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Ms. Franke from Austin TX is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Support Autistic Children Get Their Sensory Needs

Help me give my students an amazing sensory room where they can get their sensory in/output needs!

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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 Project

I am a life skills teacher at my school in SW Austin, TX. In our life skills program, we serve students with moderate-severe special needs who are very sensory-seeking and require breaks and outlets to get their sensory needs. I am looking to build the best sensory room for our students that provides a warm, welcoming, sensory-filled space for our students to stim, get their sensory needs, and have a safe place to let out behaviors.

I'm looking for donations to help us get major items like a swing, twinkle lights, yoga balls, light walls, mats, giant aquarium sensory tubes, lava tiles, etc.

Your donations will help bring happiness and tranquility to students who need it the most!

Thank you,

Ms. Franke
Never Before Funded Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lightahead Extra Large 4 FT LED Fantasy Bubble Fish Tube Fake Aquarium with Remote Control,10 Fish & 20 Color Light Effects. The Ultimate Sensory Lamp. • Amazon Business $114.95 4 $459.80
Abilitations SensaTrak Inflatable Round Ball Chamber - PVC - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler - Durability • School Specialty $293.02 1 $293.02
CordaRoy's Plush Fur Sensory Crash Pad for Kids and Adults, Children's Crash Mat with Soft Foam Filling, Navy • Amazon Business $218.35 1 $218.35
MoonxHome Ball Pit Balls for Toddlers, BPA Free Crush Proof Plastic Toy Balls for Ball Pit, Children's Pool Water Toys, Macaron Ocean Balls for Play Tent 2.15 Inch Pack of 100 • Amazon Business $26.99 5 $134.95
AKEPO Fiber Optic Sensory Lights for Sensory Room Autism Children, 16W Twinkle RGBW+Bluetooth App Control+Music Activated Fiber Optical Light Engine with 9.8ft/3m 50pcs (3x0.75mm) Flash Point Cable • Amazon Business $119.59 1 $119.59
Gaorui Large Kids Baby Ball Pit - Portable Indoor Outdoor Baby Playpen Toddlers Children Safety Play Yard Fun Activities Popular Toys (Not Includes Balls) (Blue) • Amazon Business $87.99 1 $87.99
Special Supplies Vibrating Pillow Sensory Pressure Activated for Kids and Adults, 12” x 12” Plush Minky Soft Cover with Textured Therapy Stimulation Bumps, Pink and Yellow • Amazon Business $28.49 3 $85.47

Materials cost

$1,399.17

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.30

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,479.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$261.08

Total project goal

$1,740.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,740.54

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 $1,740.54

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