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Ms. Svacha from Belleville MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Feel the Difference: Support Child Development with Sensory Board Books

Help me give my students touch and feel sensory board books to help enhance language development as children associate words with tactile experiences.

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Touch and feel sensory board books offer numerous benefits for young children. These interactive, books engage multiple senses, making learning more engaging and memorable. Children can explore different textures, colors, and shapes as they touch and feel the pages, which helps to stimulate their sensory development. These books also help improve fine motor skills as children practice turning pages and manipulating objects with their hands. Additionally, touch and feel bored books can enhance language development as children associate words with tactile experiences.

Sensory board books ultimately promote cognitive skills such as problem-solving and cause-and-effect reasoning overall and these books provide a fun and educational way for young children to explore the world around them, while fostering a love for reading and learning.

Thank you for reading our request and considering donating to our project. We are blessed to be considered by you.

Ms. Svacha will only receive her materials if this project is fully funded by August 24.

Ms. Svacha
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Touch and Feel Board Books For Toddlers 1-3 ~ Bundle with Cute Animal Tactile Sensory Books for Infants and Kids featuring 10 Wishing Stars and Who Wears What Concepts • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Five Jolly Giraffes - Silicone Touch and Feel Board Book - Counting • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Can Dress Myself - Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Rescue Vehicles - Children's Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Baby's First Foods - Children's Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $10.33 1 $10.33
A Very Muddy Mystery - Children's Silicone Touch and Feel Board Book • Amazon Business $10.11 1 $10.11
Yummy! Mealtime - Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Weather - Children's Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Pop-Up Peekaboo! Diggers: A surprise under every flap! • Amazon Business $9.35 1 $9.35
Under the Sea - Silicone Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $9.28 1 $9.28
Backyard Bugs - Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $9.25 1 $9.25
Ocean Days with Crab - Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $9.17 1 $9.17
A Big Day for Dump Truck - Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $9.07 1 $9.07
Friendly Fire Truck - Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $9.06 1 $9.06
Silly Sea Creatures - Silicone Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Ocean Friends - Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Peacock's Rainbow Feathers - Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Jungle Counting - Silicone Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Never Touch a Shark! • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Funny Farm Animals - Silicone Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
The Very Hungry Worry Monsters • Amazon Business $7.96 1 $7.96
Never Touch a Porcupine! • Amazon Business $7.47 1 $7.47
Never Touch a Dragon! • Amazon Business $7.36 1 $7.36
Dino Days with Triceratops - Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Go, Go, Go, Dinosaur - Silicone Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Five Silly Sloths - Silicone Touch and Feel Board Book - Counting • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Scholastic reader, Level 1: I Spy 4 Picture Riddle Books • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$248.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$282.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.82

Total project goal

$332.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $332.13

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 $332.13

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