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Mrs. Johnson from Lubbock, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Supporting Students With Sand

My students need kinetic sand and a sand tray for therapeutic play.

  • $214 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

We serve an entire spectrum of students on our campus, including a large proportion of at-risk students and those in the care of state agencies. We teach a lot of hurting children, and research shows us that if children are hurting, they cannot learn. Since elementary-aged children cannot satisfactorily verbalize their issues, they must communicate through stories, movement, and sensory play. This is where a sandtray becomes important.

As we strengthen our school counseling program to address the needs of our students, we must ensure that we have the tools that help us meet children where they are developmentally.

My Project

Young children cannot adequately verbalize their issues. In order to resolve issues in counseling, they must communicate through stories, movement, and sensory play. Our elementary counseling office does not possess a sandtray for students, but we surely need one.

If you've never had the opportunity to place your hands in a therapeutic sandtray, you've been missing out: it is nothing short of magical.

Sandtrays unlock students' emotional worlds through sensory stimulation, and provide opportunities for children to express their worldviews when they cannot communicate verbally. Play is the language of children, and is often the only manner in which a child can productively communicate distress.

The introduction of sandtray therapy to our students will be impactful, to be sure, as we are able to address students' needs and set the stage for quality learning.

Mrs. Johnson Roosevelt 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.

More about Mrs. Johnson

Lubbock, TX View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

550 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kinetic Sand Sand In Motion , 11 lbs • Amazon Business $54.99 2 $109.98
Large 10 Liter Sand Tray with Lid • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99

Materials cost

$148.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$181.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.98

Total project goal

$213.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $213.18

4 Donors

-$187.00

Donations toward project cost

-$158.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.05

match offer

-$26.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$22.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.93

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 $0.00

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