Help us Teach Personal Hygiene to Our Students with Autism
Help me give my students supplies to learn life skills such as personal hygiene.
FULLY FUNDED! Mx. Nat's classroom raised $167
This project is fully funded
My Students
I work in a special education school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NYC. We have children in our classrooms with various disabilities including Autism, Down Syndrome, and language delays. The majority of our students come from low income/high poverty neighborhoods and single-caregiver families.
Our school provides its students with small special education classes and extra support through therapy, counseling, and individualized attention, so that they can reach their highest potential, as typical learning environments can be too challenging for them.
Our students need specialized instruction with adaptations and repetition to master even basic skills. It's important for our students to have authentic learning experiences with real life experiences.
My Project
I am an occupational therapist working in a special education, public school, in Brooklyn. School occupational therapy works to help students access their school environment in the classroom, learning, recess, bathroom, lunchtime, gym, recess, and moving around the school!
In collaboration with the classroom teachers and speech language therapists, we are teaching our students personal hygiene and other activities of daily living (ADLs) skills.
Simple tasks such as hand washing, teeth brushing, and learning to keep our bodies clean require specialized instruction over multiple weeks and months for our students to establish these skills. We need resources and supplies so that our students can learn real life skills that they can apply in both school and in their community.
More than three‑quarters 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
Degree Shower Clean Dry Protection Antiperspirant Deodorant Stick, 0.5 oz (Pack of 18)
• Amazon Business
$19.35
1
$19.35
Dentek Kids Fun Flossers with Advanced Fluoride Coating | Removes Food & Plaque | Wild Fruit Flavored Floss Picks | 75 Count | Pack of 6
• Amazon Business
$17.94
1
$17.94
AmazonBasics Washcloth - Pack of 24, Grey
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
Taking Care of Myself: A Hygiene, Puberty and Personal Curriculum for Young People with Autism
• Amazon Business
$15.56
1
$15.56
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Race, Education, and Democracy)
• Amazon Business
$10.87
1
$10.87
Hygiene... You Stink! (Building Relationships)
• Amazon Business
$10.73
1
$10.73
Smelly Melly: Personal Hygiene for Kids and Little Monsters
• Amazon Business
$9.95
1
$9.95
Crest Kid's Cavity Protection Toothpaste, Sparkle Fun, Travel Size 0.85 Ounces (24g) - Pack of 12
• Amazon Business
$8.30
1
$8.30
Materials cost
$109.69
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$1.65
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$141.34
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$24.94
Total project goal
$166.28
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$166.28
1 Donor
-$166.28
Donations toward project cost
-$141.34
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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