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Mrs. Lutes from Emmett ID is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Sensory Skill Support

Help me give my students light filters to calm the room, wiggle seats for using up energy and wiggle pens to help with fine motor development.

  • $222 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

Our school is a small, multi grade level rural, alternative school in Central Idaho. Within the school complex we serve at risk students and those students that are behaviorally challenged. The economy has been struggling for years. This has made funding things difficult. In hard times, we need to get creative to make it happen for our students. We look for other ways to meet our students' needs

This year has been stressful and a great challenge for all our students and faculty.

The chaos of this year and the pandemic has added to the insecurity for our students. There are special sensory items that we need to help some of our students to cope with their anxiety and emotions.

My Project

Our students have a variety of sensory needs and find sitting in a traditional classroom does not effectively work for them. They need things like light filters, wiggle seats, and wiggle pens to meet their sensory needs daily. The wiggles, giggles and visual input is somethings that we need to provide so that my students will be successful.

Our kids are worth the time and effort that we invest in them.

The are our light and why we come day to day during these trying times. We can impact them in positive ways. Their time with us will mold and develop who they become.

Mrs. Lutes
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fluorescent Light Filters, Light Diffuser Covers for Classroom Office Hospital, Flame-Retardant Panels, 8 Strong Magnets, Easy Installation,24x24 inches,4 Pack • Amazon Business $22.05 3 $66.15
Gaiam Balance Disc Wobble Cushion Stability Core Trainer for Home or Office Desk Chair & Kids Classroom Sensory Wiggle Seat - Wasabi • Amazon Business $21.99 2 $43.98
JA-RU Gyro Shaking Pen (Pack of 4 Pens) and 1 Bouncy Ball Bundle Vibrating Fun. Assorted Styles| Item #1316-4p • Amazon Business $20.98 1 $20.98
Secure Stress Balls on a String - for Stress Relief, Hand Exercise, Strengthening, Rehabilitation - Soft, Medium and Firm Stress Balls with Exercise Guide - No Falling or Rolling Away (3 Balls Set) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99

Materials cost

$147.10

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$8.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$188.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.21

Total project goal

$221.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$221.42

3 Donors

-$194.36

Donations toward project cost

-$171.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.15

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.06

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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