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Mrs. Tate from Raceland, KY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensory Tools to Ease Socialization Experiences

Help me give my students sensory tools that will help them feel more comfortable with and open to socialization opportunities.

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My Students

Each student is unique and special. The students in my resource classroom bring much joy to our building everyday! I presently teach four 4th-6th grade students with moderate and severe disabilities. I have students with autism who tend to be more withdrawn, often preferring to work and play by themselves. I have students with functional mental disabilities who express some interest in their similar-age, typically developing peers but are uncomfortable trying to interact with them due to social communication deficits. Each of these students have 2-3 peer helpers who assist them in their general education classes. The helpers also join in social group activities in our resource room at least once weekly.

My students work hard to learn the skills that will help them be successful throughout the rest of their school years and adulthood.

Our peer helpers model age-appropriate social skills for my students while strengthening their own citizenship and leadership abilities.

My Project

Education is more than learning how to read, write, and functionally use numbers. In moderate-severe resource classrooms, we work significantly with helping students to build and strengthen their functional life skills. An area that we continually target is social communications. This project, along with the peer helper program that we have begun implementing, will provide the students with the tools and calming atmosphere to help them strengthen their socialization skills.

The resources that I am requesting will allow my students to lessen their anxieties and decompress while communicating and interacting in activities with their teachers, therapists, and peer helpers.

When the students walk into the sensory room, they will be welcomed with the waterfall effect fiber optic curtain, the bubble tube floor lamp, and the ocean wave night light ceiling projector. They will be able to turn these on or off to meet their sensory needs. The students will have access to a basket with the counter clickers, spinners, fidget toys, and fidget cube as needed throughout each day to help decrease frustrations and increase attention. These tools may, also, be used for more direct instructional purposes, such as having the students describe the objects and allowing play use of the objects in structured social skill activities. The teachers and therapists will teach the students to use the Alexa skills on the Echo Dot to help further enhance the students' communication and technological abilities with real-world application.

Mrs. Tate Raceland - Worthington Middle School Grades 3-5

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
16W RGBW Fiber Optic Curtain Light Kit, Flash Point Waterfall Effect Lighting Kids Children Sensory Room Home Decoration 0.03in/0.75mm 13.1ft/4m 450pcs • Amazon Business $119.00 1 $119.00
SensoryMoon 3.9 ft Bubble Tube Floor Lamp w 10 Fish, 20 Color Remote and Tall Water Tower Tank is Best LED Aqua Night Light for Kids Bedroom, Autism or Fake Aquarium Column Stand for Living Room Decor • Amazon Business $119.00 1 $119.00
Echo Dot (3rd Gen) - Smart speaker with Alexa - Charcoal • Amazon Business $47.49 1 $47.49
Fidget Toys Set(20 Pack)-Sensory Tools Anti-Anxiety Stress Relief Toys for Children and Adults with ADHD ADD Autism-Include Liquid Motion Timer, Mochi Squishy Toys, Fidget Pad, DNA Stress Ball & More • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Estink Relax Ocean Wave Night Light Ceiling Projector LED Lamp Music Player (Black) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
CPEI LED Fidget Spinner, Clear LED Light UP Fidget Finger Dice Anti-Stress Release Toys for Children Adults (LED Clear, Spinner) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Ktrio Pack of 6 Color Hand Tally Counter 4 Digit Tally Counters Mechanical Palm Counter Clicker Counter Handheld Pitch Click Counter Number Count for Row, People, Golf & Knitting, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Remokids Fidget Toys, New Improved Anti-Anxiety Attention Toy Relieves Stress and Anxiety Focus Toys for Work Home Class • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Fidget Dodecagon –12-Side Fidget Cube Relieves Stress and Anxiety Anti Depression Cube for Children and Adults with ADHD ADD OCD Autism (B1 Green) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$368.42

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$403.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.29

Total project goal

$475.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $475.24

7 Donors

-$420.24

Donations toward project cost

-$357.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.04

Matching donations from our partners

-$55.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$46.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.25

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