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Mrs. Altice from Artie, WV is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating a Sensory Safe Zone

My students need a pair of Snug Safe n Sound noise cancelling earmuffs, a weighted lizard, and a HowdaHUG Adjustable Chair to help us create a calming corner.

  • $198 goal

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My Students

You will find my classroom of spirited and energetic first graders in the hollows of rural West Virginia. These 6 and 7 year old students are eager to learn. The class is made up of students with a variety of backgrounds and needs. We have many low income families, single parent homes, and other family and economic dynamics. You will find both special education students and regular education students in our classroom. Many students at this age are fidgety and often unfocused. Some of my students have sensory processing disorder. The students are very caring and supportive of each other but it's often difficult for them to focus.

My students need a calm area where they can go to refocus, control their emotions, and relieve their anxieties.

My Project

I would like to create a calming corner for my classroom. Understanding that we have some students with sensory processing difficulties, I want them to begin the process of learning how to calm themselves and to cope with their anxieties. By providing a quiet place and giving them proven therapeutic tools the students can remove themselves from the situation before we have an escalation. This will also help the other students to retain their focus. I already have a tent and fuzzy rugs to help create our calming corner. We need a HowdaHug chair to provide a rocking and cradle-like, comforting feeling. We also need a weighted stuffed animal to be used for comfort. The lizard could easily be placed on the lap or the shoulders. The earmuffs will help the child block out noises.

All of my students will benefit from the calming corner as they use it to calm their anxieties and refocus.

Whether it's anger related or a focus issue, the calming corner would be a place for the student to go for a few minutes. Teaching and learning could continue while the student readjusts. My hope is that as students use the calming center they will learn to be in control of their own emotions and will eventually learn how to regulate themselves.

Mrs. Altice
Grades PreK-2
    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

    This project will reach 30 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HowdaHUG Adjustable Chair - Age 5 to 7 • Amazon Business $84.71 1 $84.71
Weighted Lizard • Amazon Business $36.00 1 $36.00
Snug Safe n Sound Kids Earmuffs / Hearing Protectors - Adjustable Headband Ear Defenders For Children and Adults (Aqua Blue) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$135.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$167.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.60

Total project goal

$197.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$197.34

1 Donor

-$197.34

Donations toward project cost

-$167.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.60

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$0.00

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