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Ms. Melanie from Brooklyn, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-on Learning with Y13

Help me give my students hands-on activities to use at home. This requires laminating pouches, velcro and dry erase markers. These materials will ensure that my students gain hands-on experiences during distance learning.

  • $165 goal

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My Students

My students are Unique Amazing Learners. Being in a 6:1:1 setting only means my kindergarten students need their learning to come to life. These curious scholars are engaged in learning when they have the opportunity to touch, feel, play, and explore. My students learn best through hands-on real-life experiences. My little scholars learn even better when they can actually touch the knowledge!

My Project

Being a Special Education Teacher for Kindergarten students with Autism requires me to modify all my learning resources based on my students' unique learning styles. My Kindergarten scholars learn best with visual support and most importantly hands-on experiences. I love to create my own adapted books since it allows my students to use dry erase markers to label pictures to words, circle answers and even write words or sentences. All of these engaging hands-on activities require lamination pouches for them to be sturdy for my students. Velcro allows my students to move and match pictures based on lesson content. It’s very helpful to have all of the learning resources laminated since it helps me to create each activity based on each student individual needs. This will help my students to engage with the lesson content while we are doing a live video lesson. I want to provide my students with hands-on experiences at home. Please help me make their distance learning dreams come true! Thanks in advance.

Ms. Melanie PS 77K @ PS 164 Cesar Rodney 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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Brooklyn, 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 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nuova Premium Thermal Laminating Pouches, 9" x 11.5"/Letter Size/3 mil, 200 Pack (LP200H) • Amazon Business $14.99 4 $59.96
WXBOOM 1400pcs (700 Pairs) Hook & Loop Self Adhesive Dots Tapes 20mm Diameter Sticky Back Coins White • Amazon Business $9.99 4 $39.96
EXPO 86001 Low Odor Dry Erase Marker, Fine Point, Black (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $8.13 1 $8.13

Materials cost

$108.05

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$139.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.65

Total project goal

$164.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$164.32

1 Donor

-$82.16

Donations toward project cost

-$69.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.32

match offer

-$82.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$69.83

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.32

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$0.00

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