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Ms. Mercado from Mission Hills, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calm Space

Help me give my students a space to catch their breath when they are overwhelmed and stressed.

  • $1,034 goal

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Celebrate 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 Project

Everyone, including adults, can be overwhelmed by their environment, young children often do not know how to deal with those feelings. As a new teacher I want to make sure my students have the ability to develop some calming skills and I hope that by giving them the right tools and space I can set them on the right track. Creating a space with more comfortable seating and fidget toys will give my students the ability to escape to a place in the class where they can have time to decompress and breathe.

My goal for this project is to make my students more self-aware and able to manage their feelings.

I am hoping that they will be able to begin to cope better and to ask for a breather when necessary. The flexible seating will be a change that might provide more comfort. The fidget and sensory toys will help make my students feel grounded and calm.

By choosing to donate to my project you are contributing to a space that will serve my students every day. It will help my students manage their emotions, remain calm, and cope with stresses of day-to-day school activities.

Ms. Mercado San Jose Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Mercado

Mission Hills, CA View local requests

More than half of 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

24 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Flex-Space Big Beanbag Seat - Blue (30"w x 32"h) • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 2 $258.00
Lakeshore Flex-Space Premium Floor Seat - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 2 $159.98
Be You Books - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $76.46 1 $76.46
Pigeon Collection - 6 Book Set • AKJ Education $67.76 1 $67.76
Lakeshore Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98
Teacher Created Resources Fidget Box 18 Pieces (TCR20361) • Staples $19.34 2 $38.68
Hand2Mind Sensory Fidget Tubes • Blick Art Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Wonder Wands • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Rainbow Pom Ball • Nasco $5.10 4 $20.40
Lakeshore Gel-Bead Emotion Friends • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$756.23

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.99

Sales tax

 $69.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$878.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$155.08

Total project goal

$1,033.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,033.84

7 Donors

-$570.60

Donations toward project cost

-$500.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.59

Matching donations from our partners

-$445.59

Match offers toward project cost

-$378.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.84

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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