Help me give my students a chance to fulfill their sensory input so my students are able to self regulate their emotions and allow them to open their mind to learning.
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 Project
I work in a specialized prekindergarten classroom with students of various ages and disabilities. Each of them come from very low income households and have diverse backgrounds including family structure and languages spoken. What they do have in common is that when they enter my classroom, I am their very first teacher and this school year will be there first ever school experience.
What is important to understand is that students with special needs do not always respond to conventional teaching styles and aids, thus educators need to harness methods and resources which cater to their individual manner of understanding and learning.
My hope is to fill my classroom with as many sensory based toys or activities as possible to keep my students calm and provide them with a secure learning environment. Items such as shaving cream and cornstarch are key ingredients to sensory based learning. It provides the sensory input that students crave that will ultimately allow them to be engaged in learning. The shaving cream can be uses as is. Students can work with it using their hands or materials from around the room. We also add it into art work to give it that necessary pop to make images stand out. Cornstarch added with water gives multiple dimensions of fun. When squeezed it feels firm and hard like a ball, when released it flows through your hand like water giving my students multiple sensory feelings.
Multiple cases are requested of each as supplies go quickly throughout the course or the school year.
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
Gillette Foamy Regular Shaving Cream, Pack of 12, 11 oz each
• Amazon Business
$29.64
4
$118.56
Wikki Stix Big Count Box, 468 13 Colors in Cool Storage Box with a 12 Page idea Booklet, Made in The USA
• Amazon Business
$33.47
1
$33.47
142 Pieces Fine Motor Skills Handy Scooper Set Sensory Bin Filler Includes 12 Sorting Bowls, 8 Tweezers, 2 Scissors Clips, 120 Plush Balls for Early Education and Sorting Counting Training Development
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Amazon Grocery, Corn Starch,16 Oz (Previously Amazon Fresh, Packaging May Vary)
• Amazon Business
$1.99
4
$7.96
Materials cost
$175.98
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.64
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$208.62
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$36.82
Total project goal
$245.44
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$245.44
2 Donors
-$122.72
Donations toward project cost
-$104.31
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$18.41
match offer
-$122.72
Match offer toward project cost
-$104.31
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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