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Ms. Stansbury from Knoxville, TN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wellness Activities With Peers

Help me give my students activities to soothe mental wellness in the library.

  • $235 goal

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My Project

My students usually love being in the library, however, sometimes students need an alternative activity to promote wellness and well being. When a student is having a rough day, is feeling frustrated, or just doesn't have the stamina to participate in library lessons an alternative activity is the ticket.

Working collaboratively with a peer on an alternative enriching activity will allow student to self regulate emotions and wellness in the library - bonus the student also improves their ability to work with a partner collaboratively with a preferred task.

The goal is for students to self identify a mental wellness need to regulate emotions and choose to participate in an alternative task. The student should obtain permission of the instructor that an alternative task is preferred. At that time, the option to invite a peer to join the student will be offered. Preferential seating will be given and the student with their peer(s) will collaboratively work on the alternative task. For example, a student might choose a domino creation and the students will work together to design and manipulate the domino product. Another task might be drawing where a student selects a paper and drawing pencil. The students draw side-by-side and speak in low voices or sit in silence as they both create a product. These alternative tasks support learning objectives in the classroom such as: geometry shape identification and symmetry as students create tangram puzzles; alphabet - robot sticker by letter; abstract and concrete thinking with 100 piece puzzles; and literature - fold origami to tell a story. Students serve the class and school by working as a team with a student in need of wellness and emotional regulation and also support learning outcomes with structured alternative play. Students will learn how to regulate emotions and work with peers.

Ms. Stansbury Cedar Bluff Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Knoxville, TN View local requests 999 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
H5 Domino Creations 100-Piece Neon | Kids Games for Game Night | Building Toys for Outdoor Games | Lily Hevesh Dominoes Set for Adults & Kids Ages 5+ • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Easy Origami (Dover Origami Papercraft)over 30 simple projects • Amazon Business $18.33 1 $18.33
Coogam Wooden Pattern Blocks - Tangram Shape Puzzle Set Color Sorting Stacking Game Wood Animal Jigsaw Preschool Montessori Brain Teaser STEM Gift for 3 4 5 Years Old Toddler Kids (60 Pattern Cards) • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
Buffalo Games - Pokemon - Partners: Grass, Fire, Water - 100 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle • Amazon Business $15.96 1 $15.96
200 Sheets 10 Colors Colored Paper A4 Printer Paper Copy Paper Stationery Paper Multipurpose Colored Printing Paper Origami Paper for DIY Kids Art Craft 8.3" X 11.7" • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Puzzles for Kids Ages 4-8, 6-8, 8-10, Kids Puzzles 100 Piece Big Dinosaur Floor Jigsaw Puzzle for Kids Children Educational Puzzles Toys for Young Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $12.31 1 $12.31
FreshCut Crafts ARTshapes™ Creative Paper Shapes Art Pack with 50+ IDEA Guide, US Made Card Stock Festive Colors Punch Out Funky Shapes for Whimsical Art Designs, Math, and Pattern Play (840 pc) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Amazon Basics Premium Colored Pencils, Soft Core, 24 Count, Pack of 1, Multicolor • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Puzzles for Kids Ages 4-8, 3-5, 6-8, 8-10 Boys Girls - 100 Piece Solar System Space Kids Jigsaw Puzzles - Science Educational Toys for Kids 5-7 Planets for Kids Solar System Toys • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Brain Games - Sticker by Number: First Words (Ages 3 to 6): A Kid's Sticker Activity Book With More Than 150 Stickers! • Amazon Business $8.82 1 $8.82
Faber-Castell Graphite Sketch Pencil Set - 6 Graphite Pencils (2H, HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B), Drawing Pencils and Sketching Supplies • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
Brain Games - Sticker by Letter: Robots (Sticker Puzzles - Kids Activity Book) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
How to Draw for Kids • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$166.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$199.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.16

Total project goal

$234.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$234.41

1 Donor

-$234.41

Donations toward project cost

-$199.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.16

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$0.00

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