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Ms. Merryman from Marina, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cooking Up Social and Life Skills for Students with Autism

My students need cookware, small cooking appliances (microwave, blender, hot plate), and cookbooks with visual recipes and safety information.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Merryman's classroom raised $570

This project is fully funded

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My Students

"If you really want to make a friend, go to someones house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart." -Cesar Chavez. My students with autism are working on social, language, and life skills, and cooking and eating together are great ways to do it.

Many of my students are in 6th-12th grade in a special district program for students with autism spectrum disorders.

They are bright, good-hearted kids, and they have greater difficulty with language, social, and life skills than other students their age. As their speech-language pathologist, I get to provide them with extra support with these language, social, and life skills. These students work best with low teacher-to-student ratios, extra visual supports for learning, and hands-on activities. They love the opportunities they get to participate in electives and activities in general education outside of the program, such as PE, lunch, and art. Some of these students choose extremely limited, often unhealthy diets and require a lot of support with eating.

My Project

My students will use the cooking supplies requested to create healthy recipes they may recreate at home while targeting life, social, and language skills. We requested several safe cooking tools, a blender/processor for smoothies and safe produce prep, a microwave and toaster oven for quick meals, special cookbooks with picture instructions, a hot plate and pan with which they can learn to safely make simple meals like steamed veggies and rice or spaghetti. Through learning to safely prepare their own nutritious food, these students will gain independence as they move toward graduation. Many will try new, healthy options. I also want to bring the social eating and cooking environment to class to create natural, engaging ways to target areas to help these students with autism participate in our social society--conversation, friendship, teamwork, being part of a group, turn taking, following directions, describing, answering questions, attention, vocabulary, health, and sensory needs.

With these cooking appliances, tools, and books, my students will learn to make snacks and meals that are both tasty and functional to increase independence; they'll have a memorable, engaging way to work on the important social, life, and language skills with which many students with autism need support; and they'll make friends.

They loved making the recipes we were able to create so far with kitchen equipment brought from home (fruit salad, "ants on a log"), and we can't wait to make morel

Ms. Merryman Marina High School Grades 9-12

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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
RCA RMW953 0.9-Cubic-Foot Microwave Oven, Black • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Whitmor 6056-344-N Supreme Cart, Chrome • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Ninja Master Prep (QB900B) • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
Look'n Cook Microwave • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
The Kitchen Classroom: 32 Visual GFCF Recipes to Boost Developmental Skills • Amazon Business $26.96 1 $26.96
Revere 3514027 Covered Saucepan, 2-Quart • Amazon Business $26.61 1 $26.61
Nesco SB-01 Stainless Steel Electric Burner, 1500-watt • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Brentwood KT1785 Stainless Steel Electric Tea Kettle, 1.5-Liter, Red • Amazon Business $22.90 1 $22.90
Let's Cook! Healthy Meals for Independent Living • Amazon Business $20.14 1 $20.14
Light My Fire BPA-Free Tritan Little Spork, Lime/Cyan/Fuchsia - 3 Pack • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Pyrex Simply Store 4-Cup Round Glass Food Storage Dish • Amazon Business $6.51 2 $13.02
Squish Mixing Bowl, 3-Quart • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
OXO SoftWorks Can Opener • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Kitchen Oven Mitt Pot Holder Set Red Kitchen Linens Oven Mitt Pot Holder Pack of 4 Oven Mitts & Pot Holders Kitchen Cooking & Baking Supplies (2 Pot Holders & 2 Oven Mitts) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
DRAGONN® (2 Pk) Premium Non-stick Silicone Baking Mat Set, Half Sheet Size, 11-7/8-inch X 15-3/4-inch • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Curious Chef 3-Piece Nylon Knife Set • Amazon Business $9.67 1 $9.67
Pyrex 2-Quart Glass Bakeware Dish • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Update International 8-Piece Deluxe Stainless Steel Measuring Cup and Measuring Spoon Set • Amazon Business $6.80 1 $6.80
Ikea Kalas 501.929.59 BPA-Free Plate, Assorted Colors, 6-Pack • Amazon Business $6.41 1 $6.41
Chef Craft, 5-Quart, Deep Colander, White, 11 by 5 inch • Amazon Business $6.11 1 $6.11
Norpro Cut-N-Slice Flexible Cutting Boards, Set of 3 • Amazon Business $5.66 1 $5.66
Winco Utility Tong with Rubber Tip and Locking Clip, 9-Inch • Amazon Business $5.51 1 $5.51
Chef Craft Maple Wooden Spoon Set, Brown • Amazon Business $4.65 1 $4.65
Norpro 906 Nylon Nonstick 13-Inch Slotted Spatula • Amazon Business $4.39 1 $4.39

Materials cost

$410.13

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$483.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.38

Total project goal

$569.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $569.19

13 Donors

-$497.03

Donations toward project cost

-$424.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.72

match offer

-$70.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$59.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.16

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