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Ms. Drake from OH is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Zen Zone From School to Home!

Help me give my students yoga mats and fidget toys as part of their zen zone.

  • $328 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach at re-design school in Ohio. Re-design schools are the lowest 10-15% of schools in the district. This network of re-design schools represents not only our clearest need but also our greatest opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our students.

My students are faced with many different obstacles and I don't believe demonstrating their knowledge should be one.

My scholars are 4th and 5th grade special education students being serviced in an inclusion classroom. My students walk into our classroom, every day, full of life and excited for what is in store for them that day.They are always eager and ready to engage in their learning. They are a group of children who truly inspire one another to not only be better students but better individuals.

My Project

These materials will be crucial in providing my students with a place of peace whether it is at home or at school. My students are going hybrid and they will have to kick it into high gear. These items will allow them to have a zen zone. A place where they are able to recognize and regulate their emotions. It will also help them bridge the gap between home and school during these unprecedented times.

These little people are our future and they have to be well rounded individuals and deal with adversity as it comes.

To support social emotional learning my students would benefit from a zen zone. The yoga mats will not only give them an alternative seating opportunity but would allow them to complete some self guided yoga using the yoga dice and coins. Yoga can help my students improve their emotional regulation and manage their anxiety. The coloring books would allow the students to select a page they can relate to and say self affirmations as they color.The eye-mask will give them an opportunity to listen to music as they block out their surrounding only concentrating on how they feel and reflecting.

Being that their learning is hybrid their anxiety is at an all time high. The fidget toys will allow them to have something personally to carry from home to school and vice versa, to use as a way of easing their anxiety. The camera will be used as a tool to connect home to school. The students will be able to take pictures and upload the to the digital picture frame to be used while in the zen zone. I'm sure this will give them a sense of peace. They can also scrapbook. Please help give them a place of peace. Thanks!

Ms. Drake
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BalanceFrom Go Yoga All Purpose High Density Non-Slip Exercise Yoga Mat with Carrying Strap, 1/4", Purple • Amazon Business $15.15 4 $60.60
Digital Picture Frame 8 inch Electronic Photo Frame IPS (4:3) High Resolution with Remote Control,Auto-Rotate/Calendar/Alarm Clock/12 Languages Function,Photo/MP4/Video Player • Amazon Business $30.88 1 $30.88
Really Good Stuff Children’s Yoga Mat, Yoga for Kids with 24 Printed Poses – Non Toxic - Encourage Students to Exercise, be Calm, de-Stress, and be Mindful (68" L x 24" W x 5mm Thick) • Amazon Business $28.39 1 $28.39
Mini Digital Camera, 1080P HD 2.7" LCD Screen 8X Digital Zoom 18MP 30fps Video Camera for Kids Children Gift(Black) • Amazon Business $22.27 1 $22.27
Kidnasium Giggle Activity Box Coins & Fitness Execrise Dice | Fun Educational Classroom Gym Learning Games for Active Boys & Girls Ages 4 and Up • Amazon Business $21.20 1 $21.20
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 1 $18.95
Sleep Headphones Eye Mask Perfect for Sleeping, Anti Snoring and The Best Headphones Sleep Design Ideas for Sports, Air Travel, Meditation and Relaxat (Black) • Amazon Business $7.97 2 $15.94
Slime Party Favors [24 Pack] Galaxy Putty | Party Favors for Kids Girls & Boys | Space Party Favors | Putty Balls | Putty Bulk | Kids Putty Slime | Adults, Non Sticky, Stress & Anxiety Relief • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
I Am Pretty Great: A Dragon Coloring Book About Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence and Positive Affirmations. (My Dragon Coloring Book) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
PicassoTiles 85dB Kid Safe Volume Limiting Soft Fleece Headphone Headset Sleep Mask w/Ultra-Thin 1/8" Speakers, Durable Braided Cord, Adjustable Cozy Headband, Build-in Microphone PTM272-UNC • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
I Am: Positive Affirmations for Kids | Coloring Book for Young Black Girls | African American Children | Self-Esteem and Confidence Coloring Book for ... and Brown Girls with Natural Curly Hair) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$244.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$278.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.16

Total project goal

$327.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$327.73

1 Donor

-$163.87

Donations toward project cost

-$139.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.58

match offer

-$163.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$139.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.58

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