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Mrs. Tolth from Albuquerque NM is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

From Chipped Corners to Sensory Friendly

Help me give my students a sensory classroom with a reading area so they don't sit on the floor where someone can trip on them, and a kidney table for small group teaching with sensory wobbly chairs.

  • $2,296 goal

This project expired on April 10, 2020.

This project expired on April 10, 2020.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I have a wonderful group of fun, intelligent students who happen to be on the autism spectrum and are in need of a beautiful sensory classroom they can adapt to and which will promote effective learning. One of my students is a bright little girl who loves reading and is highly independent but has problems connecting with peers. Another special boy is interested in everything related to geography and has memorized every country displayed on the old globe we have and in our oversized Atlas. He has trouble following instructions and understanding other materials. The rest of my students are visual and hands-on learners. My students all need a high level of organization and structure. I have found it a challenge to achieve this in the classroom we currently have. At our school, many of the pre-school classrooms have been updated thanks to a grant the school obtained. Other classrooms, like mine, have not been updated since the school was constructed over thirty-five years ago. The furniture is old, dull brown and has chipped corners. I believe my students would do better in a sensory classroom, with warm colors and a welcoming atmosphere.

My Project

Most of my students are visual learners. Having a sensory-friendly classroom will help organize their learning from the moment they walk through the door. The kidney table will help me focus their individualized instruction and allow therapists to access the specific students they come to serve. The reading-library area will help my readers from having multiple books all over the floor in the middle of the classroom to having a specific corner in the classroom. The reading area will include the atlas and globe for my geography lovers. The wobble chairs will help stabilize the more hyperactive students. Finally, the bookshelf will help me replace the chipped bookshelf we currently have.

Mrs. Tolth
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA1216 - Library Area - 12-24 Months • Lakeshore Learning Materials $875.00 1 $875.00
LC766GR - Flex-Space Premium Wobble Chair - 16" - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 4 $359.96
CN411 - Classic Adjustable Teaching Table - 48" x 72" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $359.00 1 $359.00
JJ364 - Classic Birch Help-Yourself Extra-Wide Bookstand • Lakeshore Learning Materials $299.00 1 $299.00

Materials cost

$1,892.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$28.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,951.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$344.36

Total project goal

$2,295.71

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