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Ms. Winslow from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Realistic Class Pets and Emotion Books for Student Wellness!

Help me give my students lifelike classroom companion pets and emotion-focused books to help my students. Students who are in need of comfort, are in trauma, anxious, grieving, or stressed.

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My Students

When I step in front of my classroom at the beginning of the day and look at my students, I know that a great day awaits me. My students greet me with smiles, questions and eager faces; they are ready to learn, and I am ready to teach them all that I can.

My students are incredible, curious, adept, and capable learners.

My students speak different languages (over 19 languages at our school) and all have tremendous talent to share with each other. My students jump into their daily learning with zeal. They work together, laugh together, learn together, and share everything in their classroom community.

My Project

Students face a number of challenges at school. In a high risk school, many of our students also face challenges in their personal lives. They can feel anxiety, worry or are currently experiencing trauma or loss. These strong emotions and experiences can greatly impact a student's day at school. Students need an opportunity to learn more about their emotions. They want to learn strategies to help them navigate their emotions, and often find comfort in having something tangible to play with. Many people in the world turn to support animals for help. In our classroom, we cannot have real pets, but this project will provide lifelike companion pets (animatronic pets), that provide the same comfort to students experiencing powerful emotions and need support.

Students experiencing trauma, anxiety, or need emotional support will have the opportunity to hold a companion pet (lifelike pet) that responds to them, and read books about emotions.

These lifelike classroom pets will help my students in trauma and those experiencing difficult emotions, to have a tactile "pet" to hold that responds to the sound of their voice, provides real animal sounds as the student pets it. These pets will help soothe students when they need something to help them through difficult emotions that can quickly interrupt their school learning. A wellness break with a classroom pet and a book can really help bring the students back to a sense of well-being in the classroom. Students will return to their classwork calmer and more focused on their learning. Students will know that if strong emotions return, that they have a safe space in our classroom to read about their feelings, and a classroom pet to hold.

Ms. Winslow M Lynn Bennion Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Salt Lake City, UT View local requests

Nearly all 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

35 students impacted 10donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ageless Innovation Joy For All Companion Pets Golden Pup Lifelike & Realistic • Amazon Business $119.99 1 $119.99
Ageless Innovation, Joy For All Companion Pets, Silver Tabby Kitten, Lifelike & Realistic, Comfort, Joy & Companionship • Amazon Business $59.99 2 $119.98
Ageless Innovation | Joy For All Companion Pets | Orange Tabby Cat | Lifelike & Realistic • Amazon Business $99.97 1 $99.97
The Way I Feel • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77

Materials cost

$365.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$401.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.85

Total project goal

$472.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $472.31

8 Donors

-$472.31

Donations toward project cost

-$401.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.85

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 $0.00

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