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Mr. Postiglione from West Orange, NJ is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help us expand our Created Courtyard!

Help me give my students many different ways to continue to enjoy the expanded courtyard they will create.

  • $767 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I currently teach a non verbal autistic classroom grades 3-5. These students are absolutely amazing in their own ways with their own individual strengths. I am currently working on new ways to teach them to socialize and learn life skills in a comfortable environment.

My students continue to work on their social skills and communication as well as learning important life and independent skills.

My students can have a difficult time sitting still and this activity gives them the perfect blend of those skills in and outdoor environment that they can create as well as work in. my goal is for the students to continue to build this courtyard into their own comfortable place while teaching valuable life and social skills along the way!

My Project

This project will be a continuation of the first project which was to create a courtyard for my students to be comfortable and creative in. The first part of the project as a garden environment and the tools needed to work on valuable life skills like planting, cleaning, building, cleaning up and communicating.

This next step helps my students continue to build on this courtyard world and develop it to their own comfortable place that they will actively give directions in as to where we will put/build things.

For example, the picnic table can be used for games, planting, socializing, etc... But where to put them?? The students will help design this courtyard which will grow from the garden of things that they are planting.

Mr. Postiglione
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
2x4basics 90182ONLMI Custom Picnic Table Kit, Sand • Amazon Business $94.99 2 $189.98
Wooden Outdoor Garden Potting Bench - Work Station Table with Sink Wood Patio Furniture Natural Gardening Workbench Drawer Storage Space Open Shelf • Amazon Business $129.00 1 $129.00
The Original Toy Company Fold & Go Trampoline (TM) • Amazon Business $89.95 1 $89.95
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Balance Stepping Stones – 10 Soft and Durable Stones Encourage Early Learning, Create an Obstacle Course for Kids • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
TOMY John Deere Steel Wheelbarrow for Kids, Green • Amazon Business $49.49 1 $49.49
Cado 63065 2Gal Watering Can, Hunter Green, 2 gallon • Amazon Business $10.99 3 $32.97
HOMENOTE Pots for Plants, 15 Pack 6 inch Plastic Planters with Multiple Drainage Holes and Tray - Plant Pots for All Home Garden Flowers Succulents, Cream White • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Kids Gardening Tools Set Metal Hand Shovel Mini Garden Tools for Kids, Safe Toy Gardening Tools for Soil Planting Digging Transplanting 4 Pieces • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Window Paint Art Stickers Kit Kids – Children’s Make Your Own Fun Suncatchers Set – [24] Sun Catchers, [24] Suction Cups & [11] Paints – DIY Car Window & Mirror Arts & Crafts Kit Children • Amazon Business $16.13 1 $16.13
KINGLAKE 100 Pcs 4" Plastic Plants Nursery Pot/Pots Seedlings Flower Plant Container Seed Starting Pots • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$612.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$651.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.00

Total project goal

$766.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $766.67

19 Donors

-$764.91

Donations toward project cost

-$651.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$113.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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