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Ms. Tate from Washington, DC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Calm Learning Environment

Help me give my students a comfortable place to learn and explore with a smile.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Tate's classroom raised $323

This project is fully funded

My Students

Autism spectrum disorder, lower-income students with bright personalities that attend the only special education campus in their district. My students are opened-minded and hardworking. They are eager to learn new things every day.

My students are preparing for any door that opens to advance their future.

My Project

These materials with assist my students

with managing coping skills while in a safe learning environment and to feel welcomed back to school from distance learning and to normalizing their learning structure to advance their socially and emotionally skills and building trust in their community while becoming a successful part of society

Material like these will make a great impact on the outcome of the trust and security my students will feel while learning how to navigate through the everyday optical they face on the everyday journey in life and in the world.

Ms. Tate River Terrace Education Campus Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Washington, DC 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

12 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
CA201 - Cuddly Puppy Weighted Shoulder Wrap • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
CA202 - Cuddly Puppy Weighted Lap Pad • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
HH344 - Stack Build Emotion Kids • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
CA312 - Calming Cuddle Ball • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC744 - Write the Letter Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
PP508 - Sensory Star Beanbags - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$226.93

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$13.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$273.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.34

Total project goal

$322.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$322.29

1 Donor

-$322.29

Donations toward project cost

-$273.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.34

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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