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Mrs. Schechtman from Staten Island, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fall in Love with Learning

Help me give my students engaging, motivating, and reinforcing learning materials to supplement their ABA programs!

  • $285 goal

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Mrs. Schechtman has another project! Donate to Sensational Sensory Materials for my Ausome Students! to help her classroom.

$313 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Mrs. Schechtman

Mrs. Schechtman has another project! Donate to Sensational Sensory Materials for my Ausome Students! to help her classroom.

$313 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

All teachers are "special"; special education teachers have extra special needs for their students. My students aren't conventional learners. I teach a variety of students with a variety of different learning disabilities.

Some of my students have verbal learning disabilities, some non-verbal, but not being able to speak is not the same as not having anything to say!

It is important to understand each individual and how differently each learns. I create personalized lesson plans assessing the needs of each individual so each student can thrive and reach their maximum growth potential.

My Project

These materials will make a great difference in my students’ learning in the classroom and at home! Sorting and grouping things together is a very important cognitive skill. It teaches a child to notice similarities and differences, learn to categorize, and develop early numeracy skills.

Through peg play, children can learn colors and counting, improve fine motor skills, and enjoy experimental play.

Peg play can include sorting by colors, following directions, and independent task completion.

Nursery rhymes are patterns, they help children learn easy recall and memorization. This teaches children that events happen in sequence, and they begin to learn how to understand stories and follow along. Nursery rhymes use patterns and sequence, so children begin to learn simple math skills as they recite them.

Mrs. Schechtman PS 37R @ 844 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.

More about Mrs. Schechtman

Staten Island, 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 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA645 - Activity Tree for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
TT625 - Peg Number Boards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
DD191 - Nuts About Sorting • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
SE581 - Rainbow Liquid Sensory Viewers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
BX603 - My First Peg Pictures • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LA998 - Storytelling Lapboard • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
LC267 - Old MacDonald Storytelling Puppets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99
LC269 - Five Little Ducks Storytelling Puppets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99
LC271 - Five Green Speckled Frogs Storytelling Puppets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$208.91

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$242.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.71

Total project goal

$284.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$284.75

6 Donors

-$211.35

Donations toward project cost

-$179.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.70

match offer

-$73.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$62.39

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.01

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$0.00

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