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Ms. Vavrusa from Portland, OR is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing Social-Emotional Learners

Help me give my students social-emotional learning activities, games and resources to support children's social-emotional development, especially with American Sign Language books that reflect concepts in students' language.

  • $412 goal

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My Project

Our young Deaf and Hard of Hearing students are developing the skills and language required for the basic functions of communication including social interactions, requesting, commenting, and expressing their emotions. These social-emotional resources will give our D/HH students the tools and resources they need to develop these basic communication skills and increase their ability to self-regulate.

Building self-regulation skills, especially for young learners, lays the foundation for children's positive social-emotional development.

Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, whose language and communication can be severely impacted, benefit from direct instruction in social-emotional learning, social-emotional vocabulary, self-expression, self-management, social interactions, and other key areas.

Ms. Vavrusa Creston Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Vavrusa

Portland, OR 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

8 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Classroom Calming Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Lakeshore Social-Emotional Match-Ups - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
Lakeshore No, David! Storytelling Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Key Education Social Skills Boxed Game Set, 15 Board Games With Social Emotional Learning Activities, File Folder Social Skills Learning Games for Autism, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade • Amazon Business $20.36 1 $20.36
Aizweb CVC Word Game,Mini Pop Board Fidget Sensory Toy Pack for Preschool Kindergarten Classroom Supplies,Montessori Phonics Games Flash Cards,Education Reading Manipulative Spelling Learning • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Aizweb CVCC & CCVC Word Game,Mini Pop Board Fidget Sensory Toy Pack for Preschool Kindergarten Classroom Supplies,Montessori Phonics Games Flash Cards,Education Reading Manipulative Spelling Learning • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
hand2mind Rolling the Feelings Board Game (95387) • Quill.com $16.59 1 $16.59
Mudpuppy American Sign Language Alphabet 500 Piece Family Puzzle • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Who's Feeling What? ,Social Emotional Learning Games, Communication Games for Kids, Emotion Toys, Feeling Toys for Kids, 49 Pieces, Age 3+ • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Set of 12 ASL Posters ABC Sign Language Flash Cards American Sign Language Learning Poster for Toddler Kids Students Classroom Decorations ASL Gift • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
How are you Feeling Today?: Emma, Egor and Eli Learn to Sign Feelings (Emma and Egor Learn to Sign American Sign language) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Lakeshore Three Bears Storytelling Puppets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
Lakeshore Teasing Mr. Crocodile Storytelling Puppets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
Rise and Shine: A children's guide to American Sign Language (Eight Little Hands) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
American Sign Language | Letter Word Fingerspell | ASL Trace and Sign Alphabet Workbook: American Manual Alphabet for finger spelling words (Dover Coloring Books) (American Sign Language (ASL)) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Let’s Say Hello (Baby's First Language Book) • Amazon Business $7.83 1 $7.83

Materials cost

$307.61

Vendor shipping charges

$7.60

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$349.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.73

Total project goal

$411.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$411.55

3 Donors

-$215.77

Donations toward project cost

-$183.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.36

match offer

-$195.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$166.41

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.37

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$0.00

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