Each Child is Unique & Capable...Butterflies with Broken Wings
My students need these items to help them exercise their weak muscles. These items will give them the chance to get stronger so that they can participate in activities that kids enjoy.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Tirone's classroom raised $804
This project is fully funded
My Students
As a physical therapist in a barrier-free school of which consists of children with many physical needs, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to help them exercise and learn gross motor skills that can make their experiences in school easier. Some of the children I service are diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, this means that the muscle fibers in their body gradually weaken over time. Other children are diagnosed with autism, spina bifida, and cerebral palsy, which also manifests in muscle weakness and physical limitations. Such chronic diagnosis make it hard for them to navigate around the school setting. They have low endurance, poor gross motor skills, and have difficulty to keep up. My students are strong willed, clever and very ambitious. They like to move, they love to try new things, and they are eager to exercise in hope to gain the skills they try with effort. Many of my students have single or working parents and are not able to attend extra curricular activities to help them after school. They do not have the chance to exercise at home on most occasions.
My Project
These materials will help them walk and gain independence. They will have the resources to work on their balance, so that they stop tripping & falling. These materials will help them get stronger, so that they can carry their own book bags and belongings. These materials will help them gain strength to climb stairs, play in the playground, keep up with their peers and be able to tolerate positions without slouching forward. They will be able to gain strength to open their own lunch containers, endurance to wait online, and the strength to stand up without leaning on furniture to push off of.
More than half 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
Lifetime 1221 Pro Court Height Adjustable Portable Basketball System, 44 Inch Backboard
• Amazon Business
$92.48
1
$92.48
Portable & Foldable Trampoline - 36 Dia. Durable Construction Safe for Kids with Padded Frame Cover and Handle / 1 Year Warranty - Yellow by GYMENIST
• Amazon Business
$69.99
1
$69.99
Gonge Riverstones
• Amazon Business
$51.25
1
$51.25
WOD Toys Plyo Box Mini - Safe, Durable Toy for Kids Fitness Participation
• Amazon Business
$39.99
1
$39.99
School Smart Stepping Buckets Balance Builders - 5 x 12 inch - Set of 6 - 2 Each of 3 Primary Colors
• Amazon Business
$33.99
1
$33.99
School Smart Stepping Buckets Balance Builders - 5 x 12 inch - Set of 6 - 2 Each of 3 Primary Colors
• Amazon Business
$33.99
1
$33.99
Stamina 36-Inch Folding Trampoline
• Amazon Business
$31.89
1
$31.89
WOD Toys Kettle Kid Kettlebell Red - Safe, Durable and Toy for Kids Fitness
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
ROUTESUN Anti-Burst Peanut Ball Swiss Stability Ball Yoga Ball for Physical Therapy Fitness, Labor, Birthing, Dog Trainning, Children Learn To Walk 35×18“ (90×45CM) Purple
• Amazon Business
$23.99
1
$23.99
Kids Bowling Play Set, Safe Foam Bowling Ball Toy, Learning, Educational, Early Developmental Toys, 10 Pins and 2 Bowling Balls for 2, 3, 4, 5 Year Olds and Up, Children and Toddlers - iPlay, iLearn
• Amazon Business
$22.99
1
$22.99
Fisher-Price Grow-to-Pro 2-in-1 Tee Ball
• Amazon Business
$19.99
1
$19.99
American Educational Products Cubes with Actions Numbers Fitness Dice, Set of 2
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Teenitor 12 rung Agility Ladder Speed ladder Training ladder for Soccer, Speed, Football Fitness Feet Training with Teenitor Carry Bag
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Zhisheng You Wooden 32-Piece Fishes Basic Educational Development Wooden Magnetic Bath Fishing Travel Table Game, Birthday Gift Toy for age 3 4 5 Year Old Kid Children Baby Toddler Boy Girl Magnet Toy
• Amazon Business
$13.98
1
$13.98
Utopia Home - Anti Burst Exercise / Stability / Yoga / Fitness Ball - with Foot Pump - Total Body Balance (Purple, 75 CM)
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
Motrent Wooden Jigsaw Peg Puzzle Board Toy Number Educational and Learning Puzzles Toy
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Melissa & Doug Under the Sea Ocean Animals Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle With Storage Tray (24 pcs)
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Melissa & Doug See-Inside Alphabet Peg Puzzle
• Amazon Business
$7.79
1
$7.79
Cosom Floor Hockey Puck for Floor and Street Hockey for Practice and Training, High School Physical Education Equipment, Fast Action, Tough Molded Vinyl Plastic, Official Size, All Surface, Orange
• Amazon Business
$5.01
1
$5.01
Materials cost
$643.04
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.65
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$682.69
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$120.47
Total project goal
$803.16
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$803.16
3 Donors
-$803.16
Donations toward project cost
-$682.69
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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