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Ms. Clayton from Philadelphia, PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Our Classroom Explore Our Creative Senses and Learn!

My students need sensory bins, big books with learning props, play dough with easy grip dough tools, smelly markers, magnetic letters and numbers, and creativity tools.

  • $2,412 goal

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My Students

My students are very interested in learning and because of their varying disabilities, it takes creativity on my part. I try to reach all of my students different senses because that is how they learn best. Tactile and visual activities allow them to get the most out of their learning process.

My students are a group of children who enjoy social interaction and love to complete work.

Most of their work requires hand-over-hand interactions, which equals social interaction to them. My school has a huge special education population with my classroom being the most severe when it comes to the diagnosis. The students vary in disability from complete dependency on others to some being semi-independent. They are a fun group of kids to work with and care for. My students are nonverbal and must use devices and pictures to communicate. Many of the items on the list for purchase will alleviate the frustration of feeling like they can't learn. My students must learn with their senses and are unable to complete just paper and pencil work. All work is done hand over hand with the students and every lesson must appeal to at least 2 of their 5 senses.

My Project

My students will use the requested materials to learn the material I am teaching. When telling a story, I have to get very creative and make felt characters and create sounds. The story book kits will allow me to give the students visual props while combining it with sounds from the computer. The students will use the sensory bins to calm themselves as they interact with seek and find letters or numbers at the same time. Within my class I use a projector screen/computer combined with assistive technology devices allowing my nonverbal students to answer questions and make choices. The requested Bluetooth speaker will allow the students to hear better because the computer volume is too low. The play dough and stampers will bring the letters and numbers off the paper and allow my students to feel the shape of the objects. The theme box kits are good for my students and will be useful because they will help the story come to life and allow the students to touch the characters.

This project will make a difference in my classroom because as I stated, my students are differently-abled learners and I want to be able to teach each and every child that comes into my classroom.

This project will provide me with the sensory/tactile materials needed to best teach my students. My project will make a difference because it will minimize the frustration my students feel during the learning process.

Ms. Clayton Horatio B Hackett Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

10 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE935X - Favorite Picture Book Read-Alongs - Set 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
HH650X - Big Book Storytelling Activity Kits - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $395.00 1 $395.00
BR573 - Easy-Build Bricks - Starter Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
PP530X - Feel & Find Sensory Tubs - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
WC603 - Classroom Bluetooth® Speaker • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
JJ439 - Washable Broad-Tip Markers - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
JJ767 - Magnetic Learning Numbers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.50 1 $69.50
AX20 - Lakeshore Dough Assortment Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
RR791 - Tabletop Storytelling Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
FF943 - Nursery Rhymes Theme Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
FF947 - Community & Careers Theme Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
FF946 - Shapes Theme Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
FF945 - Alphabet Theme Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
FF944 - Five Senses Theme Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LA752 - Jumbo Nuts & Bolts • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.99 1 $44.99
JJ518 - Classroom Magnetic Letters Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
RE993 - Five Senses Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.50 1 $36.50
TT625 - Peg Number Boards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
RE992 - Alphabet Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.50 1 $34.50
RE994 - Nursery Rhymes Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.50 1 $34.50
RE988 - Community & Careers Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.50 1 $31.50
RE989 - Shapes Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.50 1 $31.50
EG326 - Easy-Grip Clay & Dough Tools • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LA278 - Uppercase Alphabet & Number Dough Stampers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP214 - Touch & Match Guessing Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC170 - People Shapes™ Project Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LL261 - Tell-A-Story Nursery Rhyme Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LL108 - Tweezer Tongs Color Sorting Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
PP273 - Sensory Tubs - Set of 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
BX234 - Store-It-All Craft Containers - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
BA918 - All-Purpose Paintbrush Assortment - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
DD127 - Lakeshore Wrist Ribbons - Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
EV212 - Regular Dot Art Painters - 6-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
LC360 - People Colors® Crayons - Each Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
GA934 - Smelly Markers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
LC169 - People Shapes™ - Set of 24 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$1,990.24

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,050.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$361.78

Total project goal

$2,411.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,411.87

11 Donors

-$805.02

Donations toward project cost

-$769.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$1,506.26

Match offers toward project cost

-$1,280.32

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$225.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$100.59

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$0.00

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