Starting May 7th, 2026, while funds last, complete the below wellness opportunities with your class, provide feedback in a survey, and receive a $400 DonorsChoose gift code! Below are the current opportunities:
- (temporarily unavailable as of 5/30*) Journaling and Mental Health Support for Teens' Well-Being
- (temporarily unavailable as of 6/1*) Healthy Digital Habits
- Digital Wellness: Student-Designed Classroom Lessons
- (new!) AI Literacy & Student Well-Being
Teachers who completed previous iterations of these rewards prior to May 7th are eligible for these revised opportunities!
Please carefully review the below instructions for each reward opportunity, as the instructions do vary depending on your grade level and specific reward. Not all opportunities are available for all grade levels.
[Temporarily available as of 5/30*] Journaling and Mental Health Support for Teens’ Well-Being
To be eligible for this opportunity, you must:
- Teach 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and/or 12th grade in California.
- Have a printer and A/V equipment. Be able to print worksheets in advance for each student, and have a way to show videos with audio to the class.
- Conduct a pre-lesson poll. Students will answer questions to assess their current knowledge of mental health resources and support services.
- Show videos about journaling and mental health resources to your class. Students will watch two engaging videos that explain mental health support services and demonstrate how journaling can improve emotional wellbeing.
- Lead a journaling exercise in class. Guide students through reflective writing prompts designed to explore emotions and develop self-awareness skills.
- Conduct a post-lesson poll. Students will complete a brief survey to show what they've learned about mental health resources and journaling techniques.
- Tell us how it went by completing a feedback form. Your responses will be shared with the Child Mind Institute.
Note that the materials have been adapted for middle school and high school levels. Please use the content that corresponds to your classroom.
For complete instructions and lesson materials, please see the Classroom Rewards form for Journaling and Mental Health Support for Teens
[Temporarily unavailable as of 6/1*] Healthy Digital Habits
To be eligible for this opportunity, you must:
- Teach 6-12th grade in California.
- Be able to print worksheets in advance for each student and have a way to show videos in class.
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Deliver the lesson to your class using the provided materials, including:
- Conduct pre and post-lesson polls
- Show two educational videos
- Guide discussions and activities
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Use the Teacher Toolkit to make it easy. The lesson comes with:
- A lesson plan
- Student worksheets
- Prompts for group or pair discussions
- Tell us how it went by completing the feedback form. Your responses will be shared with the Child Mind Institute.
Note that the materials have been adapted for middle school and high school levels. Please use the content that corresponds to your classroom.
For complete instructions and lesson materials, please see the Classroom Rewards form for Healthy Digital Habits
Digital Wellness: Student-Designed Classroom Lessons [newly added as of 5/15/26]
- Teach 9th-12th grade in California.
- Be able to print worksheets in advance for each student, and have a way to show the online activities with audio to the class.
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Review both intervention options using the provided materials, including:
- Conduct a pre- and post-lesson polls
- Lead a lesson using the intervention of your choice in class
- Guide discussions and activities
- Tell us how it went by completing a feedback form. Your responses will be shared with the Child Mind Institute.
For complete instructions and lesson materials, please see the Classroom Rewards form for Digital Wellness: Student-Designed Classroom Lessons
AI Literacy & Student Well-Being [newly added as of 5/29/26]
To be eligible for this opportunity, you must:
- Teach 6th-12th grade in California
- Be able to print worksheets in advance for each student and have a way to show videos with audio to the class
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Deliver the lesson to your class using the provided materials, including:
- Conduct a pre- and post-lesson poll
- Show three educational videos about AI literacy and mental health to your class
- Guide discussion and activities
- Tell us how it went by completing a feedback form. Your responses will be shared with the Child Mind Institute
For complete instructions and lesson materials, please see the Classroom Rewards form for AI Literacy & Student Well-Being
For all reward opportunities, we will review your submitted form(s) within three weeks. If your response is approved, we will email your $400 DonorsChoose gift code(s).
Teachers may earn and redeem 1 gift code from each activity.
Please note, once you have submitted, our team is unable to make any direct changes or edits to your form.
Per our Terms of Use, teachers are expected to submit Classroom Reward responses representative of their own classroom. A violation of this expectation is subject to action and review by DonorsChoose and may result in terminating your use of the site.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can I complete multiple activities?
Yes! As long as you meet the eligibility criteria, you may complete the activities for multiple activities listed above and submit individual feedback forms. You may earn a maximum of one gift code per activity.
Q. I completed some of these opportunities before May 7th; am I eligible to do them again?
Yes! Teachers who completed these opportunities before 5/7/26 may complete them again for another gift code.
Q. I submitted my form but haven't received my gift code. What should I do?
Please be sure it has been at least 3 full weeks since you submitted your form, and double check your Spam folder! If you still cannot locate a response, please contact us.
*these opportunities may return within the next several weeks; please check back to this article for updates.