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Ms. Touchet from Dallas TX is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Adaptive Equipment to Build Independence

Help me give my students the adaptive equipment necessary for them to develop independently.

  • 7 donors
  • $332 still needed

expires Sep 02

  • 7 donors
  • $332 still needed
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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

There is a lot to learn in an early childhood classroom: gross motor skills, fine motor skills, and self regulation--just to name a few! To help our youngest learners, particularly those with special needs, we must provide adaptive tools to ensure independence and engagement.

Students are more engaged and less disruptive of their peers when they have the tools needed to work independently.

This is why I want to provide my students with special scissors. The grasping motion needed for cutting is critical to other developmental skills. With these adaptive scissors, our students can practice cutting independently and safely. Special seating gives kiddos a scaffold for controlling their bodies during carpet time. Finally, our youngest students are just learning to walk in line. Though a straight line isn't necessary, staying together is a matter of safety. This toddler walking rope will keep kiddos going in the same direction. It has the added benefit of offering practice learning colors and shapes.

The need for verbal redirection is diminished when students have physical parameters for sitting and travelling. This support also creates a more pleasant experience for children and helps them feel independent.

Ms. Touchet
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids Tri-Me 3-In-1 Cube Chair, Kids Furniture, Cyan Blue • Amazon Business $49.99 3 $149.97
Excellerations Busy Bee Walk Rope • Amazon Business $47.99 3 $143.97
Set of 2 Loop Scissors for Kids Right or Left Handed for Preschools, Schools, Classrooms, Adaptive and Special Needs Children • Amazon Business $13.79 10 $137.90
First Look At: Disability: Don't Call Me Special • Amazon Business $13.75 1 $13.75
Rourke Educational Media Katie Can: A Story About Special Needs―Children's Book About Down Syndrome and Different Abilities, K-2 (24 pgs) Reader (Changes and Challenges In My Life) • Amazon Business $3.54 1 $3.54

Materials cost

$449.13

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$485.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.74

Total project goal

$571.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $571.61

7 Donors

-$240.00

Donations toward project cost

-$204.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.00

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 $331.61

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