Help me give my students the books they need to grow their language and communication skills! These items will help with literacy, social emotional development, and offer them the communication opportunities they needs to expand their language skills!
Students benefitting from this donation are elementary school speech and language students. These students have been highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as it has impacted their ability to communicate regularly with peers, teachers, and even family and friends outside of school. The majority of our students come from low-income families and qualify for the school’s Title I benefits. These students would greatly benefit from the additional exposure to new materials and curriculum.
These materials will allow increased opportunities for a variety of students in receptive language, expressive language, articulation, and pragmatic/social language, allowing them to increase their overall speech and language skills.
My Project
These resources target a variety of ELA common core standards for students Kindergarten through 5th grade. These resources will help to catch up as well as develop receptive, expressive and pragmatic language skills for all students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many students receiving speech and language supports were not given adequate communication opportunities to build their skills while at home without peer models and direct teacher supports. New materials will allow these students the communication opportunities to express emotions, wants and needs, and increasing sentence length and structure, while targeting educational standards in a play-based way. The "A little SPOT" curriculum is a social emotional curriculum that will help a variety of student with Autism and otherwise learn about a range of emotions (jealousy, peaceful, anxiety, etc.). This curriculum will help to meet their pragmatic language/ social communication goals and will be addressing behaviors that may show in school that could be caused by emotional distress. The large mouth model and dental care set will be used to help all students understand placement for articulation sounds. The mouths will be able to model correct and incorrect placement to help with production. The books ("There was an Old Lady" series, "How to Catch" series, Dragons Love Tacos, Gruffalo, etc) will assist students with sight words, sequencing and answering WH questions following a text, all of which are goals my students are working on in speech. The games (Honeybee Tree, There's a Yeti in my Spaghetti) can also be used for turn-taking, reciprocal conversation, following directions, initiating communication, labeling, and pragmatic language goals. Rainbow blocks, rainbow crayons, rainbow magnet wands/chips and rainbow people are used for categorizing and associations with building vocabulary, as well as basic concepts, sequencing, and turn-taking activities. The answer buzzers will be used for recording different responses.
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
A Little SPOT Takes Action! 8 Book Box Set (Books 9-16: Kindness, Responsibility, Patience, Respect, Honesty, Organization, Diversity, & Safety)
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$44.99
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$44.99
A Little SPOT of Life Skills 8 Book Box Set (Books 17-24: Courage, Perseverance, Teamwork, Talent, Thankful, Optimism, Creativity, & Giving)
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$41.45
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$41.45
A Little SPOT of Feelings 8 Book Box Set (Book 25-32: Empathy, Frustration, Calm, Belonging, Worry, Boredom, Flexible Thinking, & Feelings Detective)
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$39.39
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$39.39
Learning Resources Rainbow Sorting Crayons, Various Colors, 56 Pieces
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$38.98
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$38.98
Excellerations Math Special Relations Playset, 34 Pieces, STEM, Kids Educational Toy, Ages 3 and Up (HOWCLOSE)
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$36.64
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$36.64
A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Book Box Set (Books 1-8: Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love, & Scribble Emotion)
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$36.39
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$36.39
A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box Set
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$33.17
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$33.17
Fisher-Price Little People Caring for Animals Farm Playset with Smart Stages Learning Content for Toddlers and Preschool Kids
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$31.99
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$31.99
Evotech Dental Teeth Care Model, W/Giant Toothbrush, 32 Teeth, Kids Dental Care Teaching Demonstration Model, Adult Standard Typodont Demonstration Teeth Model
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$25.95
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$25.95
Constructive Playthings MTC-215 There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Puppet and Props Set for Interactive Storytelling
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$24.99
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$24.99
Constructive Playthings SNG-400 Wooden Community Helpers, Set of 25 Pieces for Block Play
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$24.70
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$24.70
Learning Resources Super Suction Space Saucers, Fine Motor, Counting & Sorting Toy, 30 Pieces, Ages 4+
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$24.53
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$24.53
CUKU Toy Doctor Kits 48Pcs Pretend Play Stethoscope Medical Kit,with Pretend Play Set of Teeth and Dental Accessories for Educational Toys for Age 3 4 5 6 7 8 Year Old Girls Boys Toddler Gift
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$23.99
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$23.99
Sharpie Art Pens, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 24 Count (1983967)
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$23.60
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$23.60
Learning Resources Recordable Answer Buzzers, Personalized Sound Buzzer, Recordable Buttons, Perfect for Game Nights, Set of 4, Ages 3+
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$23.03
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$23.03
Lewo Wooden Rainbow Stacking Game Stacker Geometry Building Blocks Creative Nesting Educational Toys Kids Toddlers (Rainbow Stacking Game)
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$22.99
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$22.99
Lewo 12 PCS Wooden Toddler Toys for Boys Girls Rainbow Wood Peg Dolls Wooden Pretend Play People Figures for Toddlers Preschool Learning Educational Toys
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$21.99
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$21.99
Wooden Toys Magnetic Puzzles Kids Wooden Games 109 Pieces Double Side Education Learning Toys for Children
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$18.89
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$18.89
Game Zone Honey Bee Tree Game – Please Don’t Wake the Bees – 2 to 4 Players, Ages 3 and Up
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$17.97
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$17.97
AMOSTING Color Matching Mosaic Pegboard Early Learning Educational Toys for Boys & Girls
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$17.89
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$17.89
Do A Dot Art! Markers 6-Pack Rainbow Washable Paint Markers, The Original Dot Marker
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$16.99
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$16.99
Toys for 3 4 5 6 Year Old Girls, Preschool Activities Christmas & Birthday Gifts for Toddlers and Kids Flower Garden Building Toys 51 PCS
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$16.98
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$16.98
hand2mind Rainbow Magnetic Wand Set for Kids for 5-10, 8 Inch with Magnet Bar, Use for Sewing, Science Experiments, Bingo, Fridge, and Magnetic Concepts, Homeschool Supplies (Pack of 6)
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$15.99
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$15.99
Coogam Wooden Rainbow Stacker Nesting Puzzle Blocks - Tunnel Stacking Game Building Creative Color Shape Matching Jigsaw Learning Toy Set Board Early Development Gift for Kids Boy Girl
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GiBot 12 Colors Toddlers Crayons Palm-Grip Crayons, Finger Paint Crayons Sticks Stackable Toys Safe for Kids, Children, Boys and Girls
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$12.98
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$12.98
Construction Toys for 3 4 5 6 Year Old Boys, 6 Construction Trucks, 4 Road Signs, 14" x 18" Construction Site Playmat, Perfect Car Toys Gifts for Kid Toddler Boy Toys
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$11.99
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$11.99
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel
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$10.52
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$10.52
Big Size Pop 100 Bubble Fidget Biggest Toy, Square 100 Bubbles Large Pop Fidget Toy, Hundred Rainbow Pop Popper Poppet Popping Fidget Toys Stress Relief Pastel 100 Pop Pack Medium Pop 10 x 10
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$9.99
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$9.99
How to Catch a Gingerbread Man
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$9.89
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$9.89
PlayMonster Yeti in My Spaghetti
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$8.99
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$8.99
Dragons Love Tacos
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$8.95
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$8.95
Mr. Sketch 1924061 Washable Scented Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 14-Count
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$8.67
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$8.67
How to Catch a Turkey
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$8.47
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$8.47
How to Catch the Tooth Fairy
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$7.99
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$7.99
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog!
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$6.99
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$6.99
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly!
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$6.99
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$6.99
Grumpy Monkey
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$6.97
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$6.97
How to Catch a Dinosaur
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$6.97
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$6.97
Mr. Sketch 1951200 Scented Twistable Crayons, Assorted Colors, 12-Count,Blue
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$6.55
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$6.55
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover!
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$5.99
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$5.99
The Gruffalo
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$4.99
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$4.99
Materials cost
$796.34
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$62.51
3rd party payment processing fee
$11.95
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$900.80
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$158.96
Total project goal
$1,059.76
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,059.76
2 Donors
-$1,010.00
Donations toward project cost
-$858.50
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$151.50
match offer
-$49.76
Match offer toward project cost
-$42.30
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