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Mrs. Chen from Los Angeles, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Area

Help me give my students a calming corner that is filled with soft, comforting items that children can use to snuggle, relax, and calm down. These might include a cozy corner canopy, calming cuddle ball, comfy floor seat.

  • $601 goal

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My Project

I am working in a preschool classroom with students who are full of energy , very curious about their environment and loves to learn. Therefore, I want to create a calming area for my students to take a breaks from the noise and high activity levels of the classroom and a place for them to relax when they are stressed, overwhelmed, upset, or simply in the mood to be by themselves.

The calming area can help my students to soothe themselves while they get drop off in the morning or when they are in a overly noisy activities such as music and movement they can take a break and relax in the corner.

Taking these kinds of breaks encourage my students to develop important social emotional skills, such as self -awareness, acknowledgements of feelings, and self-soothing skills.

Mrs. Chen
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF185 - Cozy Corner Canopy • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
LC405GA - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
EE985X - Classroom Calming Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
AA510 - Alphabet Nature Carpet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
HH624 - Peaceful Kids Yoga Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $46.99 1 $46.99
DS802 - Big Huggable Washable Asian Baby Doll • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
CA312 - Calming Cuddle Ball • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
EE100X - Social-Emotional Match-Ups - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99

Materials cost

$433.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$510.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.02

Total project goal

$600.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $600.15

1 Donor

-$600.15

Donations toward project cost

-$510.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.02

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