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Mrs. Snodgrass from Washington, DC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensory Sensation

My students need sensory materials to help them control their feelings and emotions.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Snodgrass's classroom raised $508

This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember when you were a child and you had that special stuffed animal you cuddled with when you were scared or sad? Or maybe you were like me and when I got upset I would sit with my feet in my mom's flower pond. My students are still looking for something that helps them to calm themselves.

My preschool students are some of the most incredible kids I have ever met.

They come from one of the most violent communities in Washington, DC and most come from single family homes. Most of my student come to me with more life experience they I do as an adult. These experiences often make it very difficult for them to control their emotions and to express their feelings in appropriate ways. It is heartbreaking to see children only three years old, so angry they need to flip a table over to get their feelings out. In an effort to try and help these students, I tried bring different sensory materials into the classroom for them to use to calm themselves. For some children this worked and for others it didn't. It is my hope with more sensory materials I will find something each child can use to help them control their emotions.

My Project

These resources will be used to help children disengage from high emotion situations and calm themselves. These sensory materials will be placed throughout the classroom in all the centers to not only keep students engaged in the center but also as a release for students when they find themselves having strong emotion. Having some in each center will allow for an object to always be close at hand when a student needs one.

This project is so important to the emotional health and development of my children.

They need the opportunity to explore with different materials to help them find that one special thing that helps to calm them.

Mrs. Snodgrass Malcolm X Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP275X - Washable Sensory Play Materials - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $139.00 1 $139.00
AA931 - Giant Sight & Sound Tubes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
RE322 - Lakeshore Sensory Ball Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
BA781 - Easy-Grip Bumpy Balls - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Glow-in-the-Dark Color Sand Picture • Nasco $11.35 2 $22.70
Pin Art™ with Black Frame • Nasco $10.95 2 $21.90
RainBoMaker (Set of 2) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $20.36 1 $20.36
Hairy Tangle® Set • Nasco $19.15 1 $19.15
Trevor the Bernese Mountain Dog 14" Plush • Kaplan Early Learning Company $18.66 1 $18.66
Set of 6 Porcupine Balls • Nasco $15.95 1 $15.95
PP256 - Little Hands Animal Balls • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$395.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$431.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.17

Total project goal

$507.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $507.79

1 Donor

-$507.79

Donations toward project cost

-$431.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.17

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 $0.00

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