Help me give my students tools to help calm themselves when they're overstimulated.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Mac's classroom raised $449
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 Students
My students continue to prove that children from low-income neighborhoods can and do thrive.
Our school sits in the middle of the poorest congressional district in the United States.
We have the third-highest percentage of single mothers in America and host some of the nation's highest childhood asthma rates. Ten years ago, our school was one of the city's lowest-performing schools. It was a chaotic place, simply focused on providing a safe environment for students to visit during the day.
Today, ours is a model school whose teachers embrace responsive classroom teaching strategies. Students' math scores have increased from their record lows by three hundred percent. Parent satisfaction and support for school efforts are high, teachers provide innovative and engaging instruction, and everyone involved with the school rates its leadership top notch. In large part, our collaborative and effort-focused school culture has helped students embrace a growth mindset; the idea that struggle and even failure breeds success. These lessons are embedded in everything we do.
My Project
A lot takes place during PE class. Students rotate through stations to learn new skills, run and do fitness activities to boost their heart rates, listen to music and time their movements to beats. While engaging, these activities can sometimes overstimulate students' equanimity.
This project funds weighted animal and sports companions to help students regulate and calm themselves when needed.
The added weight grounds students and allows them to use the SEL skills we practice in class to focus on their bodily sensations and breathing.
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
Manimo Weighted Stuffed Animal for Kids - Lap Pad Sensory Tool - Perfect for Home, Schools, Kindergartens, Daycares (Dog 4.4 lb)
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$64.95
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$64.95
Manimo Weighted Stuffed Animal for Kids - Lap Pad Sensory Tool - Perfect for Sensory Disorders for Home, Schools, Kindergartens, Daycares (Cat 4.4 lb)
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$64.95
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manimo Weighted Stuffed Animal for Kids - Lap Pad Sensory Tool - Perfect for Sensory Disorders, Autism, for Home, Schools, kindergartens, daycares (Snake 3.3 lb)
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$52.95
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manimo Weighted Stuffed Animal for Kids - Lap Pad Sensory Tool - Perfect for Sensory Disorders, Autism, for Home, Schools, kindergartens, daycares (Snake 2.2 lb)
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$42.95
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$42.95
FRIENDLY CUDDLE Basketball Weighted Lap Pad for Kids 5 lbs. - Sensory Weighted Stuffed Lap Blanket for Toddlers Kids Adults with Sensory Processing Disorder - Perfect for Classroom Travel Home Office
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$39.99
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$39.99
FRIENDLY CUDDLE Baseball Machine Washable Weighted Lap Pad for Kids 5 lbs. - Sensory Weighted Stuffed Lap Blanket for Toddlers Kids Adults with Sensory Processing Disorder - Home Classroom Travel
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$39.99
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$39.99
FRIENDLY CUDDLE Football Weighted Lap Pad for Kids 5 lbs. - Sensory Weighted Stuffed Lap Blanket for Toddlers Kids Adults with Sensory Processing Disorder - Perfect for Classroom Travel Home Office
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$39.99
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$39.99
Materials cost
$345.77
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.19
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$380.96
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$67.23
Total project goal
$448.19
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$448.19
3 Donors
-$224.10
Donations toward project cost
-$190.49
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$33.61
Matching donations from our partners
-$224.08
Match offers toward project cost
-$190.47
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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