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Mr. Ottum from Wasilla, AK is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Super Tools for Super Students

Help me give my students sensory products in order to learn how to be successful navigating their world.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Ottum's classroom raised $1,175

This project is fully funded

My Project

I heard a saying today - "if you've met one student with autism, you've met one student with autism". The way our special needs students navigate their world is so different one from another; these sensory tools would enable them to get a better handle on their new, unfamiliar environment (especially for those who were at home during the Covid-19 pandemic). For students with a sensory processing disorder items like the sensory stones, sensory paper, ribbon wands, and lap pads will help them process different sensations. Adjustments and change are already hard enough for most people but for a student with a sensory processing disorder, it can be overwhelming. Other items in this project including the calm strips and cuddle ball are designed to help alleviate that. Thank you so much!

Mr. Ottum Meadow Lakes Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

12 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bouncyband© for Chairs - Elementary • Nasco $15.99 12 $191.88
Jumbo Time Timer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
Step & Balance Sensory Stones • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
Cuddly Puppy Weighted Lap Pad • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Sensory Eco-Biosphere Plant Dome with 5 Different Seeds • Kaplan Early Learning Company $26.06 2 $52.12
Calm Strips - Classroom Pack 30 • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 1 $40.00
Lakeshore Real-Working Cash Register • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Calming Cuddle Ball • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Roylco© Sensory Paper Pack - 36 Sheets - 12 in. x 12 in. • Nasco $18.00 2 $36.00
Goldfish Cheddar Crackers 58 oz. 3 Packs/Box (220-00430) • Staples $34.62 1 $34.62
Ribbon Wands - 36 in., Pack of 6 • Nasco $17.10 2 $34.20
Key Education Photo Conversation Cards for Children with Autism and Aspergers Board Game • Staples $28.12 1 $28.12
Digital Timer Count Down/up • Teachers' School Supply $9.99 2 $19.98
Daniel Finds His Voice • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
My Brain Is Magic • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Wikki Stix® Alphabet Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.59 1 $13.59
Super Heavy-Duty Batteries - Size AA, Pkg. of 4 • Nasco $1.45 4 $5.80

Materials cost

$779.11

Vendor shipping charges

 $165.84

Sales tax

 $11.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$998.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$176.18

Total project goal

$1,174.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,174.51

3 Donors

-$1,174.51

Donations toward project cost

-$998.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$176.18

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