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Mrs. Nelson from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Simply Sense-Ational

Help me give my students headphones and fidgets to engage their senses in productive ways.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nelson's classroom raised $186

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

My students all struggle with various disabilities. These range from learning disabilities to severe autism. Special educators are not afforded the same supplies as regular classroom teachers, even though our students have more unique needs.

My students are the funniest, brightest, best kids I know.

They face challenges in their daily lives that prevent most people from seeing who they truly are and what they're capable of, but I know what is underneath the stigma.

My students are warriors who battle disability and prejudice everyday. It takes a village to raise a child and more to raise a child with a disability. My school has a very high population of students with disabilities, specifically autism. As the saying goes, "If you know one child with autism, you know one child with autism." They are all unique people who have individualized needs. It is extremely difficult to meet all of their needs on a daily basis, but it is my life's work. My students mean the world to me, and I would do anything for them.

My Project

My students have sensory needs. They either need to engage or disengage with different senses at specific times. This project includes headphones and Pop-Its, which are fidget tools.

These resources would help my students by allowing them to engage and disengage as they need to, in the way they need to.

By engaging their hands in a quiet activity, such as a Pop-It, my students can focus their minds on an academic task. By engaging their hearing in soft music, students can block out extraneous noise in the background. By listening to audiobooks or recording responses through the headphone mic, they can customize their learning to meet their unique needs. Please consider donating to this project, and thank you so much for your time and consideration.

Mrs. Nelson Newman Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

Salt Lake City, UT 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sony ZX Series Wired On-Ear Headphones with Mic, White MDR-ZX110AP • Amazon Business $17.99 5 $89.95
WQFXYZ Simple Fidget Toys Stress Relief Hand Toys, Mini Pop Push it Fidget Toy Keychain for Kids Adults, Mini Pop Push it Bubble Fidget Sensory Toys Office Desk Toy • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99

Materials cost

$125.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$157.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.85

Total project goal

$185.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $185.68

3 Donors

-$179.59

Donations toward project cost

-$157.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.09

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