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Mrs. O'Brien from Martinez, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-on Work Helps Us Learn!

Help me give my students more opportunities to learn through play. Autistic students learn best when we can manipulate items to reinforce concepts. Items for out light table give us alternative ways to work on patterning.

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My Students

I teach in an Intensive Autism self-contained classroom. My students range from 2-5 grade. All of my students are severely autistic. We serve students from every area of our school district.

My students range from being completely verbal and high functioning to students who are still working on communication and learning basic day to day life skills.

Although we are a small group it is necessary to have all the tools that any one of my students might need throughout the day. It poses a difficult problem when funds are so low.

My classroom is full of energy and learning. We are amazed by our students every day!

My Project

My students learn best when we learn through play. Keeping activities exciting and different helps when we are reviewing the same concepts day after day.

Playing with our light table helps us use different sensorial activities to reinforce concepts we are working on to meet our goals.

We use all parts of our body to learn and our fine motor work usually needs the most help. If we can work on our fine motor while also playing it seems less like Occupational Therapy work and more like fun.

My students need variety every day to help keep us engaged and accessing all of our therapies.

Mrs. O'Brien John Swett Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP924 - Snap-Dinos • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
PP838 - Snap-Bots • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
RE322 - Lakeshore Sensory Ball Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
LC511BU - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 2 $33.98
LC676 - Magnetic Numbers & Counters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC695X - Light Table Math Trays - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
DD561 - Lakeshore Counting Cones • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
DD372 - Nuts About Counting! • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
SHU2001 - Mix�& Match Magnetic Farm Animals • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
AA928 - Lacing Keys Toddler Activity Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
AR872 - Mix�& Match Magnetic Wild Animals • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
VR154 - Squish & Squeeze Sensory Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LC588 - Translucent Letters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$370.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $33.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$440.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.71

Total project goal

$518.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $518.06

1 Donor

-$518.06

Donations toward project cost

-$440.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.71

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