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Ms. Nikki from N Hollywood, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Special Needs Students Have Hands-on Sensory Experiences!

Help me give my students hands-on sensory experiences to engage, have fun and to enjoy learning, know your donations can make a difference in the lives of these exceptional children.

  • $556 goal

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Ms. Nikki has another project! Donate to Help Struggling Readers with Special Needs: Elephant & Piggie Books to help her classroom.

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Ms. Nikki has another project! Donate to Help Struggling Readers with Special Needs: Elephant & Piggie Books to help her classroom.

$749 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

My students are of exceptional needs with disabilities that range from mild to severe; most are impacted in all areas of development (e.g. health, physical, cognitive, communication). I work with them one on one, they each have their own personalities and are unique in their complex needs, strengths and interest. I

All of my students benefit from tactile learning experiences where they can explore with their hands to further their progress in literacy and mathematics and are from families with limited income.

They are amazing children who are precious and have families that love them deeply as it is evident in how they are cared for as they have intensive daily living needs. For example, I have students that have suffered a massive seizure at a young age which have set them back in their development. They use to speak, read, play with peers and after the seizure, they are unable to walk, talk, read and require significant accommodations & modifications of instruction. To say the least, it has been a traumatic experience for the student and their families. Yet, they persist with living, the parents believe in the well being of their child and their development --and so doI!

My Project

My students’ families would benefit tremendously from your generosity so that their child can experience sensory input to engage, to enjoy and to acquire early literacy and math skills. For example, the “What's Inside? Soft Feely Box” will stimulate their thinking to use their hands and mind to guess what they are touching and is hidden in the box. Or, the “Soft Safe Building Blocks” is an opportunity to build with soft and therefore safe materials. Playing with blocks help children develop their vocabularies, improves math skills, and even teaches them about gravity, balance, and geometry. Building is all about size, shape, weight, leverage, and balance, and as the child works this out, their building and block play will become more and more complex.

One of the many great hands-on learning benefits is that hands on learning helps to stimulate growth on both sides of the brain.

Ms. Nikki Berenece Carlson Home Hospital School 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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More than three‑quarters 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

4 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ909 - Whats Inside? Soft Feely Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
RR794 - Soft Safe Building Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $47.99 1 $47.99
PP670 - Foam Sensory Paint - Set of 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
DD372 - Nuts About Counting • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
RE623 - Baby Band Rhythm Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
SE581 - Rainbow Liquid Sensory Viewers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
RE148 - Stack Nest Sensory Toys • Lakeshore Learning Materials $25.49 1 $25.49
LC113 - Letter Crayons Word Building Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $23.99 1 $23.99
LC742 - Find the Letter Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
EV212 - Regular Dot Art Painters - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
VR154 - Squish Squeeze Sensory Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 1 $15.99
JJ466 - Word Building Puzzles - 3-Letter Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
EE538 - Hear Myself Sound Phone • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.99 2 $11.98
BA7112 - Pipe Stems - Set of 100 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $2.29 1 $2.29

Materials cost

$399.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$472.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.33

Total project goal

$555.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $555.53

2 Donors

-$505.53

Donations toward project cost

-$429.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.83

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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