Help me give my students wobble cushions and books to teach them about what ADD and ADHD are as well as strategies to increase mindfulness and focus.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Della Salla's classroom raised $231
This project is fully funded
My Students
“They may not remember what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
My lively bunch of 28 students come from different cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.
Each student has a unique and valuable set of experiences that they contribute to the class. We have worked hard to build bonds with each other and consider our class to be like a family, while our classroom is like a home. Students truly feel safe to be themselves, take risks, and explore.
My Project
Students will learn more about attention deficit and its impact on learning. They will be able to read books about characters with ADD and ADHD as well as ways these characters learned to be successful. Executive functioning skills such as organization and meeting deadlines will be learned in a kid-friendly, natural way for all students since they are important for all people. Books like Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary 'Executive Skills' Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential and The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD will provide opportunities for practice and growth for both the teacher and students. Finally, wobble cushions will help students get sensory stimulation and to improve concentration while they are required to be sitting.
This project will help them become more accepting of students who have these challenges, and even help students identify some of these traits in themselves so that they can overcome obstacles in their own learning journeys.
Students will learn to focus on the positive elements of ADD and ADHD so that self-esteem and acceptance will be increased.
Trideer Inflated Stability Wobble Cushion with Pump, Flexible Seating Classroom, Extra Thick Core Balance Disc, Wiggle Seat for Sensory Kids (Office & Home & School) (34cm New Turkis)
• Amazon Business
$19.99
3
$59.97
Now I Know How!
• Amazon Business
$14.95
1
$14.95
Train Your Dragon To Be Responsible: Teach Your Dragon About Responsibility. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids How to Take Responsibility For The Choices They Make. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 12)
• Amazon Business
$12.98
1
$12.98
The Mindful Dragon: A Dragon Book about Mindfulness. Teach Your Dragon To Be Mindful. A Cute Children Story to Teach Kids about Mindfulness, Focus and Peace. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 3)
• Amazon Business
$12.95
1
$12.95
Learning to Feel Good and Stay Cool
• Amazon Business
$12.79
1
$12.79
Mrs. Gorski I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets (The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses)
• Amazon Business
$12.59
1
$12.59
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential
• Amazon Business
$12.20
1
$12.20
Learning To Slow Down & Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADHD
• Amazon Business
$11.00
1
$11.00
Marvin's Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks! (But I Rock It, Big Time): An ST4 Mindfulness Book for Kids
• Amazon Business
$8.45
1
$8.45
The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD
• Amazon Business
$5.74
1
$5.74
Materials cost
$163.62
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.45
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$196.07
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$34.60
Total project goal
$230.67
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$230.67
2 Donors
-$77.00
Donations toward project cost
-$65.45
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$11.55
match offer
-$153.67
Match offer toward project cost
-$130.62
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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