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Ms. Taylor from Shelby, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Miss Taylor's Sensory Tools to Help Her Students Learn!

My students need these items (swing, fine motor jars and letter activities) to help with their sensory control. This will help them to refocus (when they need a break) and to be able to learn in different ways, since they are well-below grade-level.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Taylor's classroom raised $497

This project is fully funded

My Students

Hello! I am a teacher at a Title 1 school, that has a unique program for kids with disabilities. While the school as a whole is a General Education school, my school has an area that has 4 self-contained classrooms (24 students total). These classrooms focus on the students that have academic, behavioral, and social deficits that affect their education so much, that their best learning environment is separate from their peers. This gives our kids the more one-on-one environment that they need to learn and thrive.

My students have a wide variety skills we are working on, one in particular is being able to express their emotions and ask for what they need.

This is a group of 5 kids ranging in age from 5-8 years old, who are academically at the level of a toddler. This makes the common curriculum too advanced for them. Currently, we are working on how to be prepared to learn, following directions, and managing our stimuli. Of course, all of my students are non-verbal, at this point, so we are developing our language skills. We have seen them grow so much this year, but can't wait to see how far they can go.

My Project

Working in a classroom for students with Special Needs can be difficult, especially when your students are mainly non-verbal and have little-to-no reading skills. My assistants and I have struggled this year in trying to provide my students with a way to channel their energy to be more effective towards their learning. Each day I have seen my students grow, and know that these supplies will help to open the door for my students' communication and early literacy skills. Using the dough stampers, tactile letters, and magnetic alphabet sorter will help my students with sensory needs, by allowing them to "feel" and move the letters as they learn. The sensory swing will be a much needed outlet for my students when they need a short break from the academic content being learned.

Just this year, one of my students has started to mimic, then speak, and now read words that we had been told wouldn't even be possible for at least a few years; simply by using tools like the ones listed in this project.

The items I have listed, have been well thought out and hand-picked for use by all of the students in my room. I know that with these items, my students can grow exponentially from where they started at the beginning of the year to become beginner readers and more "verbal" students by the end of our school year and beyond. They have all made so many strides already, but, by supporting my classroom in this project, you will be enabling my kids to learn and communicate more effectively, when others have sold them short. I thank you for all of your support for any teacher, especially those who work with kids with Special Needs. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Ms. Taylor Marion Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Shelby, NC View local requests

Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hanging Swing Chair for Kids - Includes Hardware - Great as a sensory swing or therapy swing for autism • Amazon Business $79.99 1 $79.99
HH166 - Fill It Up! Fine Motor Jars • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Hikenture Inflatable Hammock 2nd Generation Wind Inflated Lounger Couch Pouch ,Lightweight 2.2lbs, Outdoor Air Couch with Portable Carry Bag(Black) • Amazon Business $39.80 1 $39.80
HH576 - Learning Lacers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LL676 - Magnetic Alphabet Maze • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LA278 - Uppercase Alphabet & Number Dough Stampers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
FF468 - Magnetic Sight-Word Sentence Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LA532 - Lowercase Alphabet Dough Stampers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
EE259 - Tactile Letters - Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
HH397 - Tactile Alphabet Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
EE258 - Tactile Letters - Uppercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
3-Year DOP - Furniture Plan ($50-100) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$358.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$422.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.48

Total project goal

$496.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $496.53

5 Donors

-$373.15

Donations toward project cost

-$343.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.25

match offer

-$91.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$78.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$31.44

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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