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Mrs. McCaslin from Springdale, AR is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Gaining Independent Skills Through Fine Motor and Speech/Language Stations

My students need new fine motor materials along with speech/language development materials. The students work in designed stations daily.

  • $355 goal

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My Students

We are in a very special elementary school with an amazing administration and staff that are very supportive of our students. Each of our students has unique needs; this can pose a challenge for the teachers simply because each goal has to be planned, taught and reinforced in a different style for each of them.

My students are superheros who have overcome a lot, and they never let anything slow them down.

The word disabilities have been changed to ABILITIES - we never see what can't be done but what can be done. Spend a little time with my students and you will feel so much love and enthusiasm of learning.

My Project

My students need new fine motor materials along with speech/language development materials. The students work in designed stations daily. Each station is set up for each individual student. In the stations students work on areas that they need imitative practice to help develop skills their peers have already mastered. The classroom staff change of the stations daily to insure students are not getting board of the same materials but insuring that the skills are still being worked on daily.

In the fine motor stations students are working on developing fine motor control to help with hand writing, cutting, butting, zipping, and tying.

In the station assigned activates allow the students to work toward becoming more independent with their daily life skills. The grasping materials help to build hand strength to build strong writing skills. In the speech stations students work sentence formation and early reading skills.

Your donations will allow the students to be able to do task and/or communicate more independently. .

Mrs. McCaslin Willis Shaw Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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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Springdale, AR View local requests

More than a third 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

8 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Adapt Ease Fine Motor Sorting Drop Box Therapy Toy • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Hape Mesmerizing Magnetic Kid's Wooden Maze Puzzle • Amazon Business $27.70 1 $27.70
Yoovi Early Learning Basic Life Skills Learn to Dress Boards - Zip, Snap, Button, Buckle, Lace & Tie 6 pcs/set • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Learning Resources Beads and Pattern Card Set • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
Jumbo Nuts and Bolts Set with Toy Storage and eBook | Montessori Toddler Rainbow Matching Game Activities | Fine Motor Skills Autism Educational Toys for Baby, 1, 2, 3 Year Old Boy and Girl | 24 pc • Amazon Business $18.49 1 $18.49
Halilit HL400 Rainbomaker, 16 Inch • Amazon Business $17.41 1 $17.41
Speed Cube Set, Roxenda Magic Cube Set of 2x2x2 3x3x3 Pyramid Smooth Puzzle Cube • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Wooden Pattern Blocks | Classic Educational Toy with 130 Geometric Shape Pieces and 24 Designs • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Therapy Putty - Resistive Hand Exercise Therapy Putty Kit, Set of Four Strengths, 3 ounces of each putty • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Lauri Photo Language Cards - Actions • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Educational Insights Playfoam Shape & Learn Alphabet Set • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Prepositions Flash Cards: 40 Positional Language Photo Cards • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
Learning Resources Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set, 4 Pieces • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wood Lacing Sneaker - Learn to Tie a Shoe Educational Toy • Amazon Business $10.94 1 $10.94
Learning Resources LER9441-D Take 10! Color Bug Catchers • Amazon Business $10.13 1 $10.13

Materials cost

$247.14

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.39

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$301.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.16

Total project goal

$354.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $354.40

3 Donors

-$354.40

Donations toward project cost

-$301.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.16

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