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Mrs. Martinez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Area

Help me give my students a calming area using iPad technology, visuals, and seating where they can center themselves and have a safe space when they are feeling emotions that require personal space and guidance.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Students in my classroom are motivated and enthusiastic learners. They did not get to complete a full year of preschool and they completed kindergarten on zoom because of the Covid pandemic, but they continue to demonstrate that they are resilient. Having lost in person instruction has created a gap in how they sometimes respond to peers when there is a conflict and require mediation. They also have demonstrated more anxiety when dealing with academic challenges and attending school full time away from their parents.

Setting up a calming area in the classroom where students can retreat to either decompress or to wait for the teacher to meet for counsel will be beneficial and will keep from distracting the entire class.

Students have been engaged in social emotional learning lessons daily, and they have constantly demonstrated compassion, understanding, and empathy when listening to their peers share in community circles. I am confident that they too will be able to sit in the calming area in pairs to help each other. The iPad will be used to run apps like Headspace, Mood Meter, Super Better, and Calm.

This space will continue to make the classroom a place where students can feel comfort and peace.

Mrs. Martinez Marianna Avenue 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.

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Los Angeles, CA 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

30 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - 10.2-Inch iPad (Latest Model) with Wi-Fi - 256GB - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $479.99 1 $479.99
AppleCare+ - extended service agreement - 2 years - carry-in • Best Buy Education $69.00 1 $69.00
Big Joe Dorm 2.0 Bean Bag Chair, Two Tone Red • Amazon Business $59.00 1 $59.00
Big Joe Milano Bean Bag Chair, Denim Cobalt Lenox, 2.5ft • Amazon Business $54.44 1 $54.44
16 Pack Calm Down Corner Classroom Kit, Feelings Poster, Emotion Puzzle, Social Emotional Posters, Dry Erase Board Social Emotional Sensory Fidget Toolbox for Preschool Kindergarten Calm Down Corner • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Sand Timer 15 mins Kids timers Colorful Desk Decor Classroom Blue hourglasses Glass Office Kitchen Clock Games 5 10 30 Large Visual School Task Cooking Mini Analog reloj de Arena… • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
Liquid Timer - Sensory Toy for Relaxation, Liquid Motion Bubbler Timer with Floating Color Lava Lamp, 3-Pack Incredibly Effective Calming Stress Relief Hourglass Toy for Kids & Adults, Autism & ADHD • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
hand2mind Mindful Maze Boards, Finger Path Breathing Boards, Calming Corner Toys, Mindfulness for Kids, Social Emotional Learning, Sensory Toys for Sensory Play, Anxiety Relief Items, Play Therapy • Amazon Business $13.87 1 $13.87

Materials cost

$727.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $66.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$834.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.29

Total project goal

$981.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $981.96

1 Donor

-$834.67

Donations toward project cost

-$834.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$147.29

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 $0.00

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