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Ms. Cosimano from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Tiny Artists With Autism Explore Their Imaginations Through STEAM

Help me give my students Clixo Wheel Creator Packs and Clixo Super Rainbow Packs.

  • $537 goal

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Ms. Cosimano has another project! Donate to A Kid-Safe Cardboard Cutter for Artists with Autism to help her classroom.

$350 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

I teach art at a small elementary school in New York for students with severe disabilities. The students in my school are between four and eleven years old. There are twelve 6:1:1 classes (6 students, one teacher, and one paraprofessional), one 8:1:1 class (8 students, one teacher, and one paraprofessional) and one 12:1:1 class (12 students, one teacher, and one paraprofessional). Most of the students in my school are amazing and unique artists who happen to have Autism Spectrum Disorder.

My students really love creating art, exploring new art-making materials, and showing their work off when it is finished.

They thrive in an environment that is hands-on and interactive.

My Project

My students really benefit from having toys that activate their imagination and challenge them to think in new ways. Clixo are a unique toy; the 2D shapes can be turned into endless 3D creations. I bought a small set of the Clixo building system in December, to see if my students would like it. Once I showed my students how the Clixo pieces worked, they were so excited to create. My students have really enjoyed creating with the Clixos but have expressed both that they wish there were more pieces and that we had wheels in our set.

Clixo is an open-ended play system, that uses flexible magnetic pieces, that allow students to create anything they can imagine.

The addition of Clixo kits with wheels will open up the possibility of creating things like cars and trains. Four additional Clixo kits will allow the kids to create more elaborate creations and have the option to work cooperatively with their peers.

Ms. Cosimano PS 77K @ PS 164 Cesar Rodney Grades 3-5

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 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clixo Wheel Creator Pack - 72 pieces Construction Magnet Toy. Flexible, Creative-Boosting Magnetic Building Blocks. Educator-approved design for hours of STEM Play. Multisensory Magnetic Tiles. Age 5+ • Amazon Business $119.99 2 $239.98
Clixo Super Rainbow 60 Piece Pack - A Versatile, Travel Friendly Magnetic Building Toy, Flexible Design for Hours of Fun Creative STEM Play, Great Gift for Curious Kids Ages 4-8 • Amazon Business $89.99 2 $179.98

Materials cost

$419.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$456.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.52

Total project goal

$536.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $536.78

4 Donors

-$268.39

Donations toward project cost

-$228.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.26

match offer

-$268.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$228.13

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.26

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 $0.00

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