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Mrs. Kastigar from West Terre Haute, IN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Squishing Our Way to Positive Behavior!

Help me give my students cute and fun Squishmallows to promote positive behavior at school!

  • 14 donors
  • $313 goal

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My Project

I have used this Squishmallow incentive with my young kiddos for several years now and it is a HUGE hit. We have a PBIS punch card system in our school. The kids can earn punches on their punch cards when they are caught making good choices. It has lots of incentives with the program along the way. I am excited to get some fun Squishmallows plush animals in my own classroom to teach my young students, who are coming to school for the first time, about the system. I will allow the students who fill up their punch card first an opportunity to earn a special Squishmallow prize. I want to have a big selection of these fun soft animals so that there is something special for everyone.

My hope is that these fun items will offer my students an incentive to want to try hard and make the best choices to earn these furry prizes.

Since my kindergarten students have never used this system before I need to start off big, so they get a taste of what they can earn just by making the best choices that they can. In my experiences so far each student has been able to earn an animal and get their journey started off the right way.

Mrs. Kastigar Fayette Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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West Terre Haute, IN 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

22 students impacted 14donors

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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 8 $183.92
Squishmallows Original 8-Inch Marcella Watermelon Octopus - Official Jazwares Plush • Amazon Business $10.67 1 $10.67
Squishmallows Original 8-Inch Romy Peach Seal with Tie-Dye Belly - Official Jazwares Plush • Amazon Business $10.65 1 $10.65
Squishmallows Original Adopt Me! 8-Inch Dragonfly Plush - Little Ultrasoft Official Jazwares Plush - Exclusive Virtual Code Included • Amazon Business $10.21 1 $10.21
Squishmallows 8-Inch Noe Tie-Dye Sea Bunny - Little Ultrasoft Official Kelly Toy Plush • Amazon Business $8.63 1 $8.63
Squishmallows Original Adopt Me! 8-Inch Bat Dragon Plush - Little Ultrasoft Official Jazwares Plush • Amazon Business $8.30 1 $8.30

Materials cost

$232.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$265.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.92

Total project goal

$312.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $312.79

10 Donors

-$176.68

Donations toward project cost

-$175.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.35

Matching donations from our partners

-$106.52

Match offers toward project cost

-$90.54

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.98

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.59

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 $0.00

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