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Mrs. Busby from Austin, TX is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fostering Individual and Independent Learning!

My students need trays and baskets for their individual academic skills practice, and I need more resources to create additional visuals that will enhance the learning process.

  • $274 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

My students speak Spanish as their first language who come from a variety of backgrounds, and they all bring their individual set of gifts to our classroom. They face diverse challenges related to their disability. Some of them are emerging and finding their voice, but the others are still working intensely on finding a way to communicate. Some are physically able to move independently, while others are not. They all do their best every day on learning and have fun. Students with special needs learn differently than their peers in general education. They need individual practice to master basic academic skills that others learn easily. Grasping, manipulating, and removing objects demands lots of practice.

Some of my students are emerging and finding their voice, but the others are still working intensely on finding a way to communicate... They will get there!!

The classroom needs the basic materials to prep for six students and at least 3 different box jobs to complete each day.

My Project

My students need flexible and durable options for individual learning. I’m fortunate to work with students with special needs ages 3 through 6. My students have different levels of functioning and needs, so it is important to provide specific practice for their targeted skill for them to master.

My project is based on the needs of the classroom.

Being a first-year teacher, I came to work with a box of card stock paper and the willing, but no materials at all. The classroom has materials and manipulatives (numbers, letters, building blocks, and others) to help me provide the practice for my students, but the classroom would benefit from trays, containers, and boxes in different sizes for me to prep in advance for each skill and student prior to starting the day. On the same topic, having an individual tray/box gives the student a clear scope of their personal area of work and limitation since my students have a very difficult time understanding the concept of boundaries.

The second part of the project is to provide the materials I need to produce upcoming new unit themed visuals.

I have work to do, but cannot do it alone. Please help me make a difference by providing my students' what they need to succeed on acquire the skills they need to catch up with their peers in their community.

Mrs. Busby
Grades PreK-2
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 7 students.

    3 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tot Tutors Kids' Primary Colors Large Storage Bins, Set of 4 • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
School Smart 1439213 Non-Toxic Washable Tempera Paint Set, 1-Pint Plastic Bottle, Assorted Color (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $30.98 1 $30.98
Dry Erase Pockets - Reusable + Oversized - Size 10 X 13 Inches - 30 Pockets for Adults and Children - Mixed Colors - Ideal to use at School or at Work • Amazon Business $22.84 1 $22.84
6 Pack - Plastic Colorful Storage Baskets, Paper, Office Supplies, Toys and Teacher Student Classroom Organization Bins, 15" x 10", Assorted Colored • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Classroom Pencil & Marker Baskets / 12 PC • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
Classroom Small Square Storage Baskets - Teacher Resources & Storage • Amazon Business $17.30 1 $17.30
Vkey 1000pcs (500 Pair Sets) 20mm Diameter Sticky Back Coins Hook & Loop Self Adhesive Dots Tapes White-Delivery By FBA • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Neenah Astrobrights Premium Color Card Stock, 65 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 250 Sheets, Stardust White • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Rubbermaid Regeneration Letter Tray, Six Tier, Plastic, Black (86028) • Amazon Business $10.43 1 $10.43
Haobase Magnets 1/2" Round Disc with Adhesive Backing 300 Pcs • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
Sparco Desk Sorter, 7 Compartments, 8-3/4 x 5-1/2 x 4-3/4 Inch, Black (SPR11876) • Amazon Business $5.30 1 $5.30

Materials cost

$199.38

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$232.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.01

Total project goal

$273.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$273.38

2 Donors

-$273.38

Donations toward project cost

-$232.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.01

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$0.00

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