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Mrs. Ogden from Highland, UT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Ogden's classroom raised $551

Hands-On Learning Tools for Special Education Reading & Math

Help me give my students in special education hands-on reading and math tools that make learning engaging, accessible, and fun.

This project is fully funded

Mrs. Ogden Highland Elementary School
Highland, UT Grades PreK-2

My Project

As a new special education teacher, I’m eager to give my students every possible opportunity to grow and succeed. My students are bright, curious, and full of potential! They bring unique strengths, perspectives, and ways of learning into our classroom. Their determination, creativity, and joy make every day an adventure. I love seeing the moment when a new concept “clicks,” especially when they get to learn in ways that are hands-on and exciting.

My goal for this project is to provide a variety of reading and math manipulatives that make learning active, engaging, and accessible for every student.

These spot markers, color tiles, magnetic letters, and other tools will help teach and reinforce essential reading and math skills, giving my students meaningful opportunities to revisit concepts and practice in new, engaging ways. By experiencing a skill in a fresh setting—through a game, puzzle, or tactile activity—students can strengthen their understanding and make deeper connections to what they’ve learned.

These tools will let me tailor instruction to each student’s needs—whether they need extra support or an added challenge—while keeping learning active, engaging, and fun. With your support, my students will reinforce important skills and build the confidence and curiosity to keep learning every day.

25 students impacted 11 donors
Mrs. Ogden Highland Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Highland, UT View local requests 25 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Color My Class Spots/Markers - Orange - Set of 12 • Teachers' School Supply $44.99 2 $89.98
235 Pcs Magnetic Letter Number with Magnet Board, 2 Erasable Magnetic Pen and Storage Box, Foam ABC Alphabet Gift for Refrigerator Fridge, Classroom Toy for Toddler Kid Child Spelling & Learning Game • Amazon Business $18.97 2 $37.94
THE FIDGET GAME Grades 1 and 2 Learning Bundle - Flashcards and Pop Fidget Toys for Kids - Learning Activities and Games for High-Frequency Dolch Sight Words, Math, and Time - Includes Mats and Dice • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
12 Pack LCD Writing Tablet for Kids 10 Inch Erasable Doodle Boards Electronic Drawing Pads Colorful Reusable Painting Tablets Bulk Educational Learning Gifts for 6 Years Boys Girls Party Favors • Amazon Business $32.99 1 $32.99
Barnacle Toys Dino Stomp, Dolch Sight Words Flash Cards Kindergarten Learning Games, Learning to Read for Kids Ages 5-7, 1st Grade Learning Materials, Reading Games for Kids Ages 4-8 • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Lakeshore Letter Crayons Word Building Center - Phonics Games for Beginning Readers, Reading Manipulatives • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
The Fidget Game: Sight Words - Grades PreK-3 - Kids • School Specialty $29.99 1 $29.99
hand2mind Plastic Square Color Tiles, Plastic Bingo Chips, Math Bingo Tokens, Math Manipulatives for Elementary School, Counters for Kids Math, Childrens Counting Manipulatives (Set of 400) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Addition Tower of Math Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Alphabet Stamps - Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Teacher Created Resources? Beginning and Ending Sounds Splat? Game (EP-62061) • Quill.com $16.19 1 $16.19
Learning Resources Pop for Sight Words Bundle,Language Building Skill Games, Homeschool or Classroom, 2-4 Players, 100 Card Set, Ages 5+ • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Chain Link Math Manipulatives - 240 C Clips Plastic Chain Links & 20 Ice Cream Cards for Counting & Linked Math Game - Learning Resources for Kindergarten Sensory Bin Math Links Counting Toy • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
XINHUIDALSQ Rainbow Counting Bears Set of 100, 10 Colors Sorting Teddy Plastic Bears Math Manipulatives for Toddlers, 1 Inch Bear Conters Ages 3+ Kids • Amazon Business $9.50 1 $9.50
hand2mind Foam Two-Color Counters, Red and Yellow Counters, Counting Manipulatvies, Math Counters for Kids, Counting Chips, Math Manipulatives, Math Bingo Chips, Counters for Kids Math (Pack of 200) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$418.70

Vendor shipping charges

$12.90

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$467.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.57

Total project goal

$550.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$550.45

10 Donors

-$270.62

Donations toward project cost

-$235.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.73

match offer

-$272.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$231.99

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.90

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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