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Ms. Thompson from Glendale, AZ is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Thompson's classroom raised $334

Communicating Wants and Needs

Help me give my students multi-purpose black felt boards for communication and choice-making.

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Ms. Thompson Sweetwater School
Glendale, AZ Grades PreK-2

My Students

Our school has a large special education population and is a good model of inclusion. We also are rich in different cultures on our campus and in our classroom. The school community is low-income, Title I. Our class consists of 1st-2nd grade students with special needs, multiple disabilities, including vision and hearing impairments, Down Syndrome and Autism.

Most of our students are nonverbal and need direct one-on-one assistance at all times.

We would love to give our classroom more. Our programs are always in need of new things to motivate student learning.

My Project

These communication boards are important materials for our nonverbal students with special needs. The black felt provides a high-contrast background to hold velcro picture symbols for students to make choices, express their wants and needs, aid in communication, or provide a picture schedule to help them understand expectations for the school day. The trifold design allows the board to stand up for display, and provides a slanted surface for improved focus and reduced glare. All 6 sides are felted, enabling many activities to be set up and ready for instruction.

Felt boards are a special education basic, used all throughout the day, for nearly every communication activity with our nonverbal students.

These materials are in short supply, and are needed for so many students. Having our own classroom felt boards will give us greater access to materials to help our students be able to communicate. We are grateful for your support with our students' adaptive educational needs.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

5 students impacted 8 donors
Ms. Thompson Sweetwater School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Glendale, AZ View local requests

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

5 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Choice Board, TRIFOLD, Large, Black • Augmentative Resources $72.75 3 $218.25

Materials cost

$218.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $16.00

Sales tax

 $15.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$283.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.96

Total project goal

$333.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $333.08

6 Donors

-$110.79

Donations toward project cost

-$94.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.02

match offer

-$221.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$188.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.70

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 $0.00

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