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Mrs. Velasco from Paterson, NJ is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fun Filled Way To Learn!

My students need to learn using creativity as well as using 21st century skills. My students are special need, so their attention is limited but not their willingness to want to learn.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Velasco's classroom raised $258

This project is fully funded

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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

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ― Dr. Seuss.

I want my students to be able to read at their grade level so that they can access information just as their general ed peers have.

My school is a cornerstone of a rural community with a high poverty rate. Our school staff strives to provide the students with a positive, safe, and nurturing environment where they can grow academically and as individuals. My students are those who require specialized instruction in order to experience success. They face hurdles that cannot be comprehended by the majority. They have an incredible amount of potential, but must first be given the resources to overcome the disabilities that block their access to that potential. The most common learning hurdle that I have seen with my student involves the many facets that contribute to reading well. While I have a nice, well-decorated room to include a reading rug that I purchased, I don't have any books at all. Resource room teachers are not given any books, leaving me to buy all the materials needed to succeed.

My Project

What a better way to learn then by using technology to learn orally and visually? Children love using Ipads, but now they can use them for more than just for play. The OSMO is a system that allows students from ages 5 to 12 to learn from fun filled activities. They learn using math manipulatives, letters, picture tiles and other STEM materials.

I was able to see this system in action and noticed a dramatic change with how students learned and their ability to be able to attend to what they were doing.

These kits will greatly benefit special needs students who have a hard time attending as well as those below grade level that need a different, more multi sensory method to learn material.

Thank you in advance for help out my students.

Mrs. Velasco Elementary School 16 Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

22 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Osmo - Genius Kit • Best Buy Education $79.99 1 $79.99
Osmo - Creative Kit • Best Buy Education $55.99 1 $55.99
Osmo - Coding Game Add on • Best Buy Education $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$185.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$218.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.60

Total project goal

$257.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $257.36

2 Donors

-$137.22

Donations toward project cost

-$120.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.22

match offer

-$116.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$98.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.43

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.96

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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