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Ms. Calzada Castillo from Pacoima, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensory Play!

Help me give my students the ability to explore using their senses to explore and have fun with Kinetic Sand and Sensory Slime.

  • $193 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

"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn" -Ignacio Estrada. I apply this thought daily in my classroom. My students are faced with the challenge of being unique learners. As a special educator, I am tasked with using anything that will motivate them to learn.

My students are children with varying abilities and challenges, ranging from moderate speech & language needs, to health & mobility impairments, to autism.

My goal is to give my students as many opportunities to communicate with each other during activities and those with mobility impairments the opportunity to join their classmates for activities. They attend an early intervention preschool program on a public school campus, in Southern Ca.

Having a variety of manipulatives that they can hold, see and touch is a step closer to social emotional development and labeling their emotions and a step closer to forging friendships when knowing how they feel. Having students with multiple disabilities and various social skills is a challenge; this would greatly help foster their skills.

My Project

My students learn best when concepts are presented through a wide range of modalities, including: visual (seeing), auditory (hearing) and tactile (touching). When teaching very young learners of varying abilities, and challenges, the more senses or modalities we can activate, the more learning will take place. We are in need of materials that will help of students with their motor development and social skills. Our students need sensory materials that are suitable for 3-5 years old and a sensory play is a great way to build social skills. We are also asking for manipulative's that require our students to use their muscles in their little fingers which helps develop their fine motor skills as well as work on their pre academic skills.

Ms. Calzada Castillo Hillary Broadous Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Pacoima, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kinetic Sand, 6lbs Bucket with 3 Colors of All-Natural and 3 Tools, Play Sand Sensory Toys for Kids Ages 3 and up • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
VS318 - Clean Sand - 25-Lb Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.99 1 $26.99
Stretchy Sand Sensory Toy Play Set with Molds - Non-Drying, Non-Sticky, Non-Toxic Reusable Slime with a Smooth Sandy Texture for Tactile Input (Blue/Green) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
PP511 - Sensory Slime • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Stretchy Sand Sensory Toy - Non-Drying, Non-Sticky, Non-Toxic Reusable Slime with a Smooth Sandy Texture for Tactile Input - 1.1 Lbs (Pink) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$120.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.07

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$163.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.91

Total project goal

$192.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $192.74

3 Donors

-$192.74

Donations toward project cost

-$163.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.91

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