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Tornado Recovery Enrichment for Special Needs

My students need eight social studies activity centers, two sets of magic boards for fine motor practice, and five math activity sets.

  • $984 goal

This project expired on February 27, 2012.

This project expired on February 27, 2012.

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Mrs. Schmid Kelsey Norman Elementary School
Joplin, MO Grades 3-5

My Students

On May 22nd, half of my special needs students lost their homes and all of their possessions in a devastating tornado. Even though our school survived, we are in need of new materials to engage them in learning new skills, and put smiles on their faces. Your donations can help make that possible!

I teach 20 special needs students ranging in age from Kindergarten through fifth grade, in a 26 year old trailer behind our school.

I teach a cross categorical group ranging from Learning Disabled, to Autistic, to Other Health Impaired due to severe seizures, to Brain Injured. My paras and I focus on what the kids CAN do, and then encourage them in the areas where they struggle. Often, my children struggle with motivation. The kids get so excited when we get new materials for our classroom. However, our district is stretched to the limit, trying to provide the basics after losing several schools due to the tornado. This year, we find ourselves making do in many areas. I want better for my special needs kids. I want them to have new, fun activities to explore and to help them learn new skills.

My Project

Since I take many of my students during social studies class time from their regular classrooms, they miss out on some key social studies information. Most of the materials I am requesting are geared to help them learn more about their world, both in the past as well as the present. My goal is for them to become well-rounded productive, informed citizens. I also need innovative, fun ways to teach my older students math concepts for my most reluctant learners. The math materials I am requesting will help fill that need.

Your donations to this project will make such a difference in the lives of my special needs students.

These materials will help give them exciting new activities to do, take their minds off of losing their homes, with many living in the FEMA trailers, and hopefully, even distract them when dark clouds come in and thunder crashes.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted
Mrs. Schmid Kelsey Norman Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Joplin, MO 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

20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF803 - Time & Measurement Activity Station • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
LC1170 - Self-Teaching Math Machines - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95
GG888 - Student Decimal Practice Boards - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
EW319 - Student Equivalency Flipboards - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
FF898 - Fractions Equivalency Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning $12.95 1 $12.95
EE421 - United States Literature Library Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $27.50 1 $27.50
EE425 - People Long Ago Literature Library Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $32.50 1 $32.50
EE224 - Native Americans Resource Box Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95
EE222 - Landforms & Mapping Resource Box Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95
LL506 - Native Americans Teaching Center • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
LL504 - Pilgrims Teaching Center • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
DS888 - American Symbols Photo Book Series • Lakeshore Learning $82.50 1 $82.50
AC709 - American Holidays Book Set • Lakeshore Learning $59.50 1 $59.50
VF716 - Draw & Erase Magic Board • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 5 $84.75
TT714 - Stamp & Erase Magic Alphabet Board • Lakeshore Learning $19.99 5 $99.95

Materials cost

$789.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$836.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.55

Total project goal

$983.64

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