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Ms. Soto from Cape Coral, FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensory Integration, Helping My Students Make Sense of the World!

Help me give my students a weighted blanket to help sooth severe anxiety situations and 10 fluorescent light filters to help with the flicker of the lights that often disrupts their learning.

  • $1,126 goal

This project expired on October 27, 2019.

This project expired on October 27, 2019.

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Ms. Soto Challenger Middle School
Cape Coral, FL Grades 6-8

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students are humble, highly routined, structured, kind hearted and very determined. My students face challenges that most of us see as typical everyday normal tasks. I teach students with Austism and I love it! Everyday is unique but rewarding. My students find interest in things that we take for granted and understand things in ways we could never think of.

The one thing that could help them improve how they learn and cope with everyday task is a Sensory Classroom.

Autism’s symptoms often include difficulty processing sensory information such as textures, sounds, smells, tastes, brightness and movement. These difficulties can make ordinary situations feel overwhelming. As such, they can interfere with daily function and even isolate individuals and their families. The rationale is that by intergrating sensory resources to the classroom and allowing students to spends time in actitivites with sensory items it will help the make sense of the information they receive and use it to better participate in everyday tasks.

My Project

All my students want to learn! The plan is to provide an environment to meet their sensory needs, thus aiding in their learning and coping process. The items on this list were carefully selected to help my students cope with everyday situations. Specifically the light covers will filter the flourescent lights that are known for bothering them to the point of causing headches or disturbinng and disrupting their learning environment. The sound counceling headphones for times when it is too loud and it aggrivates their physical and emotional state. Also the weighted blanket will be used to provide pressure necessary to calm students down during times when anxiety and frustration hit their limits.

Students with sensory issues need tangible items to help them refocus or cope and maintain themselves in an activity or a task.

The items for my project will all serve a good purpose and allow my students to strive. These items are durable and made for the classroom. The vendors I selected create and sell materials for the special needs classroom This will be essential for my classroom and provide my students comfort, strategy, focus, and meet their everyday sensory needs. Thank you for taking time to read about my project and looking to help.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 60 students impacted
Ms. Soto Challenger Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Cape Coral, FL 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

Never Before Funded 60 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Educational Insights Light Filters for Every Season • Nasco $25.50 10 $255.00
SMALL WEIGHTED BLANKET - PLAID • School Specialty $125.88 1 $125.88
Electric Jellyfish Mood Light • Nasco $93.95 1 $93.95
Weighted Cuddly Companion - Large Bulldog • Nasco $78.95 1 $78.95
CALIFONE HEARING PROTECTOR HS40 BASIC - EACH - HS40 • School Specialty $7.59 10 $75.90
FIDGETS PENCIL SET OF 4 • School Specialty $8.51 4 $34.04
TANGLE RELAX THERAPY • School Specialty $5.67 3 $17.01
FIDGET CATERPINCH • School Specialty $16.11 1 $16.11
THREE POINT RELIEF MASSAGE BAR - 16 IN X 2.3 IN - BLUE • School Specialty $15.90 1 $15.90
RAINSTICK WOODEN 10IN • School Specialty $14.26 1 $14.26
Pin Art with Black Frame • Nasco $13.95 1 $13.95
SWINGO FIDGETS • School Specialty $6.88 2 $13.76
RING TEXTURED • School Specialty $10.43 1 $10.43
Playfoam® Shape & Learn Alphabet Set • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
GEL E FIDGET • School Specialty $9.44 1 $9.44
COLOR DROPS ZIG ZAG WITH SINGLE WHEEL • School Specialty $8.51 1 $8.51
FIDGETS PENCIL SET OF 4 • School Specialty $8.51 1 $8.51
ABILITATIONS YUCK-E-BALL • School Specialty $7.59 1 $7.59
LIGHT UP DNA BALL • School Specialty $7.09 1 $7.09
FIDGET POPPIN PEEPERS BRAIN • School Specialty $5.67 1 $5.67
FIDGET POPPIN PEEPERS PENGUIN • School Specialty $5.67 1 $5.67
SQUARE GYROBI FIDGET TOY • School Specialty $4.75 1 $4.75

Materials cost

$831.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $82.23

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$956.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$168.80

Total project goal

$1,125.36

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

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