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Ms. Kris from Minneapolis, MN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Focus with Fidgets

Help me give my students positive ways to stay engaged while learning by providing small, quiet objects for them to use throughout the day to improve our classroom environment.

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My Project

When adults do things such as knit during a meeting or play a game on their phone while waiting, we are keeping ourselves on track and focusing. Children do this too so having a positive way for them to become engaged is key in our preschool classroom. It's fun to see students learning and engaging while their hands are busy.

Over time, I have experienced how children are motivated and stay on task when they help to carry items as we walk in the hallway and hold an object we will use at group time so we want to have more options for students to quietly engage with while learning.

This year I have made small items available for students to use at any time while we are in the classroom. Often when engaged with an object, a child's "bad mood" disappears while they focus on a small task such as twisting or bending the object. Having a variety of items for them to choose from will help students stay positively engaged.

Ms. Kris Lyndale Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Minneapolis, MN View local requests

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

20 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Solobo: Emotions Coin Drop - social emotional learning toy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 1 $40.00
NiToy Spinning Stacking Toy for Kids, Rainbow Tower Dual-Color Spinning Wheels Premium Strong BPA-Free ABS Plastic Early Education Fun Learning and Engaging Brain Development Toys (Large 6th Floor) • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
STEM Board Games Kids Toys, Build-A-Track Brain Teaser Puzzles for Kids Ages 4-8 with 118 Challenges & 5 Difficulty Levels Squirrel Logic Track Building Blocks, Educational Montessori Birthday Gifts • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Tangle Jr. Fuzzies Fidget Toy, 2-1/4 x 1-3/4 x 2-1/4 Inches, Multicolor - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $9.52 2 $19.04
20 PCS Multicolored Quiet Fidgets Toys for Unique Fidget Experience, Anti Anxiety Sensory Toys Combine into New Shapes, Brain Imagination Tools, Relax Therapy Educational Toy for Kids Boys Adults • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
KINGYAO 24 Pack Bundle Sensory Fidget Toys Set-Liquid Motion Timer/Grape Ball/Mochi Squishy/Stretchy String/Flippy Chain/Easter Egg/Marble Mesh/Squeeze Bean/Cube for Autistic Kids ADHD Anti-stress Toy • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Yeetec 6 Pack 24 Links Wacky Tracks Snap and Click Fidget Toys, Finger Sensory Toys, Snake Puzzles for Stress Relief, Party Bag Fillers, Party Favours, Random Color • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$162.98

Vendor shipping charges

$6.90

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$202.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.70

Total project goal

$238.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$238.02

6 Donors

-$119.01

Donations toward project cost

-$101.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.85

match offer

-$119.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$101.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.85

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$0.00

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