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Ms. Kelly from Astoria, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Basic Supplies for Enhanced Learning!

Help me give my students basic supplies to help our ABA classroom run smoothly!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kelly's classroom raised $162

This project is fully funded

My Project

My wonderful students with Autism are working so hard this year! My students learn best with the use of visual symbols to provide reminders for engaging in tasks and for behavior support throughout the school day. Key rings are necessary to keep those visual symbols together and accessible for our students!

Since most of my students are non-verbal, it is important that we have key rings to keep our visual symbols readily available to help support my students in different activities throughout the school day!

The key rings would allow our picture symbols to be easily moved to different areas and be readily available to be used as visual support for my students!

The Corner Chomper and corner rounder/corner cutter would also benefit my students because their visual symbols are laminated, meaning sharp edges that can hurt! We need to round out those corners so our students are able to manipulate their laminated symbols without fear of sharp edges!

In addition, our old staple remover has broken and a new one would relieve the frustration of not being able to take staples off the wall in order to put up/show off our newer classwork!

Finally, book ends would help us a lot! These book ends would help keep our books on the shelf and prevent them from falling onto the floor!

Thank you for your support of this project!

Ms. Kelly PS255Q @ PS397 Grades PreK-2

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.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
WR CAD Corner Chomper • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Paper Corner Rounder 3 in 1 (R4mm+R7mm+R10mm), Corner Punches for Paper Crafts, Corner Cutter ,Envelope Punch Board ,Hole Puncher, Laminate, DIY Projects, Photo Cutter,Card Making and Scrapbooking • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
HappyHapi Book Ends, 5 Pairs Bookends, Black Metal Bookend, Bookends for Shelves?Book Holders for Home Office Kitchen, 6X 5X 6 Inch (10 Pcs) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Key Ring/Key Chain, Split Round Metal Silver Keyring for Home/Car/Outdoor/Arts/Lanyards/CraftsKeys Organization (100 Pack 1.25 inches) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Sunstar Kadomaru Pro, Corner Cutter (S4765036) • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
KTRIO Staple Remover Professional Magnetic Easy Staple Removers Stapler Remover Staple Remover Tool Staple Puller Remover Staple Pullers for Office, School and Home, 3 Pack Black • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
Paxcoo 100 Pack Keyrings, Split Key Rings Bulk for Keychain and Crafts (1 Inch) • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
Bostitch Office Professional Magnetic Easy Staple Remover, Black (40000M-BLK) • Amazon Business $4.24 1 $4.24

Materials cost

$105.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$137.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.28

Total project goal

$161.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$161.84

3 Donors

-$161.48

Donations toward project cost

-$137.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.36

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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