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Ms. Aimee Serfaty from Bayside, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Corner

Help me give my students a calming space with comfy floor seats, headphones to tune out distracting noise, and emotions identification materials to help them accurately identify their emotions.

  • $462 goal

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My Students

My students are spectacular, "out of the box" types. Many of them are creative, kind and loving children. They tend to be highly emotional and easily overwhelmed by strong emotions. They are easily stimulated by a lot of movement, noise, change in routines and/or perceived injustice. Their social/emotional needs get in the way of their learning and the learning of classmates.

My students are in grades K-5.

They have Individualized Educational Plans that address their academic and social/emotional needs.

My Project

These materials would aid in creating a safe, cozy, calm area for students who are having a difficult day, upset, overwhelmed by emotions and / or simply need a short break. Comfy floor seats, noise cancelling headphones and mood squares are 3 of the necessary materials for such an area. These materials will allow students to move away from a stressful situation to a comfortable space where they are allowed to cool down, express their emotions appropriately, self-sooth and then return to work. The calming corner will be in the student's classroom where they remain under their teacher's supervision and in the counselor's therapy room.

Ms. Aimee Serfaty PS 31 Bayside Grades 3-5

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 3 $149.97
Mood Squares • AKJ Education $42.99 3 $128.97
Noise Reduction Headphones • AKJ Education $25.99 3 $77.97

Materials cost

$356.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$392.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.22

Total project goal

$461.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $461.48

1 Donor

-$461.48

Donations toward project cost

-$392.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.22

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