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Mrs. Bennett from Kalispell, MT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing Self-Regulation Through Fidgeting

My students need fidget toys, weighted shoulder wraps, and touchable texture tools to support students with focus, attention, calming, and active listening through tactile input.

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My Students

My students are compassionate, kind, and empathetic to others facing challenges both academically and socially. They show an amazing ability to persevere daily through academic areas. Together, they come together in a small group to develop their mathematical concepts, abstract concepts being the most difficult to grasp.

Our school is a Title I school which serves approximately 160 students in K-8.

The school is hidden among farm fields and surrounded by mountains in a rural community. The students, community, and staff are a family coming together for educational success.

My Project

Self-regulation tools will support my students with maintaining focus, attention, staying calm, and showing active listening skills within the academic setting. By providing tactile input, students are better able to maintain behaviors that are conducive to learning.

By directing student movement and forcing both hemispheres in the brain to communicate, student learning is enhanced through the use of fidgets.

These tools benefit students who are constantly displaying disruptive behaviors such as constantly sharpening pencils, tapping their foot, or rummaging through their desks. The use of fidgets will help my students focus in all classroom settings leading to increased academic successes.

These tools will support students with ADD, ADHD, and even those with high-stress levels. They will be utilized by students in grades ranging from Kindergarten through 8th grade. These are beneficial in the general education classroom and during pull-out instruction. Through the fidgeting, or directed movement, students are really increasing their alertness!

Mrs. Bennett Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Kalispell, MT View local requests 40 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Weighted Snake - 3.7lbs • Amazon Business $36.00 2 $72.00
Pull and Stretch Bounce Ball Colors may vary (2) • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
Stress Balls and Squeeze Toys Value Assortment (12 Pack) Stress Relax Toy Balls, Puffer Ball Assortment (NO Exact duplicates)by Happy Deals • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
TEACHABLE TOUCHABLE TEXTURE SQ - SET OF 20 • School Specialty $26.26 1 $26.26
BOINKS TEACHER PACK • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99

Materials cost

$194.18

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.63

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$229.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.54

Total project goal

$270.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $270.26

1 Donor

-$270.26

Donations toward project cost

-$229.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.54

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