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Mrs. Brinkmann from Springfield, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensing Great Speech!

My students need flexible seating, sensory items, and fidgets to keep their brains in the speech game!

  • $589 goal

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My Students

I am a preschool through fifth grade speech-language pathologist at OME. Most of my caseload consists of preschool and K-2 students, including special education students. My students are diverse learners who come from a variety of backgrounds. We work together in small and whole groups to build the very language skills needed to be successful in school and beyond.

Many of my students have attention deficit, sensory-based needs, and autism.

All of my students are kids and moving is a big deal! My hope for my students is that when they leave me, they are able to successfully communicate with others in and outside of the school environment. With these additional resources, I believe the communication skills of my early childhood students and beyond will grow.

My Project

We all learn best when we are most comfortable. The 60+ speech and language students at OME are a diverse group of learners. Students who have speech and language disorders also may have attention deficit, learning disabilities, sensory processing needs, autism, and other disorders. All of my students are CHILDREN who learn best when they feel best!

I would like to help my students learn better is by providing flexible seating and handheld items that can help meet their sensory needs.

When sensory needs are met, students can attend better to lessons in our small group setting. Every child is different and this is a great start to helping my early childhood preschoolers and older students succeed, grow in their communication and life in general.

I see students in small groups ranging from 1-4 students in my speech classroom. We use both small group table seating and carpet seating, based on the activity. Wobble chairs can be used at our small group speech room table and at our side work table. Three chairs in two heights can accommodate children of various sizes. The four requested soft seats can be utilized on the carpet during our carpet area portion of the lesson or in other parts of the classroom as necessary. Additionally, by providing students appropriate fidget items and sensory toys, negative behaviors may be reduced and attention can increase. By giving students the choice of how they focus in my classroom, I hope to empower them on their journey to increase their speech and language skills. Thank you!

Mrs. Brinkmann Owen Marsh Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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

60 students impacted 7donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
CR124RD - Wobble Chair - Red - 14" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
CR124BU - Wobble Chair - Blue - 14" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
CR124GR - Wobble Chair - Green - 14" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
CR122GR - Wobble Chair - Green - 12" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
CR122RD - Wobble Chair - Red - 12" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
CR122BU - Wobble Chair - Blue - 12" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
12 Sensory Processing Tools for Kids; Autistic Toys, Occupational Therapy, ADHD, Anxiety Relief • Amazon Business $15.93 1 $15.93
DD371BU - Soft Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
DD371RD - Soft Seat - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
DD371VT - Soft Seat - Violet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
DD371RG - Soft Seat - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
Tangle Jr. Hairy Sensory Fidget Toy, Red Orange Yellow Blue • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Oball Original • Nasco $5.44 1 $5.44
Koosh Ball • Nasco $3.87 1 $3.87

Materials cost

$462.13

Vendor shipping charges

 $0.93

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$499.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.23

Total project goal

$588.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $588.22

4 Donors

-$504.69

Donations toward project cost

-$431.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.70

Matching donations from our partners

-$80.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$68.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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