Help me give my students a magnetic easel, Kinetic sand, an activity cube and more that will teach them basic concepts making learning fun and enjoyable.
$588 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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 ALE (Alternative Learning Environment) classroom is a safe, very caring environment for our students with special needs. Being the second ALE class in our school that opened in Spring last school year, my students don't have enough hands-on resources to be properly educated.
My class has six wonderful, lovable, curious, kind-hearted children that have so much potential to develop and grow to be independent adults given the right tools and equipment in their learning environment.
I have 4 students with severe autism, 1 student with a seizure disorder, and 1 student with multiple disabilities. My students need hands-on resources that will give them a good foundation on how to cope, adopt, and understand their environment, eventually learning to become independent, productive citizens regardless of their disabilities.
My Project
My students' ability cannot be based on their ages. They function much lower, 3 or 5 grade levels below their ages. The only way they can learn is through sensory activities, because of their impairments. They only get interested in whatever we are doing in class if I present the lessons with hands-on materials. They only get interested and hold their attention if the activities are concrete to appeal to their senses.
My students need colorful, familiar objects to act as counters like the bears to learn counting, magnetic letters that they can touch and manipulate to learn the alphabet, and wood and plastic animals to learn their names and their habitats.
Since my class is a new class in our school (2nd ALE class), the school does not have enough resources for my class. I have to share with the other class, which does not work most of the time since we use them at the same time.
I can only imagine how having our own resources and materials in our class will improve my students' academic achievement, since we won't have to waste so much time just waiting for the resources to be available for us to use.
ETI Toys | STEM Learning | Original 101 Piece Educational Construction Engineering Building Blocks Set for 3, 4 and 5+ Year Old Boys & Girls | Creative Fun Kit | Best Toy Gift for Kids Ages 3yr - 6yr
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$35.99
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$35.99
Montessori Pet Animal Match - Miniature Pet Animal Toy Figurines with Matching Cards - 2 Part Cards. Montessori learning toy, language materials Busy Bag Activity
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$34.99
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$34.99
NEW Montessori Sensorial Auditory Material - Sound Cylinders Sound Boxes Kids Educational Toys For Todder
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$29.99
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$29.99
Discovery Box for Sensory Play - Ocean Exploration Theme
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$29.99
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$29.99
EduKid Toys Tabletop MAGNETIC EASEL & WHITEBOARD (2 Sided) & 72 Magnetic LETTERS
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$28.99
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$28.99
Learning Resources Primary Science Sensory Tubes
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$28.21
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$28.21
Kids Musical Instruments - Childom Musical Instruments Wood Xylophone for Kids Children, Child Wooden Music Shakers Percussion Instruments Tambourine Birthday Gifts Present with Carrying Bag
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$25.99
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$25.99
Kidsand 3.5 lbs - Magic 4 Color Sand - 8 Shaping Molds for Play Sand - Sand for Children with Kinetic Properties - Kids Sand for Indoor Playing - Sand Kit for Kids - Box for Developing Sand
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$25.99
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$25.99
Agirlgle Wooden Montessori Educational Toy for Kids Mathematics Math Toys, Counting Toys Number Blocks Shape Sorter Number Early Preschool Teaching Tool Toddler Learning Toys for Age 2 up
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$21.96
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$21.96
Melissa & Doug Wooden Latches Board, Developmental Toy, Helps Develop Fine Motor Skills, Smooth-Sanded Wood, 15.5" H x 11.5" W x 1.25" L
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$20.99
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$20.99
New Bonus Set! Legato Counting/Sorting Bears Bonus Pack; 66 Rainbow Colored Bears, 6 Stacking Cups, 2 Kids Tweezers, Storage Container, Activity eBook I Quality STEM and Montessori Educational Toy
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$20.98
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$20.98
Montessori Material Early Learning Basic Life Skills Learn to Dress Boards - Zip, Snap, Button, Buckle, Lace & Tie 6 pcs/set toys for toddlers by Blue Sky
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$19.99
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$19.99
Lauri - Fun with Magnets
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$16.13
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$16.13
Melissa & Doug Abacus Classic Wooden Toy, Developmental Toy, Brightly-Colored Wooden Beads, 8 Extension Activities, 11.9" H x 12" W x 3" L
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$14.99
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$14.99
Creative Animal Geo Blocks Wooden Pattern Blocks Puzzles with 20 Designs for Preschool or Kindergarten Kids
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$14.19
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$14.19
Fly whale Montessori 4 Color Cylinders with Cards Montessori Materials Wooden Cylinders Ladder Blocks Montessori Toys for Toddlers Family Version (Color Cylinder with Cards)
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$13.99
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$13.99
Legato Counting Bear Activity Sheets and eBook; 20 Large, Glossy Card Stock Sheets (each 8.5" x 11"); Helps with Patterns, Graphing, Colors, and More! Use with any 1" bear manipulative with 6 colors.
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$11.97
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$11.97
Melissa & Doug Mickey Mouse Wooden Basic Skills Board - Zip, Lace, Tie, Buckle, Button, and Snap
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$11.52
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$11.52
Gleeporte Wooden Chunky Puzzle Profession People Pieces - Learning Educational Puzzle Board with Free Standing Pieces for Toddlers & Kids (10 pcs)
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$7.99
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$7.99
Materials cost
$462.33
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.93
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$499.26
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$88.10
Total project goal
$587.36
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$587.36
4 Donors
-$587.36
Donations toward project cost
-$499.26
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