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Help Our Students Improve Motor and Sensory Skills in Ot

Help me give my students the beautiful experience they deserve to achieve their occupational therapy goals.

  • $547 goal

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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 Project

Here in OT , we aim to foster independence and promote executive function skills, fine motor skills, and thinking outside of the box through crafting activities that allow for all of the students to increase their sensory abilities for successful academic participation. These products will help us to achieve and promote all that we do in occupational therapy to help our students improve their classroom success through working on fine motor skills, sensory processing skills, visual motor integration skills, and metacognition skills.

While we don’t have to have specific lesson plans in OT, all of these items will help our students through crafting, fine motor manipulation, and practicing letter identification and recognition.

Some of our students have sensory needs so those bouncy seats would be awesome for them to let out some energy while still being able to attend to their assignments and OT tasks. The lacing beading and snapping items are excellent to work on bimanual skills (using both sides of the body together) and in hand manipulation/fine motor skills. Can’t forget the playdoh to help our hand strength! Of course with all of these items, things get messy so some help with cleaning supplies would be extremely helpful!

We appreciate all of the donations!!

Mrs. Melissa PS 8 Issac Varian 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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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC528BU - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 17" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98
LC528GR - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 17" - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98
FD117 - Indestructible Giant Beads Patterns • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Dot Markers, Washable Dot Markers for Kids Toddlers & Preschoolers, 24 Colors Bingo Paint Daubers Marker Kit with Free Activity Book • Amazon Business $19.95 2 $39.90
Melissa & Doug Alphabet Wooden Lacing Cards With Double-Sided Panels and Matching Laces • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Bounty Quick-Size Paper Towels, White, 12 Family Rolls = 30 Regular Rolls • Amazon Business $30.91 1 $30.91
Learning Resources Smart Snacks ABC Lacing Sweets, Fine Motor Toy, 31 Pieces, Ages 2+ • Amazon Business $25.84 1 $25.84
TT807 - Mosaic Creations Magnetic Designer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Melissa & Doug Sort and Snap Color Match - Sorting and Patterns Educational Toy • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
LA820X - Lakeshore No-Spill Paint Cups - Set of 10 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Melissa & Doug Self-Correcting Alphabet Wooden Puzzles With Storage Box (52 pcs) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Learning Resources Snap-n-Learn Alphabet Alligators - 26 Double-Sided Pieces, Ages 18+ Months Toddler Learning Toys, Alphabet Learning for Toddlers, Preschool Learning Toys • Amazon Business $13.86 1 $13.86
Play-Doh Sparkle and Bright 14 Pack of Cans, Non-Toxic Modeling Compound, 3-Ounce Cans (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
LL688 - Learn to Count Dough Mats • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
Play-Doh Bulk Winter Colors 12-Pack of Non-Toxic Modeling Compound, 4-Ounce Cans • Amazon Business $11.87 1 $11.87
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Value Pack, 75 Count (Pack of 3)(Package May Vary) • Amazon Business $11.80 1 $11.80
Learning Resources Jumbo Tweezers, Sorting & Counting, Preschool Science, Homeschool, Toddler Fine Motor Skill Development, Set Of 12 • Amazon Business $11.43 1 $11.43

Materials cost

$428.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$464.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.96

Total project goal

$546.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $546.38

2 Donors

-$546.38

Donations toward project cost

-$464.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.96

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