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Ms. Manley-Ryder from Bellerose NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Moving and Grooving !!

Help me give my students a chance to learn to balance themselves. My students are not very mobile the Little Dynamo | Balance Stepping Stones for Kids would help them improve basic skills.

  • $793 goal

This project expired on May 15, 2020.

This project expired on May 15, 2020.

My Students

I have been teaching for several years, my career has been with special needs students. I was asked to teach physical education to special education students last year, and I jumped at the opportunity. I feel that students need to get up and move as much as possible and I want to help them to become more physically active. I work in a limited space and need to have equipment that can go up and down quickly to be stored.

My Project

My students have low fine and gross motor skills. I teach them movement 5 days a week. We are working on different ways to move which they have been doing very will with. We now want to work on balancing. I choose several different types of balancing supplies specifically the Little Dynamo | Balance Stepping Stones for Kids, I will use this to create different patterns for them to follow.

Image by the end of the school year students would had difficulty walking can now jump, skip and walk in a straight line with no assistance.

That is my goal for my students.

Ms. Manley-Ryder
Grades PreK-2
  • PS993 @ PS208
  • Bellerose, NY
  • More than half of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 30 students.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
edx Education Balancing Path - 28 Pieces - Balance Toy for Kids • Amazon Business $131.05 1 $131.05
Little Dynamo | Balance Stepping Stones for Kids | Set of 8 Hilltop and Riverstones (4 Sizes: XL L M S) with Grip Upgrade | Montessori and Gross Motor Skills Toys for Toddlers | Gymnastics for Kids • Amazon Business $119.99 1 $119.99
Artoflifer Kids Indoor and Outdoor Balance Beam Balance Blocks Gym Toys for Kids Promote Balance, Strength, Coordination Toddler Obstacle Course Floor Games for Kids Preschool Learning Toy 8 Pieces • Amazon Business $89.98 1 $89.98
BULZiBUCKET Blue - Next Generation Cornhole - Indoor/Outdoor/Pool Game !!! • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Pull Buoy Curve-A-Beam Game • Amazon Business $59.00 1 $59.00
Portable Soccer Goal, Pop Up Soccer Goal Net for Backyard Training Goals for Soccer, Set of 2 with Carry Case, 3.3'/4.5'x 2.5' • Amazon Business $52.99 1 $52.99
edx Education Step-a-Logs - Balance Beam for Kids - Indoor and Outdoor - Stackable - Build Coordination and Confidence - Physical and Imaginative Play • Amazon Business $49.50 1 $49.50
Learning Resources Crocodile Hop Floor Game, Early Learning Skills, Individual Or Group Play, Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $24.61 1 $24.61
Learning Resources Crocodile Hop Floor Game, Early Learning Skills, Individual Or Group Play, Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $24.61 1 $24.61
Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Dilly Dally Tootle Turtle Target Game (Active Play & Outdoor, Two Color Self-Sticking Bean Bags, Great Gift for Girls and Boys - Best for 3, 4, 5, and 6 Year Olds) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99

Materials cost

$633.71

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$673.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.80

Total project goal

$792.02

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