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Ms. Bains from Sacramento, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Huggable Reading Buddies!

Help me give my students a variety of adorable squishmallows to use as reading buddies and for social emotional learning!

  • $167 goal

This project expired on January 13, 2025.

This project expired on January 13, 2025.

My Project

Reading is one of my students' favorite classroom activities. I have been collecting fun, high-interest, joyful books for my students to share with their families. At times, young children need a book buddy who will always be there to listen to them read and to talk to when they are feeling down.

My amazing kindergarteners love reading.

The fun and highly motivating squishmallows will be excellent inspiration for my students to read to. These squishmallows will also be excellent for my English language learners and newcomers. They will feel more comfortable reading to a stuffie because their anxiety will be reduced reading to a companion who will not judge them.

My ELL and newcomer students will also benefit from these stuffies by using them to practice language skills during role-play and play time with their peers. Students develop more oral language skills through play and practice than structured lessons.

Help me motivate my students to read with an inanimate reading pal who will always be there to enjoy a story and to help them feel calm!

Ms. Bains Natomas Park Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Bains

Sacramento, CA 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

26 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Squishmallows Official Kellytoy 8" Plush Mystery Pack - Styles Will Vary in Surprise Box That Includes Three 8" Plush • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Squishmallows Original 8-Inch Finley and Corinna Valentine’s Day 2-Pack Plush - Ultrasoft Official Jazwares Plush • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Squishmallows Original 12-Inch Duranga Blue Raccoon - Official Jazwares Plush (Medium-Sized) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Squishmallows Original 12-Inch Lenore Navy and Tan Hermit Crab - Official Jazwares Plush (Medium-Sized) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Squishmallows Original 12-Inch Olma Strawberry Cat - Official Jazwares Plush (Medium-Sized) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Squishmallows Original 12-Inch Dave Plum Bison - Official Jazwares Plush (Medium-Sized) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Squishmallows Original 12-Inch Jeb Burgundy Monster - Official Jazwares Plush (Medium-Sized) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$100.93

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$9.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$141.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.00

Total project goal

$166.68

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

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