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Mrs. Alvarez from Glendale, AZ is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Alvarez's classroom raised $557

Sensory Room for Autism Program

My students need a room where they have the opportunity to have their sensory needs met for calming and/or alerting activities to help them focus on their academics. The items include a set of Pea Pods and a balance beam.

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Mrs. Alvarez Horizon School
Glendale, AZ Grades PreK-2

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My Students

Ever set next to someone who was smacking away on his gum or he was clicking his pen. Smacking gum and clicking pens are a bit annoying, but the general population tends to accept these little quirks - these sensory needs. Children with autism may have many more little "quirks."

My classroom of kindergartners all have autism.

Their sensory needs vary from child to child. One really enjoys watching lights flicker and objects being blown in the wind or by a fan. Another little guy loves to hold objects in his hands and bounce them up and down. Many of my students love to swing. Some like to snuggle up into tight little places. Our school is in a poverty part of the metro-Phoenix area. It is difficult for the parents to find therapy for their children. We want to meet as many of their sensory needs during their school day, as possible hoping they go home a little calmer and more focused.

My Project

I've chosen pea pods for my students to have a small cozy area for reading, relaxing, or even academics. It's a place where they can de-escalate. The beam is to help with balancing and part of an overall gross motor obstacle course we are planning for our sensory room. Children with autism are typically visual learners and prefer their world to be clearly defined. A shelving unit would provide a division within the room as well as a place for students to store their shoes and socks during sensory activities.

As adults, we know when we need a big hug or a hot bath.

Children with autism often can't verbalize what they needs. As teachers, we use sensory profiles and a bit of trial and error to determine what sensory activities are most beneficial to our students. This project and the equipment listed will be a start of a sensory room designed to meet the needs of the growing population of autism students in our district.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

16 students impacted 10 donors
Mrs. Alvarez Horizon School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Glendale, AZ 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

16 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BALANCE BEAM WEPLAY SENSORY CURVED • School Specialty Inc. $100.69 1 $100.69
PEA POD, SET OF 2 • School Specialty Inc. $142.49 1 $142.49
CUBBY 10 TRAY CAPACITY REMOVABLE SHELVES BIRCH • School Specialty Inc. $125.96 1 $125.96

Materials cost

$369.14

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.91

Sales tax

 $26.39

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$472.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.47

Total project goal

$556.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $556.45

5 Donors

-$178.24

Donations toward project cost

-$151.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.74

Matching donations from our partners

-$378.21

Match offers toward project cost

-$321.48

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.73

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