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Mrs. Raniolo from Bronx, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calm and Focus: Sensory Tent for Our Students

Help me give my students a calming corner—a dedicated space where students can go to self-regulate and return to their learning with a clear mind. Having a sensory tent will provide a private calming retreat.

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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.

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These tools will help create a calming corner can be an essential tool for children with Autism; it will allow an opportunity for children to regulate their emotions, reduce anxiety, and prepare them for the classwork ahead. These designated spaces offer a safe and sensory friendly retreat in which a child that is having a difficult time can go and take a break. These tools already have a home in each of my classrooms.

The items requested will create a peaceful environment; a child entering this serene and quiet place will be able to regulate themselves so that they are ready for work.

The tent and lighting will provide a safe and private place for the child to decompress. The children I work with are each unique and special individuals, who although have the same classification of ASD, each requires something different. This calming corner, however, is something that each child will benefit from. A child who is demonstrating excessive movements and needs to calm down, or a student who is frustrated that things are not going his/her way. The calming corner will offer that safe space. In the end each child will demonstrate a more productive end result.

We all need a break from time to time, children with ASD, often have difficulties with communicating exactly what they need, so having a designated calming corner will provide this down time and facilitate work readiness. This will benefit every student in the class.

Mrs. Raniolo PS 23 New Children's School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

Never Before Funded 40 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sensory Tent for Special Needs Sensory Den with a Safe and Comfortable Sensory Space, Sensory Tents for Autistic Children, Easy to Carry and Use • Amazon Business $59.99 4 $239.96
Teacher Created Resources Medium Sand Timers, 5 Minutes - Teacher-Parent Resources - Adult • School Specialty $15.52 5 $77.60
Ultrapopp Pop up Sensory Tent for Kids, Extra Big 47x47in Black Out Calming Hideout Den, Calm Down Black Tent for Autism Kids ADHD SPD, Autistic Sensory Room Play Tents with Door & Window • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Blue Sea Turtle String Lights -Nautical Wall Décor -Fairy Lights-10ft 30 LEDs -Remote Controll-USB Plug-in -Battery Pack - Summer Ocean Themed -Wedding- Baby Shower- Birthday Party -House Decoration • Amazon Business $13.49 5 $67.45
Mindfulness 'Breathing Puppy' | 4-7-8 Guided Visual Meditation Breathing Light | 3 in 1 Device with Night Light & Noise Machine for ADHD Anxiety Stress Relief Sleep - Gift for Kids Adult Women Men • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98
Mindfulness 'Breathing Owl' | 4-7-8 Guided Visual Meditation Breathing Light | 3 in 1 Device with Night Light & Noise Machine for ADHD Anxiety Stress Relief Sleep - Gift for Kids Adult Women Men • Amazon Business $21.99 2 $43.98
Smile Tooth 2 Minute Sand Timer Assorted Colors (2 Pack) • Amazon Business $4.92 5 $24.60
Mindfulness 'Breathing Bunny' | 4-7-8 Guided Visual Meditation Breathing | 3 in 1 Device with Night Light & Noise Machine for ADHD Anxiety Stress Relief Sleep - Gift for Kids Adult Women Men (Bunny) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99

Materials cost

$591.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.76

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$638.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.62

Total project goal

$750.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $750.80

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 $750.80

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