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

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Exploring Cultural Traditions with a Cricut

Help me give my students a cricut machine to make visuals and decorations to use during our cultural celebration social routines! My students come from different backgrounds so we are exploring, learning, and celebrating different cultural traditions!

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My Students

Hi my name is Ms. Alyssa and I am a speech pathologist in a D75 school for children with special needs (specifically Autism) in Brooklyn, NY. My students are amazing and have been doing the best they can with this difficult situation of getting back to in-person learning with safety restrictions this school year. They benefit from daily routines, sensory diets, and social interactions with their peers.

My students have difficulty with their expressive language, receptive language, social/pragmatic skills, and feeding skills.

They benefit from hands-on learning that include adapted books to work on a variety of speech and language goals. We also work on activities of daily living skills and creative ways to engage students to learn! My students are so deserving of having the opportunity to materials and su can have for years to come!

My Project

Each week we have a cultural social routine that focuses on learning new vocabulary, a song, a craft, and cooking a recipe to celebrate a seasonal tradition from each of my students cultures. With a cricut explore machine my students and I will be able to make decorations for our celebration as well as crafts to represent the cultural tradition of the week. It will help them work on their fine motor skills to be able to use the tools to create the crafts.

My students have social/pragmatic issues and a social routine helps them to work on their skills to have interactions with their peers in a fun and natural way!

We are looking forward to exploring, learning, and creating all year long with the help from a cricut explore machine. Help me give me students a new way to engage in their learning!

Ms. Alyssa PS 372 @ Middle School 113 Grades 3-5

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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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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Explore 3 Machine - DIY Machine Compatible with Matless Cutting Cricut Smart Materials | Make Custom Vinyl Decals, Custom HTV Iron On T Shirts, and Intricate Paper Projects Fast • Amazon Business $297.99 1 $297.99
Ultimate Accessories Bundle Compatible with All Cricut Makers Incl. Explore Air - The All Incl. Kit for Beginners or Skilled Craft Lovers - Perfect Tools to Enjoy Your Crafting Journey • Amazon Business $39.97 1 $39.97

Materials cost

$337.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$373.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.83

Total project goal

$438.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $438.86

4 Donors

-$438.86

Donations toward project cost

-$373.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.83

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 $0.00

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