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Ms. J from Ogden, UT is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Staying Calm With Sensory Breaks

Help me give my students individual sensory break and calm down materials, including their own 5 lb weighted blanket.

  • $617 goal

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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 Students

My students are like students in any other class: they have likes and dislikes, things they are good at and things they need help with, and a personality all their own. Unlike other classes, however, all of my students need intense support developing and maintaining appropriate social interaction and self-regulation skills, which we work on every day. We explicitly teach and model how to handle the seemingly trivial to the obviously overwhelming, and then as a class we practice, practice, practice!

What I love about my students is how they thrive in our classroom community.

Every student who comes to our class has a history of being unsuccessful at school. After a short time in our room, they develop their social skills and also see that other students in the class are working on the same things, and their self-confidence and self-efficacy grow. They congratulate each other on successes and console each other when life gets hard. While challenges still arise, they all do their best to keep trying!

My Project

Every student in my class has come to me to work on their social/emotional learning deficits and develop their prosocial behavior. This is no easy task for most adults, let alone for five- to eight-year-old children. Some students struggle, mostly with their social interaction behaviors, such as difficulty taking turns or frequently using inappropriate language to peers and adults. Others struggle more with their emotional regulation abilities, like staying calm when frustrated, or knowing what to do when they experience strong emotions.

Having access to sensory items such as play dough or slime for a quick break, or a weighted blanket to use when upset, is so crucial for my students.

Often they aren't sure about trying a new way to handle life but using fun materials and engaging in tactile experiences provides a lot of buy in for them, and almost always improves their social/emotional well-being.

Ms. J Heritage Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Ogden, 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

12 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sensory Fidget Toys Set, 25 Pcs., Stress Relief and Anti-Anxiety Tools Bundle for Kids and Adults, Marble and Mesh, Pack of Squeeze Balls, Soybean Squeeze, Flippy Chain, Liquid Motion Timer & More • Amazon Business $18.95 10 $189.50
ROSMARUS Child Weighted Blanket Kids Heavy Breathable Throw Blanket Premium Toddler Comfortable Cotton with Glass Beads Pink Owl(36x48 in,5 lbs) • Amazon Business $29.99 2 $59.98
ROSMARUS Kids Weighted Blanket Premium Soft Cotton Toddler Child Heavy Toddler Quilted Breathable with Glass Beads, Dinosaur(36x48 in,5 lbs) • Amazon Business $29.99 2 $59.98
ROSMARUS Child Weighted Blanket Kids Heavy Breathable Toddler Throw Blanket Premium Comfortable Cotton with Glass Beads Interstellar(36x48 in,5 lbs) • Amazon Business $29.99 2 $59.98
ROSMARUS Child Weighted Blanket Kids Heavy Breathable Toddler Throw Blanket Premium Comfortable Cotton with Glass Beads(z-Blue Owl, 36"x48"-5lbs) • Amazon Business $29.99 2 $59.98
SLIMYSAND by Horizon Group USA, 3 Lbs of Stretchable, Expandable, Moldable, Non Stick, Slimy Play Sand in A Resealable Bag, Blue- A Kinetic Sensory Activity • Amazon Business $14.40 4 $57.60

Materials cost

$487.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$524.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.53

Total project goal

$616.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $616.86

4 Donors

-$608.04

Donations toward project cost

-$524.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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