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Mrs. Sotolongo from Davenport, FL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Corner

Help me give my students a calming corner with sensory toys and printed materials to promote social emotional learning.

  • $233 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come from all over the world and locally and it is amazing to see the experiences they bring to the classroom. I have a group of fourth grades with a variety of learning needs. My students are active, bright children with a desire to learn. They come from a low income area where 60% of the students are labeled economically disadvantaged (NCLB report) 29% are labeled as English Language Learners.

I hope to create a classroom environment where they learn and thrive.

My Project

After 18 months of distance learning, we are fully back in our classrooms. Many of my students are experiencing anxiety and uncertainty. I would like to create a calming corner to help meet the social emotional needs of my students.

The sensory toys are to help them focus on something and create calm within themselves.

I would also like to purchase materials from teachers pay teachers to decorate our calming corner and provide suggestions of activities to do there. For example, instructions for breathing exercises or yoga poses to help calm. Likewise I would love to be able to send materials home with students to help them learn to regulate their emotions in any environment.

Mrs. Sotolongo
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
Sensory Playtivity Squishy Stuff Sensory Discs, 3/Pack (ELP866302) • Staples $19.99 1 $19.99
Sensory Playtivity Hidden Stuff Sensory Discs, 3/Pack (ELP866305) • Staples $18.99 1 $18.99
Fun Science Jumbo Sensory Bottles, Simply Add Water, Ages 4-8 (FI-J5) • Staples $18.29 1 $18.29
Manimo Full Moon Ball (MNO0906) • Staples $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$165.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$197.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.90

Total project goal

$232.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $232.64

1 Donor

-$197.74

Donations toward project cost

-$197.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.90

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 $0.00

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