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Ms. Diana from N. Hollywood, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Supplies for a School-Based Occupational Therapist!

Help me give my students special education supplies for this school year! I am an occupational therapist who buys her own supplies and I can't afford to pay for my own this year.

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My Project

Hello, my name is Diana and I am a school-based occupational therapist who works in special education. I currently work at one elementary school, three middle schools, and two high schools.

My elementary students, especially my students with autism, have high needs in the area of their sensory processing/modulation skills.

The items that I included on this list that are sensory-related (manipulatives, weighted lap pads, feet cushions, sensory rings, etc.) will be really helpful for kiddos with sensory challenges. Any items that assist them with their sensory needs will allow them to access their curriculum with more ease. These items also help assist me in being able to provide for the students when I am not there, so they can easily transition between classroom tasks.

As an OT, I also work heavily on visual motor and fine motor skills which transfer over to letter formation and handwriting skills. The items on my list such as the dry-erase boards, handwriting sheets, and markers will be very useful for my students in learning those important writing/tracing/copying skills.

The board games I included on my list are for my middle/high schoolers who need extra help with their praxis/motor planning skills in being able to do multistep tasks. Our motor planning skills relate to our ability to do novel tasks in the right order while remembering how to repeat and complete the task as necessary.

I started this project because recently I had about $200 worth of therapy items accidentally thrown away by a custodian at one of my schools, so my budget for items is lower this school year than I had planned. Any donation you can give will be highly appreciated and used extensively by me and my 55 wonderful students.

Ms. Diana Bellingham Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

30 students impacted 49donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Calming Corner Bundle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $749.55 1 $749.55
Sensory Tunnel • Kaplan Early Learning Company $143.96 1 $143.96
Nasco Handwriting Dry-Erase Board Classroom Kit • Nasco $137.32 1 $137.32
NEW Dark Blue Kore Floor Wobbler Balance Disc • Teachers' School Supply $46.99 2 $93.98
Nasco Dry-Erase Handwriting Board, 9 in. H x 12 in. W - Pack of 10 • Nasco $35.66 2 $71.32
Step & Balance Sensory Stones • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
Balance of Nature Step-a-Stumps • Nasco $65.41 1 $65.41
Cuddly Puppy Weighted Lap Pad • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Lakeshore Sensory Ball Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Laser Maze Jr. Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
Carolina STEM Challenge: Balloon Rockets Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.78 1 $35.78
Wiggle Feet Sensory Cushion • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Giant Inflatable Classroom Globe • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
USAopoly Blank Slate Board Game Ages 8+ (USABL123537) • Staples $24.49 1 $24.49
Lakeshore What Should You Do? A Game of Consequences • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Sensory Rings • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Bean Bag Toss Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.16 1 $16.16
Easy Grip Tweezers - Set Of 12 • Teachers' School Supply $13.99 1 $13.99
Expo Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted, 8/Pack (80678) • Quill.com $11.79 1 $11.79
Carson Dellosa - Traditional Handwriting Beginning Manuscript • Teachers' School Supply $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$1,695.63

Vendor shipping charges

 $50.00

Sales tax

 $155.15

3rd party payment processing fee

$25.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,956.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$345.21

Total project goal

$2,301.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,301.42

5 Donors

-$2,239.36

Donations toward project cost

-$1,956.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$283.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$62.06

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