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Ms. Manasse from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fidget It Out While We Talk It Out!

Help me give my students a safe place to put their anxiety and stress...with a variety of new FIDGETS!

  • $216 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Ms. Manasse has another project! Donate to Celebrating Sparcs Students' Growth & Resilience at Northwest Middle School to help her classroom.

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You can complete this project for $141.
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Help Ms. Manasse

Ms. Manasse has another project! Donate to Celebrating Sparcs Students' Growth & Resilience at Northwest Middle School to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $141.
2X

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Ever feel like you're so full of stress, anxiety or feelings you just can't label that you're just going to burst? It is a real thing and it is hard to manage, especially when you are a middle school student grappling with big feelings that seem to change on a dime. One of the toughest things to do is relax, reset and come down from that heightened state.

Talking it out is proven to help, but that is hard to do when everything in your body is telling you not to settle down or to move- enter the need for fidgets.

Fidgets are tools to help kids (and really anyone) to settle, focus, and put that energy into something else in order to talk about their needs, relax and reset. The fidgets in this project are the tried and true favorites of my middle schoolers at our school. Your donation will ensure I have a solid stock pile of these tools in the counseling office for students (and maybe even some adults) to use. Your donations to the counseling office help us address the needs of kids in the moment, building their capacity to manage stress, big emotions, and anxieties.

Ms. Manasse Northwest Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

531 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Schylling NeeDoh Nice Cube - Sensory Fidget Toy for Your Best Mellow and Chill - Square Shape with Groovy Goo Filling in Assorted Colors Blue Pink Purple - Age 3 to Adult - Pack of 1 Random Color • Amazon Business $11.99 6 $71.94
Play-Doh Ultimate Color Collection 65-Pack of Modeling Compound, Non-Toxic, 1-Ounce Fun Size Cans, Includes Sapphire, Sparkle, Confetti, Metallic Colors, and Color Burst (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $21.95 1 $21.95
Schylling Stardust Shimmer Nee Doh • Amazon Business $6.59 3 $19.77
EASYCITY Marbled Starry Slime, 24 Pack Colorful Sludgy Gooey Fidget Kit for Sensory and Tactile Stimulation, Stress Relief, Prize, Party Favor, Educational Game - Kids, Boys, Girls • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Schylling Nee Doh Dig' It Pig...Groovy Glob! Squishy, Squeezy, Stretchy Stress Fidget Balls Gift Set Party Bundle - 3 Pack (Assorted) • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Schylling NeeDoh - Teenie Cool Cat - Soft Sensory Fidget Toy - Collectible Stress Balls - Ages 3+ - CCTND • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59

Materials cost

$151.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$183.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.35

Total project goal

$215.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $215.65

1 Donor

-$215.65

Donations toward project cost

-$183.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.35

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