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Ms. S from Bronx, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Autistic Kindergarteners Need Sensory Area

My students need a sensory area in the classroom with sensory supplies such as yoga balls, stretchy bands, and fidgets that can help them process sensory information.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. S's classroom raised $363

This project is fully funded

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My Students

My class is an energetic, excited and overwhelmingly enthusiastic group of Kindergarteners . They love coming to school and interacting with their peers and teachers. They are a funny, dedicated, and inquisitive group of students who run into the classroom and don't want to leave! They are four and five-year-old students who need lessons and activities to keep them engaged in learning. Our school is a new school with pre-kindergarten through second-grade students. Our school has a high population of English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from various cultural backgrounds. Our students need a high level of support for them to learn at their best.

My Project

My class is a class called ASD Nest. ASD stands for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Nest because the classroom is nested within a NYC public school. My students have a hard time processing sensory input. Lights, noises and music can bother them to the point when they have a physical breakdown. What this looks like for them is throwing chairs, hitting themselves or someone else, ripping paper off the walls, and/or banging their hands, head or body into the wall. This is why I want to provide them with a sensory area in the room where they can choose to go to use sensory supplies that can help them process sensory input (fidgets, sitting on yoga balls, massage with a sensory brush, etc.) so they are not seeking it.

I would like to create a classroom environment that works for my young students.

That is why I want to create a sensory area in my classroom. They can go there when they need a break and they can use a fidget such as the stretchy bands, motion bubbler or spiky slap bracelets to provide them with sensory input so they can return to their work after their break. I would also like that area to have different choices of seating that they may use during different parts of the classroom day. The yoga ball chairs, wobble cushion seats, rocker chairs and vibrating pillow would be choices that they can make when they feel like they need some sort of sensory input. The reason why they seek this sort of sensory input is because people on the autism spectrum have difficulty managing their sensory input.

Ms. S PS 392 Bronx Delta School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gaiam Kids Balance Ball Chair - Classic Children's Stability Ball Chair, Child Classroom Desk Seating, Green • Amazon Business $46.81 1 $46.81
Kick Bands Bouncy Chair Fidget Bands (10-Pack) - Improves Focus For School Kids and Classroom Students - ADHD ADD SPD Autism Sensory Needs - Bounce & Stretch Foot Band For Chairs by Solace • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Sanho Yopo Dynamic Movement Sensory Sox, Medium,6-9 years old, 47''LX27''W Yellow • Amazon Business $29.96 1 $29.96
Snug Kids Earmuffs / Best Hearing Protectors - Adjustable Headband Ear Defenders For Children and Adults (Original Blue) • Amazon Business $13.50 2 $27.00
ETA hand2mind Blue Plastic Scooter with Handles • Amazon Business $12.52 2 $25.04
Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Children's Inflatable Balance Ball Desk Chair With Stability Legs - Flexible Classroom Seating, Blue, 45cm • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
Vibrating Pillow • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
ALEX Toys Active Play Monkey Balance Board • Amazon Business $16.50 1 $16.50
Stability Balance Disk :: Best Bumpy Chair Cushion Seating Disc :: Wobble / Wiggle Air Seat Disks for Kids in Classroom :: Top Adults Core Strength Training and Exercise • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
BeYumi Marble Fidget Toys (20 PCS) - Relieve Stress, Increase Focus, Soothing Marble and Mesh Fidgets for Children, Adults, Kid and those with ADHD ADD OCD Autism Anxiety • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Sensory Brushes (6 Pack) • Amazon Business $10.90 1 $10.90
Sensory Fidget Toy Spike Bracelets - 5 Pack - Soft Silicone Spiky Stress Relief Snap Bands in Five Assorted Colors - by SyPen • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
5-Pack of Stretchy String Fidget / Sensory Toys (BPA/Phthalate/Latex-Free) - Stretches from 10 Inches to 8 Feet! • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Super Z Outlet Liquid Motion Bubbler for Sensory Play, Fidget Toy, Children Activity, Desk Top, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$274.06

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$308.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.38

Total project goal

$362.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $362.55

2 Donors

-$179.07

Donations toward project cost

-$155.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.11

match offer

-$179.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$152.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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