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Mrs. Courtney Traster from Pontiac, MI is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensory Friendly Classroom

Help me give my students a place where they can express their needs.

  • $633 goal

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My Students

My 4th and 5th grade students come from a low income area and go to a Title I elementary school. They are in a self-contained special education classroom. My students are made up of African American and Latino ethnicities.

My students have Mild Cognitive impairments and are very eager to learn.

They are hands-on visual learners and like to learn through games and experiments.

My Project

I want to let my students know that it is okay to be who they are. If they need certain things, that I can provide them in their learning environment. With my students being mildly cognitively impaired they learn in different ways and sometimes don't know how they learn. This leads them to being frustrated and seek sensory tools.

These materials will help my students with their sensory needs.

They will be able to use these tools whether it be a certain seat or a schedule to know that they can control their needs when they need to.

The table top light board will give my students a chance to learn in a sensory way. The calming kit will help my students recognize their emotions and give them a break when they are frustrated. The chairs will give them other options then a hard chair that they can't move on. All these things will make their overall atmosphere more sensory friendly.

Mrs. Courtney Traster Owen Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Mrs. Courtney Traster

Pontiac, MI View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

10 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TB490 - Tabletop Light Panel • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
LA487DC - Flex-Space 22 Balance Ball Seat Bundle - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $141.55 1 $141.55
EE950X - Classroom Calming Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
CR124RD - Wobble Chair - 14 - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
KT2904 - Daily Schedule Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
ES130 - Hoberman Sphere<sup>&reg;</sup> • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
LC589 - Translucent Numbers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$500.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$538.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.94

Total project goal

$632.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $632.95

4 Donors

-$210.97

Donations toward project cost

-$179.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.64

match offer

-$421.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$358.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.30

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 $0.00

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