My students need items for sensory/OT tables. The back wall of our sensory room will contain textured tiles. My students love music. They have been begging for something with strings.
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
I am a new teacher in a self-contained middle school autism class. My kids are wonderful! They appreciate every little thing that we do for them. Their love and trust is priceless. However, I want to give them more. My paraprofessionals and I spend our own money trying to give our kids the things that other kids take for granted.
My middle school students' abilities range from non-verbal to high functioning students who will eventually enter the general classroom setting.
My Project
There will be ten stations in our new sensory room. There will be a cutting table, a Lego table, a sorting table, a music table, a coloring table, a swing, a tricycle (outside), a clay/sand table, a stringing table, and a rice table. The back wall will be covered with the faux stone patterns and other textures.
We moved all of the clutter out of this room and we are painting the room (which now resembles an institution) with a calming light blue color.
The art teacher will remove the ceiling panels and she will have her students each paint one of the discolored popcorn ceiling tiles with happy and calming works of art.
Many of our students are unable to hold a pencil so I have chosen items such as the cutting patterns, a container and Water Balls, and a container to create a rice bin to build up the muscles in these students hands.
Students will learn to classify with the Sorting Bears, Building Blocks (I have S.T.E.M. patterns for them to follow, and Adopt a Puppy Figures.
Students will learn the alphabet, to spell their names, and build muscle tone by stringing alphabet letters on Monkey String.
Children will be given a schedule to follow and a para will be at each station to work one-one-one with each of my twelve students. I have twelve middle-school-aged autism students of differing abilities. This will be great!
Dreambuildertoy building bricks 1040 pieces set, 1000 basic building blocks in 10 popular colors,40 bonus fun shapes includes wheels, doors, Windows, compatible to all major brands
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$25.99
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Musical Instruments Toddler Toys - Smarkids Wooden Musical Toys Percussion Preschool Set Educational Learning Toys with ASTM F963 CPC Certified Best Group Music Games Gift for 3 Years Boys and Girls
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$24.99
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$24.99
Legato Counting/Sorting Bears; 60 Rainbow Colored Bears, 6 Stacking Cups, Kids Tweezers, Storage Container, & Activity eBook! Quality Educational Toy, Good for STEM and Montessori Programs.
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$22.95
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$22.95
Apelila 21 inch Soprano Ukulele Hawaiian Acoustic Mini Guitar Musical Instrument with Bag, Pick, Strings, for Beginner, Kids, Starter, Amateur (Sunburst)
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$19.99
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$19.99
STERILITE 17511712 6 Quart Clearview Latch Storage Container With Plum Handles
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$9.99
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$19.98
DreambuilderToy Classic Building Base Plates 10" x 10" Flat Baseplate - Compatible with All Major Brands (6PC)
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$17.99
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$17.99
Besttile Peel And Stick Adhesive Wall Tile For Kitchen Backsplashes, Bathroom Walls, Spa Tile, Pool Tile - Decorative Tiles Made from Natural Granite Stone(10 PCS [4'' X 4''/each])
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$15.99
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500 Piece Pack of Monkey String (Jumbo Pack) - Wax Yarn Toy
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$13.99
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$13.99
National Geographic Play Sand - 2 LBS of Sand with Castle Molds and Tray (Blue) - A Kinetic Sensory Activity
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$12.99
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$12.99
Now I Can Color (48 Assorted Fun Designs for Kids)
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$9.99
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$9.99
MarvelBeads Water Beads Rainbow Mix, 8 Ounces for Spa Refill, Sensory Toys and Décor
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$6.99
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$6.99
Adopt a Puppy Figures Series 4 - Lot of 20 by AAG
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$6.95
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I Can Cut, Age 3 (Big Skills for Little Hands®)
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$5.99
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The First Years Stack Up Cups
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$3.99
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$3.99
Materials cost
$208.77
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$14.72
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.13
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$256.62
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$45.29
Total project goal
$301.91
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$301.91
4 Donors
-$278.38
Donations toward project cost
-$239.62
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$38.76
match offer
-$20.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$17.00
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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