Help me give my students primary measurement kits, compasses, and other materials for science experiments and group projects to showcase in our building, district, and community!
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
"Autism is not a disability, it's a different ability." - Stuart Duncan
My classroom is comprised of a group of amazing students who are all identified with autism.
With the autistic spectrum creating a broad spectrum of abilities cognitively and behaviorally, we have many different strategies to have the students working towards their highest potential.
Among my students, some are also identified with ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and Speech and Language Impairment. Half of the students are nonverbal and receive ESOL services. All students receive speech and occupational therapy services.
These students love to explore new things, hear new stories, be involved with their school events!
My Project
I would really like to bring STEM into my special needs classroom. Right now my curriculum provides one science idea that I can do once a month and it provides NO materials. While it is fun to find household and recyclable items to use, there are items that every classroom can benefit from. From compasses, measuring tapes, magnets, compost labs, globes, to a measurement kit - these tools will bring to life what I can show in a video and worksheet to life!
Your donation would help provide the materials to create STEM stations and labs throughout the school year.
More specifically, I would create themed units (i.e. ocean science, weather station, space unit, plant growth, fossil unit, recycling/renewable resources, light and sound, organisms, speed fast/slow, properties/what is it made of?). My students are capable of learning the same concepts in the general education curriculum given additional support and accommodations.
Nearly all 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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