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Ms. Jessica from El Cerrito, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Speech Therapy is Fun and Toy-riffic

Help me give my students fun toys they can use to expand their speech and language skills. These physical toys will be used during teletherapy and as tools to grab the student's attention!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Jessica's classroom raised $230

This project is fully funded

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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

I treat approximately 40 preschool-aged students who are diagnosed with autism, speech and language impairments, and other Co-morbid disorders. As I enter my second year as newly graduated speech therapist, I am seeking support to ensure that my students receive the highest-quality services they deserve through a Distance Learning platform.

My kiddos are energetic, curious, love to learn, laugh, play, and sing.

Last year, they showed their strengths in being flexible to this new style of teaching as I interacted with them through tele-therapy. Many of them benefit from visual supports, modified books/curriculum, and motivating toys. They also come from a diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, which has unfortunately made it challenging for some families to obtain the resources/services that their more affluent neighborhoods easily receive.

My Project

These toys I am requesting for my project will be useful to have for both teletherapy and if/when I return to see students in-person as well.

My preschoolers love to learn during play-based activities.

These toys will allow them to communicate their wants and needs during fun, functional activities!

The animal hospital toy set is one that my students love to play with as they work on requesting "open", "close", or "keys". They can also label the animals and work on their pretend play skills as we all pretend to be Veterinarians! The wooden train set, while more applicable for in-person therapy, will be used during teletherapy to help with articulation as we use the magnetic trains to link multisyllabic words together (e.g., "bu-tter-fly"). Building blocks are toys that many children have at home. Having a set for myself to use at home and prompting the students to show me their own blocks will allow us to work on stacking blocks together - even from a distance. Finally, to attract/maintain my students' attention, I plan to use stickers to place on my face and also send stickers home so they can do the same activity, too. A tally counter is also helpful when working on articulation drills so they're is a visual for how many times the student has said the word; this is specifically helpful for my students with Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

I am very excited to be requesting these toys for my students and know that with your support, my speech sessions will be fun, educational, and engaging for my students!

Ms. Jessica Cameron Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

El Cerrito, CA 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

40 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
B. Critter Clinic Toy Vet Play Set • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
SainSmart Jr. Wooden Train Set for Toddler with Double-Side Train Tracks Fits Brio, Thomas, Melissa and Doug, Kids Wood Toy Train for 3,4,5 Year old Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
B. toys – One Two Squeeze Baby Blocks - Building Blocks for Toddlers – Educational Baby Toys 6 Months & Up with Numbers, Shapes, Animals & Textures – 10 Soft & Colorful Stacking Blocks • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Original Toy Company Pop-Up School Bus • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Duckura Jump Rocket Launchers for Kids, Outdoor Play with 3 Foam Rockets, Outside Activities Games Camping Toys, Christmas Birthday Gifts for Boys Girls Toddlers Ages 3 4 5 6 and up • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Sumind 4 Pieces Wooden Magnetic Fishing Poles Magnet Fishing Rods Magnetic Fishing for Pool Activity Accessory • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
KTRIO Pack of 6 Color Hand Tally Counter 4-Digit Tally Counters Mechanical Palm Counter Clicker Counter Handheld Pitch Click Counter Number Count for Row, People, Golf & Knitting, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Sticker Sheets Stickers for Kids ，Sheets Over 500+ Stickers, Boys Girls Teachers, Reward, Craft Scrapbooking Animal, Numbers, Fruits, Fish, Dinosaurs, Cars and More • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$140.72

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.32

Sales tax

 $12.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$195.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.42

Total project goal

$229.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $229.45

1 Donor

-$214.98

Donations toward project cost

-$195.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.47

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