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Ms. Nicole from Orem, UT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Opportunity to Play With Toys Like ME!

Help me give my students with disabilities, and medical challenges, materials that represent them!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Nicole's classroom raised $982

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 teach a Special Class Preschool Classroom. this means that I teach students ages 3-5 with all kinds of disabilities. This year I currently have students who have Autism, Down Syndrome, and other disabilities.

My students are my life and I have dedicated so much time and money to making my classroom a safe, and fun environment for those with disabilities.

As much as I have tried to continuously improving my classroom, the small budget that we are on makes it increasingly harder each year. My students are so deserving of new sensory equipment, inclusivity toys such as toys with disabilities like them, and toys that have diversity in culture, race etc. My students are such an inspiration to me, and have made all the change in my life. I would love to be able to get funding to make an even bigger change in theirs, and help them even more when some of the things they deal with are so hard.

My Project

I am requesting sensory items for my classroom. Many of my students struggle with expressing and regulating their emotions, and this has only increased since the pandemic has started. Sensory toys such as, sensory tubes and texture items help my students be able to function better even when emotions are overwhelming for them.

My students are aware that the toys in the classroom lack diversity and don't represent them or any student for that matter with a disability.

Even at the young age that my students are, they still have been bullied and many understand that they are different than those around them. I am requesting money so that I can buy more toys, and books to highlight their disabilities in a way that is inclusive. There is so much to be learned from being able to see that a disability doesn't make you "bad", but that it is a good part of who you are.

With the severity of disabilities that I have in my classroom, and the title one area that I teach in I also am wanting to add items such as dolls, and play food from other cultures so that all of my students are represented in many different ways through play, and the materials that they interact with. I would love for my students to be able to be represented and have the opportunity to be able to use materials that are inclusive of them.

Ms. Nicole Windsor Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than a third 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

22 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Life-Size Pretend Play International Food Collection - Inspired by 5 Continents • Kaplan Early Learning Company $110.66 1 $110.66
16" Loveable Soft Body Baby Dolls - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $89.96 1 $89.96
Dolls with Down Syndrome 15" - Caucasian Girl and African Boy - Set of 2 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $85.46 1 $85.46
Dolls with Special Needs 15" - Boy with Cochlear Implant • Kaplan Early Learning Company $56.66 1 $56.66
Dolls with Special Needs 15" - Girl with Down Syndrome and Glasses • Kaplan Early Learning Company $56.66 1 $56.66
Inclusion Doll Equipment - Walker • Kaplan Early Learning Company $47.66 1 $47.66
Family Diversity Blocks to Encourage Diversity Awareness and Inclusion • Kaplan Early Learning Company $43.16 1 $43.16
Sensory Glitter and Sparkle Storm Set - Set of 3 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $33.26 1 $33.26
Friends with Special Needs - Set of 5 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $32.36 1 $32.36
Colormix Sensory Tubes - Set of 3 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $32.36 1 $32.36
International Foods - Pretend Groceries • Kaplan Early Learning Company $31.46 1 $31.46
Teachable Touchables(r) Texture Squares • Kaplan Early Learning Company $31.46 1 $31.46
Fidget Fun Kit - 7 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.66 1 $29.66
Sensory Discs - Set of 5 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $27.86 1 $27.86
I'm In Control of Myself Book Set - Paperback - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $25.16 1 $25.16
Rainbomaker - Set of 2 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $24.26 1 $24.26
Large 5 Minute Sand Timer for Classroom Activities Indoors and Outdoors • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.06 1 $17.06
Large 1 Minute Sand Timer for Classroom Activities Indoors and Outdoors • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.06 1 $17.06

Materials cost

$792.18

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$834.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.19

Total project goal

$981.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $981.25

1 Donor

-$981.25

Donations toward project cost

-$834.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.19

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