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Surviving School with Special Materials

My students need special education sensory mediation kits, and items to help with everyday classroom activities.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cornell's classroom raised $358

This project is fully funded

My Students

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education" once said by Mark Twain, may be a joke but is also a reality that often happens. Many students have trouble functioning in a school environment and need some help before it impacts their education.

My classroom is full of a rambunctious group of 24 kindergartners.

Many of them have never been to school before and had little preparation for the classroom. Our school is in a low income neighborhood with very little funding or involvement from the community and school board due to tough economic times. We are greatly lacking many needed resources, even the basics.

My Project

Every year I see more and more students enter my classroom that need special materials to help them adapt to the environment, especially when they are at the kindergarten age. I have students who have trouble with fine motor skills, are affected by ADD/ADHD or have sensory disorders. Simple tools that wrap around their wrist and help them hold a pencil, a weighted turtle pillow to put on their laps will help them stay in their chair, or a foam pillow helps them sit quietly without bopping around would allow the students to focus more on their education. They would be able to listen during circle time when using the sensory fidgets (balls they can squish or an object they can twist) instead of hunting around the carpet for a piece of trash to play with. Students could also sit in their chair and complete an assignment when given a band around the chair to push their legs against or headphones that cover their ears from all classroom noise.

These donations will make a difference with students with special needs, allowing them to focus during school instead of losing time to inabilities.

Some of these items may seems a bit strange but they have a huge impact on students who need them. Not only will students be able to focus and learn, but it will also build their confidence when they feel successful about completing work and participating with the rest of the class fully.

Project tagged as

Charlotte, NC
Grades PreK-2
Students with Disabilities
Early Development
Traditional School
Other
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Ms. Cornell Hornets Nest Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Charlotte, NC View local requests

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

24 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

SEAT INFLATABLE MOVIN SIT JR. • Abilitations, Inc. $30.49 1 $30.49

CUSHION SIT 8'' PURPLE BITTY BOTTOMS CRUNCH • Abilitations, Inc. $16.62 1 $16.62

DESK-ER-CISER • Abilitations, Inc. $7.88 2 $15.76

REPK HANDI-WRITER - SET OF 3 • Abilitations, Inc. $14.72 1 $14.72

ACCESSORY PENCIL GROTTO GRIP • Abilitations, Inc. $6.93 1 $6.93

WEIGHT TOTE AROUND TURTLE • Abilitations, Inc. $25.93 1 $25.93

FIDGET ORIGINAL TANGLE W/TEXTURE • Abilitations, Inc. $18.61 1 $18.61

REPK BALL YUCKEBALL - 1 EA • Abilitations, Inc. $6.64 2 $13.28

LL122 - Rhyming Sounds Matching Board • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95

GG706 - Alphabet Activity Mats • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95

HEARING PROTECTOR HS40 BASIC - EACH • ABC School Supply, Inc $9.49 2 $18.98

Materials cost			$231.22
Vendor shipping charges			$16.13
Sales tax			$18.04
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.47
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$303.86
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$53.62
Total project goal			$357.48
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$357.48
8 Donors			-$178.74
Donations toward project cost			-$151.93
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$26.81
match offer			-$178.74
Match offer toward project cost			-$151.93
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$26.81
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Surviving School with Special Materials

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