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Ms. Bennett from Stuart, FL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calm Down Corner Re-Vamp

Help me give my students a therapeutic sensory chair, weighted stuffed animal, and sensory fidget for our calm-down area.

  • $170 goal

This project expired on July 8, 2024.

This project expired on July 8, 2024.

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My Project

My students are so cool! Their brains are wired differently than your average bear and their bodies need different types of regulations so they can feel safe, think clearly, experience calm, and be comfortable. Now here is the cool part--their bodies automatically seek out this regulation to get what they need! They naturally seek out tight hugs, spinning on the carpet, climbing up high, swinging on monkey bars, and soothing sounds and lights to help them regulate their bodies and emotions. I want to help them continue to do that!

My students' super cool neurodivergent brains seek out comfort and regulation through tight squeezes and hugs, calming visuals, and calming movements--that's why our calm-down area needs a revamp--I want this area to meet my students' needs better!

By adding a sensory seat that will provide compression and pressure in a gentle way, a cute weighted stuffed animal friend to tell their worries to and pet while receiving the pressure input their brain desires, and a calming moving sand sculpture, my students will have a calm down area that truly meets their special needs in order to calm down!

Ms. Bennett Pinewood Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Stuart, FL View local requests

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

15 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ted Kangaroo - Sensory Chair for Kids, Inflatable Therapeutic Peapod, Sensory Toys for Autistic Children, ADHD Chair for Sensory Seeking Kids, Includes Electric Air Pump • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Weighted Stuffed Animals for Anxiety by Lakikid, 5 lbs Weighted Lap Pad for Kids & Adults Best Multi Sensory Experience for Calm & Focus On The Go • Amazon Business $39.97 1 $39.97
WHIMSYYY Moving Sand Art Liquid Motion Bubbler Flowing Sand Art Picture Desktop Sensory Calming Fidget Toy Voted Best Gift!(Ocean Heart) • Amazon Business $12.82 1 $12.82

Materials cost

$112.78

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$144.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.49

Total project goal

$169.96

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