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Sensory Learning Tools for Student Success

My students need sensory learning tools to meet their potentials in the classroom environment.

  • $812 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My elementary school is located in one of the most poverty impacted areas in Oregon and in a large hub of diverse immigrant populations. 84% of Alder students are children of color, 100% receive free/reduced price lunch, and many are bi-lingual, with 26 languages spoken in their homes.

Here, we strive to be a community of lifelong learners, to honor diversity, and to pursue excellence.

Each member of our community is committed to this vision of excellence. It is evident in the display of student work, the emphasis on our school-wide life-skills program and the strong academic programs.

We are very proud to be the first "Dreamer School" in the Nation. As Dreamers, we are committed to the goal of getting each student through secondary school and onto college. This project will help make our school an equitable place for all students, so that each can reach his or her potential in school and beyond.

My Project

Sensory learning tools are chosen specifically to be used with students with disabilities or behavioral challenges in their general education classrooms in order to help them meet various sensory needs during instruction and help keep them focused. Balance balls help children who have a need to fidget or who have sensory processing disorders or ADHD reach their full potential in the classroom. “Sitting still” for these students may not be the best for their brains. Some kids just need more movement than others. And for some kids with a sensory processing disorder or ADHD, being in motion allows their brains to be engaged.

Fidget toys and chair bands are also helpful tools for students who need movement.

Students can keep their hands moving with fidget toys in order to self-regulate and stay on task in the classroom. "Chair bands" stretch under a student's chair or desk, so that she can bounce her legs or kick her feet without making noise and disrupting the class. For some students, a little bit of extra motion helps their bodies calm and their brains focus.

Another self-regulation tool is the Hoberman Ball. It is used as a visual aid to teach children how to take a full breath; a skill that helps children calm themselves down. Some of our students need help regulating noise in order to be able to work in a classroom environment. For students sensitive to noise, headphones turn a noisy school environment into a safe place where they can be successful. Weighted blankets are another helpful tool for children with sensory processing disorders, ADHD, or anxiety. The blanket helps children feel calm and secure, which facilitates learning by allowing the child to focus in the classroom.

Ms. Nicole Alder Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

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Portland, OR View local requests

More than half 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

500 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bouncy Bands for Chair (Blue support pipes) • Amazon Business $13.95 10 $139.50
Gaiam Kids Balance Ball Chair, Purple/Pink • Amazon Business $69.98 1 $69.98
Gaiam Kids Balance Ball Chair, Purple • Amazon Business $69.98 1 $69.98
Original Hoberman Sphere--Rainbow • Amazon Business $33.07 2 $66.14
Gaiam Kids Balance Ball Chair, Grey/Orange • Amazon Business $59.13 1 $59.13
3M Peltor H6A\V Optime 95 Noise Reduction Earmuff, 1 Each • Amazon Business $11.67 5 $58.35
Weighted Sensory Lap Pad - Doughnut Friends - Pink - Blue Minky • Amazon Business $41.49 1 $41.49
Weighted Sensory Lap Pad - Out of This World - Glow in The Dark • Amazon Business $41.49 1 $41.49
Set of 3 Assorted Tangle Jr. Fidget Toys - Fuzzy, Metallic and Textured • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
YogaAccessories Traditional Mexican Yoga Blanket ( Light Blue) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
YogaAccessories Traditional Mexican Yoga Blanket ( Teal Green) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
YogaAccessories Traditional Mexican Yoga Blanket ( Dark Purple) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
YogaAccessories Traditional Mexican Yoga Blanket ( Dark Purple) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
YogaAccessories Traditional Mexican Yoga Blanket ( Burgundy) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99

Materials cost

$649.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$689.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.72

Total project goal

$811.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $811.46

8 Donors

-$591.46

Donations toward project cost

-$502.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.72

match offer

-$220.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$187.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.00

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 $0.00

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