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Ms. Jessica from N Salt Lake, UT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fine Motor Fun!

Help me give my students a fun way to develop their fine motor skills

  • $526 goal

This project expired on March 20, 2024.

This project expired on March 20, 2024.

My Project

Here at the academy we serve a special population of students on the autism spectrum. Developing fine motor skills is so important to improving their autonomy and independence. Our students are working on improving their hand strength and coordination to facilitate being able to manage clothing, open containers, and hold school utensils like scissors and pencils.

Fine motor development is crucial to student's success at school, we do so many tasks with our hands.

What better way to develop these skills then through play? With games, arts and crafts, and other fun activities we can work on fine motor skills while engaging in play. There is so much research promoting play as an important way to teach skills and improve motor coordination in children. I am so excited to bring these activities to the students that I serve! Thank you for your support!

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dinhon Color Alphabet Learning Lock Toys Educational Letter Combination-with 26 Locks, 26 Keys Montessori Preschool Alphabet Learning Game for Ages 3 yrs+ • Amazon Business $46.99 2 $93.98
Nothing But Fun Toys My First Microwave Playset with Lights & Sounds • Kaplan Early Learning Company $39.59 1 $39.59
Learning Resources Wriggleworms!, Assorted Colors (LER5552) • Quill.com $32.99 1 $32.99
Play-Doh Bulk Pack of 48 Cans, 6 Sets of 8 Modeling Compound Colors, Perfect for Halloween Treat Bags, Party Favors, Arts & Crafts, 3oz, Preschool Toys 2+ (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $28.82 1 $28.82
Handwriting Without Tears Kick Start Kindergarten Printing Bundle - Includes Kick Start Kindergarten Student Workbook, Teacher's Guide, and Pencils for Little Hands • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
16 Reading Whisper Phones [16 Pack] Auditory Feedback Classroom Manipulative, Speech Therapy Toy Tool - Accelerates Reading Fluency & Pronunciation, Phonic Materials by 4E’s Novelty • Amazon Business $22.53 1 $22.53
beetoy Shapes Bean Bags Matching Game - Learning Activities Memory for Numbers, Colors, Words, Preschool Classroom Must Haves Toys for Toddlers (10PCS) • Amazon Business $20.39 1 $20.39
Learning Resources Fine Motor Spike the Hedgehog (LER8904) • Quill.com $18.99 1 $18.99
hand2mind Grab That Monster Fine Motor Activity Set, Assorted Colors (95383) • Quill.com $18.99 1 $18.99
Melissa & Doug National Parks Wooden Picture Matching Magnetic Game Kids Animal Magnets Activity for Boys and Girls Ages 3+ - FSC-Certified Materials • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
BESTAMTOY 36 PCS Wooden Sorting Stacking Rocks Stones,Sensory Toddler Toys Learning Montessori Toys, Building Blocks Game for Kids 2 3 4 5 6 Years Boy and Girl Birthday Gifts for Kids • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
Learning Resources Max Fine Motor Moose - Color Matching Activity • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.16 1 $16.16
Pressman Toy Thin Ice Game, Ages 5 and Up - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $15.74 1 $15.74
Montessori Toys for 1 Year Old Boy and Girl - Preschool Learning Activities - Develops Fine Motor Skills - Montessori Toys for Toddlers - Great Birthday Gift for 1 Year Old Boy Gifts and Girls • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
READY 2 LEARN Christmas Crafts - Design Your Own Snow Globes - Set of 4 - Christmas Snow Globes for Kids - Customizable Christmas Decorations for Home • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
READY 2 LEARN Dough Tools - Set of 6 - Arts and Crafts for Kids - Sculpting Tools to Roll, Cut, Mold and Flatten - Art Supplies for Pottery and Dough • Amazon Business $9.22 1 $9.22
READY 2 LEARN Triangle Grip Stampers - Geometric - Set of 4 - Ages 2+ - Easy to Hold Paint and Dough Stampers for Kids • Amazon Business $9.05 1 $9.05

Materials cost

$408.86

Vendor shipping charges

$1.57

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$446.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.80

Total project goal

$525.36

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