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Mrs. Erickson from Queens Village, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensational Sensory Skills!

Help me give my students sensory learning materials that will allow for them to engage in sensory exploration while making tactile discoveries!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Erickson's classroom raised $328

This project is fully funded

My Project

Self-contained classrooms are often stigmatized around children who “can’t” do things. Not in our classroom! In our classroom we have a built a community of love and learning and my students special needs are not their “disabilities” but rather, their unique qualities. My students are never a “label” and I strive everyday to ensure they know how truly incredible they are.

In this class, we accept each other’s differences because they are in fact what make us unique and special.

I have high yet attainable expectations for my students and as they persevere to meet their highest potential, they begin to realize if you work hard and try your best, anything is possible. The work we do in our classroom is so much more about academics. We learn the importance of building positive relationships, creating a safe and inclusive environment, and most of all, always reaching for the stars!

Within our classroom, there are a variety of learners and my goal is to ensure that each child has the tools to meet their goals! In order to make learning accessible to all the learners within my classroom, we are in desperate need of sensory materials that will provide the children with items, such as, sensory rings and rainbow liquid viewers to help regulate their emotions and sensory letter centers where they can learn the alphabet which ultimately helps students feel comfortable taking risks and feel safe learning. Having a safe and comfortable learning space for my students has always been my number one priority, and now more than ever, students need classrooms where they feel safe. Please help me help my students have a safe sensory space they can not only learn in, but can call their second home!

Mrs. Erickson PS 18 Winchester Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Queens Village, NY 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

9 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE332 - Float Find Alphabet Bubbles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
DD372 - Nuts About Counting • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
EE708 - Snap Build CVC Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GG369 - Touch Read CVC Words Match • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC744 - Write the Letter Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
LC742 - Find the Letter Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
SE731 - Sensory Rings • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
SE581 - Rainbow Liquid Sensory Viewers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LA299 - Learn the Alphabet Dough Mats • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$244.91

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$278.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.16

Total project goal

$327.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$327.74

3 Donors

-$327.74

Donations toward project cost

-$278.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.16

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$0.00

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