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Mrs. Wasick from Kalamazoo MI is requesting Educational Kits & Games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Sensory Items for Success

Help me give my students sensory items for the classroom, to assist these high-risk children concentrate during learning time, and self-soothe when upset.

  • $380 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our site teaches at-risk three-, four-, and five-year-old children in a free pre-kindergarten classroom. These kiddos are creative, curious, and eager to learn. Many of our students are overcoming odds, as all of our students come from low-income households, and many come from traumatic backgrounds.

We strive to provide opportunities that our at-risk students may not otherwise have​ or be able to enjoy.

We are eager to create life-long learners, through thoughtful instruction, and materials, both in our indoor and outdoor classrooms.

My Project

While our students are absolutely amazing, almost all of them come from high-risk and at-risk situations. In order to increase their opportunity for success, we strive to provide a caring classroom that offers opportunities not only to grow intellectually​ but to grow socially and emotionally, as well. We feel that a large part of success depends upon being able to regulate emotions and to play an active part in social situations; therefore, our classroom focuses very closely on the social-emotional piece of learning.

The items requested will assist these at-risk students to concentrate during lessons, to assist in their learning to self-soothe, and to offer the opportunity of an outlet to convey their feelings, while interacting with peers.

Mrs. Wasick
Grades PreK-2
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will reach 64 students.

10 donors have given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
DS430X - Mad Mattr® Sensory Dough - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $76.99 1 $76.99
LC511BU - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 3 $50.97
PP716 - Tilt & Turn Liquid Sensory Windows • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
EA166 - Mini Time Timer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP776 - Sensory Marble Mazes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
SE120 - Swirling Glitter Sensory Balls • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
PP504 - Gel-Bead Sensory Shapes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
GS452 - Jumbo Rhythm Rainstick • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$287.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

State sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$322.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.86

Total project goal

$379.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $379.08

8 Donors

-$200.00

Donations toward project cost

-$170.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

match offer

-$179.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$152.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.86

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 $0.00

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