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Ms. Toner from Staten Island, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Occupational Therapy Students Striving for Success

My students need wipe and write letter formation stickers, puzzles, and peg number boards to help them achieve success in their occupational therapy sessions to promote achievement in the classroom.

  • $494 goal

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My Students

The special education and general education students at my school live in a high need area, and every moment with them counts. It helps to shape their minds, personalities, and motivation to continue to be successful in school. These children try so hard every day, and while they face many struggles both inside and outside of the classroom, they are resilient.

The smile on their faces when they come into school is priceless.

They look forward to coming every day, and I want to give them something special every chance I get.

My Project

While we do have some supplies in the Occupational Therapy room, we have definitely learned to be creative with the materials we have. We can probably think of about 20 activities with each supply that we are asking for, each furthering the student's development in a different way.

The main thing we are lacking is puzzles.

Puzzles are such an important tool for children to learn to use their problem solving skills. This teaches them not to give up, to try different things when something doesn't work out, and to analyze a picture and act based on it. The cognitive skills that students learn from completing new puzzles can be carried over into the classroom. Currently, we use printed and laminated paper to create our own puzzles, but it would be amazing to have some actual puzzle manipulative to motivate the children.

Additionally, we are requesting many different fine motor activities including the number peg boards and the "Feed the Monkey Game." Fine motor skills needs to develop in order to allow students to participate in school tasks such as handwriting, buttoning/ zipping jackets, eating using utensils and even using math manipulatives during lessons.

Every single supply that has been requested will help students of all grade levels and all types of special needs. For example, my students will use the learning numbers magnetic boards to learn the value of numbers, while working on their pencil grasp. They will use the wipe and write letter formation stickers to practice writing their letters with proper formation to allow for efficient writing. We appreciate any help we can get to provide the best therapy service to our students.

Ms. Toner PS 18 John G Whittier Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Staten Island, 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

60 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL676 - Magnetic Alphabet Maze • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TT625 - Peg Number Boards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
TT454 - Learning Numbers Magnetic Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
FF454 - Simple Sequencing Wooden Picture Puzzles - 4-Step • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
AA719 - Magic Board Printing Practice Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.99 1 $26.99
TT852 - Subtraction Tower of Math Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
EE602 - Feed-The-Monkey Fine Motor Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99
PP717 - Lakeshore Magic Board - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 2 $21.98
LC107 - Magnetic Designer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
FG503 - Rush Hour Jr. Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
EE336 - Write & Wipe Letter Formation Stickers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 1 $15.99
FK228 - Four Seasons Floor Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
FK324 - Animals in the Barn Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
FK227 - U.S.A. Map Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
FK109 - Bugs Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
PP204 - Community Helpers Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
DE195 - Reusable Write & Wipe Pockets - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.79 1 $9.79
LC108 - Pattern Cards for Magnetic Designer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
DD104 - Write & Wipe Thin-Line Markers - 8-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$383.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$419.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.00

Total project goal

$493.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $493.35

10 Donors

-$486.25

Donations toward project cost

-$419.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.10

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