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Life Skills For Students With Multiple Disabilities

My students need gardening tools, a weeder, leaf scoops, rakes, a composting bin, cleaning materials, laundry detergent, dishwashing liquid, and cooking equipment like oven mitts, 2 graters, a 17 piece kitchen tool set, an electric skillet, an electric wok, an electric buffet, a shelf rack set and a baker's rack, a canning set, 4 pairs of electric scissors, and other equipment.

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My Students

My students are learning to be more independent. They are currently working towards developing life skills to foster their self-esteem and competence in performing activities for daily living .

My students have multiple disabilities.

They attend classes in an occupational training center. Despite the physical and cognitive challenges each student faces each day, my staff and I work to provide both hands-on opportunities to build their comprehension and ability to employ compensatory strategies. Since the students may experience difficulty in following or understanding instructional requests, exercises feature regular review and repetition. As educators, we continually strive to provide interesting lessons that build on prior knowledge and student strengths. Our lessons can be delivered in an engaging and interesting fashion, in the form of fun-filled, relevant exercises that build critical life skills and provide experiences for our students to participate in a more age-appropriate, functional manner like cooking, gardening, composting and cleaning.

My Project

The efficacy of my instruction is increased when lessons are presented in a multidisciplinary, thematic and FUNctional way. My students benefit from utilizing concrete objects, adapted learning materials and equipment as well as by tackling daily living challenges. In a Science themed unit celebrating the locavore movement, my students will learn to use garden tools to plant a variety of vegetables to be used in our class cooking exercises. Meal planning and preparation will be addressed in Math. Kitchen utensils and equipment such as graters, knives and blenders will enhance my students' experience in preparing healthy meals. The concept of conservation will be introduced and reinforced through the set up and maintenance of a class compost bin. Cleaning agents, buckets and sweep set will be used to provide students with first hand experience in using cleaning agents and tools to perform everyday household chores.

Through having access to the tools and equipment made possible by your generous support, our class will proceed to immerse and engage students in community-oriented and age-appropriate learning activities centered around life skills development in preparation for adulthood.

In sum, the use of tools and equipment will promote a strong foundation in functional life skills that will serve to enhance both cognitive development and emotional well-being of students with multiple impairments.

Ms. Pia PS 721K Occupational Training Center Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY 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

24 students impacted 15donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hamilton Beach 38546 3-in-1 Grill/Griddle • Amazon $43.99 1 $43.99
T-fal WO400852 Nonstick 12-Inch Die Cast Aluminum Bowl Wok with 5-Quart Stainless Steel Steamer, Silver • Amazon $87.10 1 $87.10
Whitmor 6054-268 Supreme Bakers Rack, Chrome and Wood • Amazon $82.97 1 $82.97
Kitchen Shelf Rack Set Stainless Steel • Amazon $74.49 1 $74.49
Presto 06852 16-Inch Electric Skillet with Glass Cover • Amazon $34.00 1 $34.00
Fiskars 7870 Uproot Lawn and Garden Weeder • Amazon $29.97 1 $29.97
(Set of 6) Mixing Bowls Standard Weight Stainless Steel *Mirror Finish* ¾, 1½, 3, 4, 5, and 8 Qt. • Amazon $29.95 1 $29.95
Granite Ware 0719-1 Enamel-on-Steel Canning Kit with Blancher, 12-Piece • Amazon $59.45 1 $59.45
Ball Quilted Jelly Canning Jar 4 Oz (Pack of 12) • Amazon $15.50 1 $15.50
Singer Electric Scissors • Amazon $10.95 4 $43.80
Farberware Resin 5-Inch Santoku Knife with Sheath, Blue • Amazon $6.71 5 $33.55
All Seasons Indoor Composter - Black • Amazon $40.00 1 $40.00
Black & Decker FP2500B PowerPro Wide-Mouth 10-Cup Food Processor, Black • Amazon $39.92 1 $39.92
Fiskars 7067 3-Piece Softouch Garden Tool Set • Amazon $12.89 1 $12.89
Hamilton Beach 58149 Blender and Chopper • Amazon $38.24 1 $38.24
Ball 8-Ounce Quilted Crystal Jelly Jars with Lids and Bands, Set of 12 • Amazon $11.24 1 $11.24
Norpro Mandoline Slicer Grater with Guard • Amazon $15.69 2 $31.38
Eagle Square Point Shovel With 47-Inch Wood Handle 1554500 • Amazon $9.23 1 $9.23
MaxiMatic EDB-302BF Elite Cuisine Electric Double Buffet Burner • Amazon $25.99 1 $25.99
OXO Good Grips Upright Sweep Set • Amazon $24.99 1 $24.99
SCD Probiotics C100 All Seasons Bokashi Compost Starter and Soil Innoculant • Amazon $12.30 2 $24.60
Tide Vivid White + Bright HE Original Scent Liquid Laundry Detergent 26 Loads 50 Fl Oz (Pack of 2) • Amazon $11.98 1 $11.98
Lysol Multi-surface Cleaner Pourable, Sparkling Lemon & Sunflower Essence, 40 Ounce (Pack of 3) • Amazon $11.97 1 $11.97
Eagle Bow Rake With 53-Inch Fiberglass Handle 1888000 • Amazon $11.79 1 $11.79
Fiskars 9424 Garden Bucket Caddy • Amazon $11.49 1 $11.49
Hydrofarm HGPP400 Precision Straight Blade Pruner • Amazon $10.54 1 $10.54
Maxam 17pc Kitchen Tool Set • Amazon $19.92 1 $19.92
Bond 2060 7-Inch to 22-Inch Adjustable Steel Rake • Amazon $19.35 1 $19.35
Norpro Icon Cut N Slice Flexible Cutting Boards, Set of 3 • Amazon $6.05 1 $6.05
No Scratch Scrunge - 6 pack • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
Fiskars 7060 Softouch Weeder • Amazon $5.97 1 $5.97
Gardex Poly Leaf Scoops • Amazon $8.53 1 $8.53
Progressive International Grater Set • Amazon $15.99 1 $15.99
Zyliss 20362 Lock-n-Lift Manual Can Opener, White • Amazon $14.99 1 $14.99
AmazonBasics Microfiber Cleaning Cloth, (Pack of 24) • Amazon $14.80 1 $14.80
NEW, 15-Inch Flame Resistant Oven Mitts, Flame Retardant Mitts, Oven Mitt, Heat Resistant to 400° F, Set of 2 • Amazon $6.98 2 $13.96
Dawn Ultra Original Scent Dishwashing Liquid 24 Fl Oz (Pack of 2) • Amazon $6.98 2 $13.96
Al-de-chef Collander 11" Stainless Steel • Amazon $6.60 1 $6.60
Rubbermaid 2963TPBISQU Neat `N Tidy Bucket • Amazon $12.30 1 $12.30
Ball Dissolvable Labels - (Set Of 60) (by Jarden Home Brands) • Amazon $7.63 1 $7.63

Materials cost

$1,020.06

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,065.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$188.00

Total project goal

$1,253.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,253.36

13 Donors

-$1,206.60

Donations toward project cost

-$1,039.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$166.74

match offer

-$30.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$25.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.76

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