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Mr. Lacey from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Resources for Diverse Learners

Help me give my students some resources they can use to be successful in the diverse learning setting as well as in the general education setting.

  • $813 goal

This project expired on July 31, 2025.

This project expired on July 31, 2025.

My Project

One thing I love about my students is that they are motivated to learn even when learning seems hard to them. All of them have their own unique way of learning, and with these resources, I can provide my students with some different learning opportunities outside of the regular curriculum that they can engage in and experience success. Most are my students are kinesthetic/visual learners, meaning they work best when engaging in hands-on activities and when visuals are provided for them to reference. Therefore, my students will benefit from any kinesthetic materials that are donated. Students can also benefit from the use of fidgets, calming toys, and comfort items to help deal with daily social-emotional challenges. They can use the spark cards, sequence cards, sentence building, problem solving, language skill materials, and math manipulatives to help them improve reading comprehension and math computation skills. There are also some special education books.

Mr. Lacey CICS - Basil Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

17 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
hand2mind Sensory Fidget Tubes, Calming Toys for Kids, Occupational Therapy Toys, Play Therapy, Stress Relief Toy, Comfort Items for Anxiety, Calm Down Corner Supplies (Set of 4) • Amazon Business $26.99 2 $53.98
Crayola Classpack Crayons 800/Box (52-8016) • Staples $52.93 1 $52.93
Sensory Playtivity Squishy Sensory Discs, Set of 3 • School Specialty $18.37 2 $36.74
Time Timer MOD, Charcoal - Silicone - Teacher-Parent Resources - Adult • School Specialty $35.24 1 $35.24
Spark Cards Sequence Cards for Storytelling and Picture Interpretation Speech Therapy Game, Special Education Materials, Sentence Building, Problem Solving, Improve Language Skills • Amazon Business $34.79 1 $34.79
Eyewords - Multisensory Sight Word Phonics Flash Cards - Kinesthetic Learning Approach, Set #2, Words 51-100 • Amazon Business $28.37 1 $28.37
Your Special Education Rights: What Your School District Isn't Telling You • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Conversation Cards for Kids – 400 Convo Starters for Family Game Night or Dinner – Road Trip Must Haves – Travel Games for Children Age 8-12 – Connect and Build Social Emotional Learning Skills • Amazon Business $25.47 1 $25.47
The Complete Guide to Special Education • Amazon Business $25.41 1 $25.41
Easy To Read Words Special Education Game Age 5+ • Teachers' School Supply $24.99 1 $24.99
Anger Management Toys - The Calm Ball - Coping Skills Tool, Anxiety Toys for Adults and Kids, Stress Relief Toys for Adults , Teens and Kids , Therapy Toys , Anxiety Relief , Social Emotional Learning • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
Atoylink Wooden Counting Peg Board Kindergarten Math Manipulatives Number Counting Toys for Toddlers Learning Materials Montessori Educational Toys for 2 3 4 Year Old Boys Girls Gifts • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Aizweb Sentence Building,Sight Word Games for Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade Classroom Must Haves,Montessori Phonics Reading Learning Games,Speech Therapy Special Education Manipulative Toy for Teacher • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Torlam 131 PCS Magnetic Base Ten Blocks - Place Value Blocks -Math Manipulatives K-3 for Elementary Classroom, Math Counters, Counting Cubes for Kids, Base 10 for 1st 2nd 3rd Grade • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Torlam Magnetic Ten Frame Set, Math Games for Kids Math Manipulatives Elementary Kindergarten Preschool Classroom Must Haves, Math Counters Toddler Learning Toys Game for Homeschool Special Education • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Torlam Elkonin Boxes Phonemic Awareness Phonics Games, Reading Spelling Sound Manipulatives Sight Word Flash Cards, Speech Therapy Toy Kindergarten Elementary Classroom Must Haves Homeschool Supplies • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Torlam Magnetic Ten-Frame Set - Math Manipulative for Elementary - 5 Ten Frames & 55 Magnetic Math Counters for Kids, Math Games for Kindergarten (Upgraded Version for Hand-held & 2 Black Pens) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Using Content-Area Graphic Texts for Learning: A Guide for Middle-Level Educators (Maupin House) • Amazon Business $19.28 1 $19.28
Social Skills for Teens: Job Skills (Special Education Workbooks) • Amazon Business $17.13 1 $17.13
Hapinest Sentence Building for Kids, Learning Game Grammar Reading & Speech Therapy Materials Activities, Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade Special Education Classroom Must Haves for Teachers & Homeschool • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98
IEP Caseload: A Special Education Teachers Planner for 30 students in a Caseload | Pretty Flowers Design. • Amazon Business $16.86 1 $16.86
Carson Dellosa - Textured Touch & Trace Uppercase • Teachers' School Supply $15.99 1 $15.99
Visualization Skills for Reading Comprehension (Six-Minute Thinking Skills) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Morning Meetings for Special Education Classrooms: 101 Fun Ideas, Creative Activities and Adaptable Techniques (Books for Teachers) • Amazon Business $14.83 1 $14.83
Dysgraphia Writing Paper | Adaptive Highlighted Handwriting Practice Paper: Visual Cues with Colored Lines and Left Margins for Kids • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
IEP Meeting Notes Notebook: IEP Notes sheet for Special Education Teacher, Stay Organized For Your Upcoming IEP Meeting .School Psychologist Planner 90 Pages . • Amazon Business $8.14 1 $8.14
CVC CVVC Word Builder, CVC Word Games, Phonics Games Flash Cards for Preschool Kindergarten Classroom Montessori Special Education Phonics Manipulatives Spelling Toy for Learning and Teacher Supplies • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$639.72

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.71

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$691.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.95

Total project goal

$812.98

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