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Mrs. Schaffer from Allentown, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bring STEM to Autistic Support!

Help me give my students primary measurement kits, compasses, and other materials for science experiments and group projects to showcase in our building, district, and community!

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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

"Autism is not a disability, it's a different ability." - Stuart Duncan

My classroom is comprised of a group of amazing students who are all identified with autism.

With the autistic spectrum creating a broad spectrum of abilities cognitively and behaviorally, we have many different strategies to have the students working towards their highest potential.

Among my students, some are also identified with ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and Speech and Language Impairment. Half of the students are nonverbal and receive ESOL services. All students receive speech and occupational therapy services.

These students love to explore new things, hear new stories, be involved with their school events!

My Project

I would really like to bring STEM into my special needs classroom. Right now my curriculum provides one science idea that I can do once a month and it provides NO materials. While it is fun to find household and recyclable items to use, there are items that every classroom can benefit from. From compasses, measuring tapes, magnets, compost labs, globes, to a measurement kit - these tools will bring to life what I can show in a video and worksheet to life!

Your donation would help provide the materials to create STEM stations and labs throughout the school year.

More specifically, I would create themed units (i.e. ocean science, weather station, space unit, plant growth, fossil unit, recycling/renewable resources, light and sound, organisms, speed fast/slow, properties/what is it made of?). My students are capable of learning the same concepts in the general education curriculum given additional support and accommodations.

Mrs. Schaffer Central 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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Allentown, PA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Primary Measurement Kit • AKJ Education $131.39 1 $131.39
Geometry Hands On Materials • AKJ Education $75.54 1 $75.54
Compass • AKJ Education $7.29 10 $72.90
Wildlife Globe • AKJ Education $40.15 1 $40.15
Super Magnet Classroom Lab Kit • AKJ Education $36.99 1 $36.99
My Senses • AKJ Education $30.62 1 $30.62
Now You See It, Now You Don'T™ See-Through Compost Container • AKJ Education $29.19 1 $29.19
KEVA Maze Bots • AKJ Education $29.16 1 $29.16
Skeleton Foam Floor Puzzle • AKJ Education $21.89 1 $21.89
Giant Magnetic Solar System • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Cross-Section Flower Model • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Dig it! Stegasaurus • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37
Dig it! Triceratops • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37
KEVA Brain Builders Junior • AKJ Education $11.64 1 $11.64
Primary Science Magnetic Wands, Set of 6 • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Snap Cubes®, Set Of 100 • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Tape Measures, Set of 10 • AKJ Education $5.47 1 $5.47

Materials cost

$559.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$597.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.47

Total project goal

$703.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $703.14

7 Donors

-$578.14

Donations toward project cost

-$491.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.72

Matching donations from our partners

-$125.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

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