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Ms. Lesley from Bronx, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fun With Food Friday!

Help me give my students the opportunity to try new foods and drinks! A small team is starting a "Fun with Foods Friday" program.

  • $482 goal

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Help Ms. Lesley

Ms. Lesley has another project! Donate to Move! Learn! Explore! Experience! Play! to help her classroom.

$224 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

I work with special education and general education preschoolers. I work with these students individually, in small groups and during whole group lessons with their classroom teachers.

My students have various speech and language disabilities that impact their ability to communicate.

Some of my students are completely nonverbal and rely on pointing/gesturing and crying to tell me their wants and needs. As you can imagine this can be extremely frustrating for these little learners; it also makes it difficult for them to participate during the school day. This year I have many students with sensory needs who require individual materials for safety (because of Covid). Additionally, these sensory needs are impacting their ability to eat a wide variety of foods. Many still rely on pediasure for basic nutrition.

My students range from age 2-4. I work with a team to best support their education. I believe in learning through play, especially with these young learners. Not only do my students love to play, they love dancing to music, reading books and any interactive technology that is available to them.

My Project

Many of my students rely on Pediasure and/or continue to drink from bottles. Feeding therapy spots are hard to find in the Bronx so we are implementing a "Fun with Foods Friday" to support feeding development in my Special Needs Preschool. A small group of volunteers, of Speech Therapists, Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists, will go into the classrooms once a week to address sitting, feeding and sensory needs.

Help our students learn about new foods!

We will be using systematic desensitization approach to "learn" about new foods by looking at, touching, smelling, playing with, biting, and finally eating a wide variety of textures, colors, temperatures and flavors.

The items I am requesting will be used to get them ready to eat foods by using tools such as the z-vibe and chewy tubes to "wake-up" their mouths and practice tongue lateralization and biting. The adapted cups and straws will help them move from bottles to age-appropriate cup drinking. The laminating sheets will help us create visuals to support their learning.

Thank you for your kindness and generosity.

Ms. Lesley Rose Hill Pre-K Center Webster Avenue 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.

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Bronx, 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

60 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gafly Therapen (4 Tips) Speech and Feeding Tool for Sensory Oral Motor Therapy, Chewy Vibe for Autism Sensory Disorders, Storage Pouch Included • Amazon Business $32.87 4 $131.48
Fellowes Thermal Pouches, Letter, 200/Pack (5743401) • Staples $22.36 4 $89.44
Chew Necklace Bundle - Silicone Chewies - Great Tool for Sensory, Autism, ADHD, Biting, Oral Motor - Chewy Stick/Tube Toy Jewelry for Boys, Girls, Kids, Adults - by Senso Minds (5 Pack) • Amazon Business $14.95 2 $29.90
Ark Grabber Textured XXT • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
ARK's Textured Grabber XT - Extra Tough Sensory Oral Motor Chew Tool • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
Flexi Nosey Cup Combo - 1 of Each Size • Amazon Business $10.49 2 $20.98
Pull, Stretch and Squeeze Stress Balls by YoYa Toys - 3 Pack - Elastic Construction Sensory Balls - Ideal for Stress and Anxiety Relief, Special Needs, Autism, Disorders and More • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
[300 Count] 3 oz. Small Paper Cups, Disposable Mini Bathroom Mouthwash Cups - White • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
300 Pcs Colorful Plastic Long Disposable Drinking Straws. (0.23''diameter and 10.2"long) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
100 Pcs Jumbo Smoothie Straws,Colorful Disposable Wide-mouthed Large Straw. • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$373.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$409.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.23

Total project goal

$481.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $481.56

8 Donors

-$371.27

Donations toward project cost

-$345.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.69

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.29

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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