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Ms. Allison Thatcher from Ridgeland, SC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-On Learning for Growing Communicators

Help me give my students a collection of high-quality, hands-on resources to target expressive and receptive language, articulation, social communication, and early literacy skills.

  • $1,059 goal

This project expired on November 6, 2025.

This project expired on November 6, 2025.

My Project

As a speech-language pathologist, I work with students who have a wide range of communication needs—from using their first words to developing social conversation skills. This project will help me build a collection of high-quality, hands-on materials that make learning fun, functional, and engaging for every student.

I am seeking resources that support expressive and receptive language, articulation, social communication, and early literacy.

These may include interactive books, vocabulary card sets, sentence-building activities, articulation tools, and social skills games that promote real-world communication. I am also seeking materials to help me organize into bins to make utilizing resources more efficient.

Hands-on materials give my students the opportunity to touch, manipulate, and engage with language in meaningful ways—something that's especially powerful for young learners, students with autism, and those with limited verbal expression.

With your support, this project will bring dynamic, multisensory resources into my speech room, helping my students build their communication skills with confidence and joy.

Thank you for investing in their voices!

Ms. Allison Thatcher Ridgeland 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.

Ridgeland, SC View local requests

Nearly all 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

70 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
hand2mind Makerspace Cart (92926) • Quill.com $227.51 1 $227.51
HapiLeap Plastic Storage Bins with Lid, Stackable Storage Containers for Organizing, Storage Baskets for Shelves Kitchen Bathroom Playroom Classroom Office (4 Large + 4 Small) • Amazon Business $69.98 1 $69.98
HapiLeap Plastic Storage Bins with Lid, Stackable Storage Containers for Organizing, Storage Baskets for Shelves Kitchen Bathroom Playroom Classroom Office (Medium (4 PCS)) • Amazon Business $49.98 1 $49.98
HapiLeap Plastic Storage Bins with Lid, Stackable Storage Containers for Organizing, Storage Baskets for Shelves Kitchen Bathroom Playroom Classroom Office (Small (8 PCS)) • Amazon Business $34.98 1 $34.98
hand2mind Magnetic Activity Tray Dry-Erase Whiteboards, 9.5" x 13", 6/Set (96157) • Quill.com $34.91 1 $34.91
Pirate Island: Reading for Details Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
hand2mind Sensory Fidget Tubes, Calming Toys for Kids, Occupational Therapy Toys, Play Therapy, Stress Relief Toy, Comfort Items for Anxiety, Calm Down Corner Supplies (Set of 4) • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
hand2mind Sort That Sound! Activity Set​, Phonemic Awareness, ESL Teaching Materials, Science of Reading Manipulatives, Letter Sounds for Kindergarten, Speech Therapy Tools, Phonics Flash Cards • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
hand2mind Talking Mirror My Sounds Phoneme Set (96275) • Quill.com $23.84 1 $23.84
hand2mind Sound Wall Card Set (93605) • Quill.com $23.48 1 $23.48
hand2mind Little Minds at Work Sound Segmenting Trays, Assorted Colors, 6/Set (95910) • Quill.com $22.85 1 $22.85
Hasbro Jenga: Super Mario Edition Game | Block Stacking Tower Game | Back to School Gifts for Kids | Classroom Board Games | Ages 8+ (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Action Kids Floor Game, Memory Matching Card Game, Toddler Movement Card Games, Interactive Game for Kids, Seek and Find Action Verb Cards Educational Toys • Amazon Business $21.95 1 $21.95
Learning Resources Sorting Snacks Mini Fridge Set (LER6820) • Quill.com $20.78 1 $20.78
Banana Blast - Pull The Bananas Until The Monkey Jumps Game - Includes a Fun Colorful 24pc Puzzle by Goliath , Green • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The Dreidel Company Echo Microphone in, Fun Play Toys, 10" Inches (6-Pack) • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
hand2mind Morphology Wall Card Set (96154) • Quill.com $18.52 1 $18.52
Key Education 160 American Sign Language Flash Cards for Kids, ASL Flashcards for Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade Learners With Signing Illustrations • Amazon Business $18.05 1 $18.05
Educational Insights Campfire Chatmallows, Multicolored (1450) • Quill.com $17.84 1 $17.84
Hasbro Gaming Guess Who? Animal Friends Game | 2 Double-Sided Animal Sheets | 2-Player Board Games for Kids | Back to School Gifts | Ages 6+ (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $16.53 1 $16.53
Solobo Toys: All The Ways Sterling Communicates (neurodiversity board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
ALKISTA 48 Pcs Tetra Tower Balance Stacking Blocks Game, Board Games for 2 Players+ Family Games, Parties, Travel, Kids & Adults Team Building Blocks Toy • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
hand2mind Popping Fidget Cars, Assorted Colors, 3/Set (95428) • Quill.com $13.94 1 $13.94
hand2mind Sea Animals Dice Poppers, Math Dice Popper, Game Replacement Dice Roller, Dice Games for Kids, Board Game Accessories, Family Game Night, Kids Travel Activity, Fun Classroom Games (Set of 2) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$799.66

Vendor shipping charges

$1.50

Sales tax

$56.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$899.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$158.74

Total project goal

$1,058.27

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