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Mr. McKenney from Jamestown, NC is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensory Processing Tools Needed for Special Needs Students

Help me give my students sensory processing tools in order to be successful including fidgets and playough.

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My Students

Our EC separate classrooms currently serve 18 children with a variety of disabilities. All of my students have the ability to achieve, and we love to see them grow! In addition to academic delays, our students have delayed social, communication, and life skills.

The majority of my students have severe language defects and or cognitive delays.

Due to lack of fine motor functions and developmental delays, my students require assistance with most activities and every day functional tasks.

Due to Autism, many of my students struggle with sensory processing. Students with these deficits experience neurological "traffic jams" that prevent certain parts of the brain from receiving the information needed to interpret sensory information correctly which then causes behavioral, motor problems, and school anxiety.

My Project

Many students with sensory processing disorders may over-respond to sensation and find clothing, physical contact, light, sound, food, or other sensory input to be unbearable. In order to provide my students with comfort and a release from these symptoms, sensory fidgets are needed for classroom use and therapy use.

The requested project items would greatly decrease my students' behaviors as well as allow them to focus their energy on learning tasks!

In the past we were given several of the requested sensory items through the school district, however sadly funding is no longer available. Having seen my students with these resources in prior years, I know what a HUGE benefit they are for students in the classroom as well as at home. My students will use these fidgets and sensory balls for calming and alerting, to promote focusing and concentration, decrease stress, increase tactile awareness of fingers/hands, and as a way to keep fidgeting fingers busy! My students love to manipulate play-dough for appropriate sensory output while learning their letters or numbers.

Many of our students do not have access to these sensory resources at home as well as at school. These materials will be able to be checked out for students to take home, which allows for better sensory processing at home and for students when riding home on the bus.

Mr. McKenney Jamestown Middle School Grades 6-8

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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Jamestown, NC 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Play-Doh Modeling Compound 36-Pack Case of Colors, Non-Toxic, Assorted Colors, 3-Ounce Cans (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Abilitations Tridget Series 2 Bulb Tracker - 5 inches Long - Set of 3 • Amazon Business $17.98 1 $17.98
Melissa & Doug Wooden Alphabet Stamp Set - 56 Stamps With Lower-Case and Capital Letters • Amazon Business $16.79 1 $16.79
National Geographic Play Sand - 2 LBS of Sand with Castle Molds and Tray (Blue) - A Kinetic Sensory Activity • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Kiddy Dough 42-Piece Play Dough Tool Kit & Clay Party Pack w/Letters and Numbers – Mega Tool Playset Includes 45 Colorful Cutters, Molds, Rollers & Play Accessories + 2 BONUS Surprise Dough Extruders • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
KeNeer 7Pack Stretchy String Fidget Sensory Toys - Relieve Stress, and Increase Patience - Build Resistance Squeeze, Pull - Good for kids with ADD, ADHD or Autism, and Adults to Strengthen Arms • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
MarvelBeads Water Beads Rainbow Mix (Half Pound) for Spa Refill, Sensory Toys and Décor • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$100.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.86

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$140.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.72

Total project goal

$164.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $164.81

1 Donor

-$140.09

Donations toward project cost

-$140.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.72

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 $0.00

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