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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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Community and Self-Reliance for Children with Autism

My students need a kidney table and materials (sensory balls, beads and tubs) which they can use to explore the community.

  • $685 goal

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Ms. Hess has another project! Donate to Building Brighter Futures: Bring Lego to Our Autism Classroom to help her classroom.

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My Students

As a specialty/cluster teacher, my focus is community and independence, educating the students about the environment they live in and how to effectively navigate it on their own. For students with autism, teaching them to be independent is as important as academic education, and that's where my specialty comes in.

The school consists of 70 beautiful, yet challenged, children with autism.

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, learning styles and abilities. My students are at a range from Kindergarten to fifth grade level with abilities ranging from young preschool to lower second grade. Their greatest challenge stems from an inability to communicate their wants and needs verbally or even non-verbally.

My Project

The project is a year-long, continuous one where the students will become acquainted with the community and build self-awareness and self-reliance. The project starts with lessons on safety and community-specific safety topics. The year continues with social stories and community walks. The students get to act out different scenarios in the comfort of the classroom before heading out into the community to explore.

Children learn to navigate the community in a safe, comfortable manner and ultimately, learn how to be self-reliant.

The different items I am requesting include a kidney table, which allows all the students to work collaboratively at the same time staff can reach each of them. Also I am requesting sensory tubs, marbles, and beads that will help the students learn the community within the classroom.

Ms. Hess PS 77K @ PS 164 Cesar Rodney Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

70 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ204OB - 48" x 72" Group Colors of Nature® Table - Ocean Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $319.00 1 $319.00
PP270 - Washable Sensory Balls • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
FF947 - Community & Careers Theme Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
PP269 - Washable Sensory Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
PP273 - Sensory Tubs - Set of 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
SE998 - Magic Water Marbles - Multicolor • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
SE997 - Magic Water Marbles - Clear • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$543.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$582.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.72

Total project goal

$684.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $684.82

4 Donors

-$684.82

Donations toward project cost

-$582.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.72

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