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Ms. Murphy from Louisville, KY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calm Bodies. Calm Minds. Engaging Classroom.

Help me give my students a calm sensory environment where they can thrive!

  • $1,053 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

I am honored to make the leap from 5th grade to first! I have the opportunity to use my strengths in the classroom with primary students. As I look at the rising first graders, I understand how the coronavirus and extended quarantines have negatively impacted the youngest students in our building. Primary students lack the appropriate social skills (good manners, taking turns, and following directions), interpersonal skills (verbal and non-verbal communication, problem solving, and good decision making), and intrapersonal skills (empathy, cooperation, and active listening) needed to flourish as a member of their community and as a student in, oft times, very full classroom. The liquid floor tiles will give students permission to use their energy (age appropriate) to line up and transition (teacher goal). The tilt and turn sensory liquid windows will more than likely be placed at each student table. After modeling, I see the sensory windows as a calming device for children having calming or tantrum concerns. My goal for the light changing center is to have the week's class leader change the color to indicate our next transition. The power pen and math cards offer students immediate feedback as they practice math facts as part of their independent work time.

The sensory and math materials I am requesting will establish a peaceful, yet engaging classroom community where effective instruction can take place.

Ms. Murphy
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SE401 - Liquid Floor Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 2 $338.00
PP716 - Tilt Turn Liquid Sensory Windows • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 3 $149.97
LE284 - Tap Play Color-Changing Light Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
BD530X - Power Pen<sup>&reg;</sup> - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
BD520X - Power Pen<sup>&reg;</sup> Math Quiz Cards - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
PP368 - Classroom Supplies Organization Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$851.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$894.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.89

Total project goal

$1,052.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,052.61

7 Donors

-$1,045.55

Donations toward project cost

-$894.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$150.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.06

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