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Mrs. Scanlon from New Britain, CT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Scanlon's classroom raised $390

Visual Supports for a Successful School Year!

My students need Laminating Pouches.

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Mrs. Scanlon Gaffney Elementary School
New Britain, CT Grades PreK-2

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

A new environment with many new faces can be extremely overwhelming to any student starting a new school year. Now think about starting a new school year in a new environment without the ability to communicate your wants or needs to anyone.

My classroom was created for preschoolers with Autism to have an environment that helps them with communication, socialization and regulation skills.

Although they do hold a common diagnosis of "Autism" my students are far from being similar. Each student that walks (or runs) through the door of my classroom comes with a special story that defines them more than their label of "Autism". They could be the last child of 5, a twin, an only child with a single mother; but they all require specialized, modified materials, visual supports, and patient educators to help them gain the skills they need to be successful. Some students need a picture to choose a toy, a support to breakdown a story, or a picture to request their favorite snack and all of these pictures should be readily available for these individuals.

My Project

By creating these visual supports my students will be able to transition from activity to activity regulated and independently. They will feel much more successful when they can be the ones to make a choice from a laminated choice board or pick out and request their favorite snack. My students will also use these visual supports to follow a daily schedule created with pictures and words to prepare the students of what is expected of them.

By receiving laminating film the visual supports created will be rip proof, reusable, and much more sturdy for small hands to manipulate.

These students who are primarily non verbal will be able to use these supports to successfully communicate their wants and needs in a safe and nurturing environment. These students are unable to use verbalizations and need another way to communicate. How can they successfully learn to communicate if the materials are not available?

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

12 students impacted 3 donors
Mrs. Scanlon Gaffney Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New Britain, CT 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

12 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
XC444 - 11 1/2" x 17 1/2" Laminating Pouches • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 5 $199.75
XC443 - 9" x 11 1/2" Laminating Pouches • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 5 $99.75

Materials cost

$299.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$338.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.65

Total project goal

$389.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $389.64

3 Donors

-$389.64

Donations toward project cost

-$338.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.65

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