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Mrs. Ohannessian from Bloomfield CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Sensory Break Station

Help me give my students a sensory break station with hands on materials and puzzles!

  • $458 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

This is my second year teaching special education. I am beginning to build hands-on activities and classroom resources to use with my students. I work with students with special needs and I typically work with 4-6 students at a given time. I help provide extra support for students in ELA and math. I use hands-on manipulatives and multi-sensory approaches to teaching and learning. What I love most about my students is the different strengths they all bring to our classroom! Students enter the room excited to get started in the day's material. They love and enjoy learning new centers that will be started in our classroom and taking the time to master those centers. I love that each student's strength helps create a new strength within another student. They work together to help one another become successful. I am so thankful to work with such a wonderful group of students!

My Project

These materials will help make a difference in my classroom by providing hands on sensory experiences. Currently, we have a few items such as playdough or wiki sticks that students can use at the break stations. Adding more materials to our classroom such as kinetic sand, water beads, puzzles, foam paint etc. will help provide more choices for the students when taking a break at the break station. The bins and sensory materials will help provide a space where students can take a break, participate in activities that focus on fine motor such as building, manipulating sensory foam and many others for students to reset and return to their class work. This will help students self monitor when they need a quick 3-5 minute break to re-set and return to the task at hand.

Mrs. Ohannessian
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DG546 - Magna-Tiles® - Starter Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $52.99 1 $52.99
SE202 - Kinetic Sensory Sand - 11-Pound Bag • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
PP670 - Foam Sensory Paint - Set of 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP504 - Gel-Bead Sensory Shapes - Set of 8 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
AC225 - Alpha-Bots • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
STORAGE BASKET LARGE - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $4.49 5 $22.45
VR154 - Squish & Squeeze Sensory Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
SnapWords List A Pocket Chart Cards - Sight Words • Amazon Business $19.75 1 $19.75
SE998 - Magic Water Marbles - Multicolor • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
FK235 - Number Photo Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
BO YING Wireless Doorbell,1000ft Range with 38 Chimes, 4 Volume Levels with LED Flash, Waterproof Door Bells-2 Remote Buttons(Battery Included) and 1 Plugin Receiver, White • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
FK231 - Alphabet Photo Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
FK228 - Four Seasons Floor Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
FK227 - U.S.A. Map Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
Zenergy Chime Solo - Energy Chime for Classroom Management, Meditation and Mindfulness • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
STORAGE BASKET MEDIUM - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $2.39 2 $4.78

Materials cost

$350.85

Vendor shipping charges

$2.72

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$388.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.62

Total project goal

$457.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$457.45

7 Donors

-$419.93

Donations toward project cost

-$358.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.70

match offer

-$36.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$30.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.52

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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