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Ms. Hess from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Autism: Communicate for Life!

My students need a kidney table, sensory activities, and a laminating machine. These items will be used to enhance their classroom learning and experience.

  • $1,070 goal

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Ms. Hess has another project! Donate to Autism: Help Us Improve Our Personal Care to help her classroom.

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Ms. Hess has another project! Donate to Autism: Help Us Improve Our Personal Care to help her classroom.

$227 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

"Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language." - Walt Disney My class loves Disney; not surprising considering that all my students have all been diagnosed with autism and are unable to verbally communicate.

My classroom consists of six beautiful, yet challenged, children.

The school is a special education setting primarily geared to students on the PPD spectrum. Students are grouped based on age, creating classrooms with immensely different learning levels. My students are at a second to third grade level with abilities ranging from young preschool to lower first grade. Their greatest challenge stems from their inability to communicate their wants and needs verbally or even non-verbally.

My Project

We are working on communication specifically face-to-face interaction, as well as sensory integration. Currently all of our work is done in standard rectangular tables, which does not allow all of my students to work together. Group projects are a great way for all to learn communication, and the kidney table will allow for proper peer interaction. With this specific project, I would like to create laminated mats with the students name, needs, etc (depending on their individual level) and allow them to use sensory items to either highlight or trace the objects. This project is not one-off, rather it will continue growing with the children as the mats and sensory materials are made more sophisticated.

As a teacher, the greatest gift I can give my students is helping them be more prepared to face the challenges of their future lives.

This and similar projects will help them enhance their communication abilities.

Ms. Hess PS 77K @ PS 164 Cesar Rodney 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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Brooklyn, NY 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

6 students impacted 16donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP LaserJet Pro 400 M451nw - printer - color - laser • Best Buy for Business $299.99 1 $299.99
ECR4Kids 48" x 72" Kidney Activity Table With Standard Legs & Ball Glide Blue/Black/Black • Quill.com $242.99 1 $242.99
XC341 - Classroom Laminating Machine • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
PP530X - Feel & Find Sensory Tubs - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
FF993 - See-Inside Activity Balls - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Freight Desc • Quill.com $25.00 1 $25.00
XC343 - 9" x 11 1/2" Pouches • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$866.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$909.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$160.49

Total project goal

$1,069.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,069.95

14 Donors

-$769.95

Donations toward project cost

-$654.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.49

match offer

-$300.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$255.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

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 $0.00

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