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Mrs. Sowmya Galigekere from North Hills CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Calm and Enhance Communication for Non-Verbals...

Help me give my students with Spectrum's calm and colorful communication, basic learning supplies like communication cards and visual models will enhance their communication and help them express their ideas and thoughts.

  • $1,227 goal

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

Hi, I am a Speech Language Pathologist. My students, who are on the non-verbal spectrum and have inattentive ADHD, will definitely benefit from the educational learning and fun game play area using communication cards as well as the visual-mouth model to learn the correct placements for sound production. Also, my ADHD students will have a calm and colorful area to relax and self-regulate to motivate themselves to proceed with a positive attitude towards learning. There are parents of my Spectrum students who are so hopeful that their child will be able to use sentence-level communication. This double-sided sentence flip stand enables students to communicate, and the visual model will give my students visual feedback and enhance communication. The colorful seat and learning rugs will help my attention deficit to calm down and focus on the literacy activity. Thank you in advance to each of the donnars for supporting students in their learning journey.

Mrs. Sowmya Galigekere
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ClosetMaid 6 Cube Storage Shelf Organizer Bookshelf with Back Panel, Easy Assembly, Wood, White Finish • Amazon Business $104.00 2 $208.00
ClosetMaid 6 Cube Storage Shelf Organizer Bookshelf with Back Panel, Easy Assembly, Wood, White Finish • Amazon Business $104.00 2 $208.00
KC CUBS ABC Alphabet, Numbers and Shapes Educational Learning & Fun Game Play Area Non Slip Boy & Girl Kids Rug Carpet for Children Bedroom, Toddler Classroom & Baby Playroom Mat, Playtime Activity • Amazon Business $149.98 1 $149.98
junovo Soft Rainbow Area Rugs for Girls Room, Fluffy Colorful Rugs Cute Floor Carpets Shaggy Playing Mat for Kids Baby Girls Bedroom Nursery Home Decor, 6ft x 9ft Tie-Dyed Rainbow • Amazon Business $64.49 1 $64.49
6 Pack - SimpleHouseware Foldable Cube Storage Bin, Grey • Amazon Business $19.87 2 $39.74
Special Needs My Communication Cards Multi Pack for Special Ed, Speech Delay Non Verbal Children and Adults with Autism 60 Flash Cards for Visual aid or cue Cards • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Lukeight Stuffed Animal Storage Bean Bag Chair for Kids, Stuffed Animal Bean Bag Storage XL, Dinosaur Bean Bag for Stuffed Animals Storage, Dinosaur Bean Bag Chair Cover, (No Beans) X-Large • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Ultrassist Mouth Model White Hinge for Speech Therapy, Ideal Brushing Teaching Dental Teeth Model for Kids and Children, 6 Times Enlarge, Includes Toothbrush • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Bean Bag Chair Cover (No Filler) Washable Ultra Soft Corduroy Stuffed Animal Storage Bean Bag Cover for Organizing Plush Toys or Textile, Sack Bean Bag for Kids, Adults, Teens • Amazon Business $25.98 1 $25.98
(50 Pcs) Fidget Toys Pack Party Favors Gifts for Kids Adults, Autism Sensory Toy Classroom Prizes Autistic Children Pop Its Bulk Fidgets Stocking Pinata Stuffers, Treasure Box Girls Goodie Bag Stress • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
RONTEN Dental Teeth Care Model-Mouth Model for Speech Therapy, Enlarged 6 Times Standard Size, for Both Dental and Speech Therapy Training. Includes Matching Giant Toothbrush • Amazon Business $22.98 1 $22.98
Fun and Function – Visual Cards for Calming – 25 Communication Cards with Recommended Movement Games or Activities to Help Kids Calm Down – Promotes Self-Regulation Skills – for Children Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
KINGYAO 24 Pack Bundle Sensory Fidget Toys Set-Liquid Motion Timer/Grape Ball/Mochi Squishy/Stretchy String/Flippy Chain/Easter Egg/Marble Mesh/Squeeze Bean/Cube for Autistic Kids ADHD Anti-stress Toy • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
(60 Pcs) Fidget Toys Fidgets Sensory Toys Pop Its It Party Favors Figette Toy Pack Bulk Box Stress Autism Autistic for Kids Children Boys Girls Adults Gifts Set Mini Carnival Treasure Classroom Prizes • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
Junior Learning: Sentence Flips, Double-Sided Flip Stand, Enables Students to Build New Sentences,For Ages 4 and up,0.5 H x 9.25 L x 5.5 W • Amazon Business $10.85 1 $10.85
Junior Learning CVC Objects Rainbow Set of 40, White, JL641, 2.36 Hx5.9 Lx7.8 W • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$909.80

Vendor shipping charges

$5.99

Sales tax

$83.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,042.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$184.00

Total project goal

$1,226.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,226.69

1 Donor

-$613.34

Donations toward project cost

-$521.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.00

match offer

-$613.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$521.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.00

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$0.00

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