon Business $27.68 4 $110.72
Solobo Toys: EMOTIONS COIN DROP (calming corner resources; social emotional learning toy; sensory play) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 1 $40.00
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 2 $32.00
LANE LINEN 8 Pack 18x18 Throw Pillow Insert for Decorative Pillow Covers, Throw Pillows for Bed, Couch Pillows for Living Room, Throw Pillows for Couch, Fluffy Pillows • Amazon Business $31.30 1 $31.30
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

Materials cost

$230.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$264.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.61

Total project goal

$310.74

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