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Ms. Bomber from Beaverton, OR is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning the Secret to Social Skills

Help me give my students social skills curriculum, essential oils for calming, an indoor hammock swing, copy paper and card stock.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Bomber's classroom raised $544

This project is fully funded

My Students

My classroom is a wonderful place filled with hardworking students and staff. Every day, I fall just a little bit more in love with their amazing hearts and smiles. Each child has an individual education plan to help them make progress on goals in functional academics, behavior, life skills, communication, and functional life skills.

My students are full of curiosity, energy, and incredible potential.

We focus on the positive and celebrate every success that they achieve. Each day I do my best to make sure that they have the necessary tools to succeed, but it takes a lot of equipment and materials to help meet their unique needs.

With the help of DonorsChoose.org, I am able to provide unique and engaging materials to help my students, who experience a variety of disabilities, overcome their challenges and let their abilities shine through.

My Project

My students are amazing, kind and keen to learn how the world around them works. They are very social beings who observe their environment and work hard to figure out how to be successful in the world they live in. The myth that individuals with Autism don't want to be social is the opposite of what is true.

When you teach students who experience ADHD, Autism, and other communication disorders, you need a large toolbox of materials and curriculum to meet the needs of a range of abilities.

The curriculum I'm requesting, Social Express, is a wonderful tool that provides videos that teach them a variety of skills that they need to practice such as how to ask for help, what to do when you want ask a friend to play or how to deal with a friend who wants you to do something that is wrong.

I am also requesting items to help meet their sensory needs such as a hammock swing with stand and a star projector. These items will help them regulate their bodies when they are overwhelmed by the sights, sounds and smells of the world around them. Finally we need copy paper and card stock to create visual supports and structured routines that help students learn new routines.

Thank you for considering my project.

Ms. Bomber Whitford Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

Beaverton, OR View local requests

More than half 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

12 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Social Express curriculum annual membership • Social Express $149.99 1 $149.99
COSTWAY VD-2646OP Chair C Frame Stand Solid Steel Construction Hammock Air Por, Black • Amazon Business $97.99 1 $97.99
CCTRO Hanging Rope Hammock Chair Swing Seat, Large Brazilian Hammock Net Chair Porch Chair for Yard, Bedroom, Patio, Porch, Indoor, Outdoor - 2 Seat Cushions Included • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
Neenah Exact Index, 110 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 250 Sheets, White, 94 Brightness • Amazon Business $9.98 4 $39.92
AmazonBasics 92 Bright Multipurpose Copy Paper - 8.5 x 11 Inches, 10 Ream Case (5,000 Sheets) • Amazon Business $31.88 1 $31.88
Star Night Light Projector, 2 in 1 Star/Undersea World 360° Kid Night Lamp, Gift for Boys and Girls (Black) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Hanging Chair/Hammock Chair Swivel Hook Snap - 500 LB Capacity - Outdoor/Indoor (500 LB Weight Limit) by Impresa • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Balance Essential Oil Blend 100% Pure, Best Therapeutic Grade - 10ml - Ho Wood, Frankincense, Lemon, Camphor, German Chamomile, Ravensara • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Zen Blend 100% Pure, Best Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil - 10ml - Sweet Marjoram, Roman Chamomile, Ylang Ylang, Sandalwood, Vanilla and Lavender • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Joy Blend 100% Pure, Best Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil - 10ml - Bergamot, Cananga, Geranium, Lemon, Sweet Orange, and Tangerine • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$425.72

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$462.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.55

Total project goal

$543.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$543.66

5 Donors

-$171.19

Donations toward project cost

-$167.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$346.67

Match offer toward project cost

-$294.67

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.80

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$0.00

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