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Mr. Dela Rosa from Lanai City, HI is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Touching Lives: Sensory Toys for Every Child

Help me give my students a clean and fun classroom by providing them with rolling carts, plastic drawers for organizing their classroom stuff, and sensory toys in order to provide necessary sensory input.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Dela Rosa's classroom raised $850

This project is fully funded

My Project

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered the dynamics of education, prompting a swift transition to online and hybrid learning models. While these approaches have enabled continuity in education, they have also posed challenges to the effectiveness of traditional sensory materials. The absence of physical classroom interactions and hands-on activities has diminished the impact of tactile and interactive learning experiences.

The materials I have requested will cater to diverse learning styles and contribute to a more interactive and immersive learning experience.

Sensory toys can provide significant benefits for students with special needs by addressing their unique sensory processing challenges and promoting overall development.

These materials will benefit my students by giving them opportunities and exposure to various senses around them. The rolling carts and drawers will also build their social-emotional learning as they are learning to organize. These can significantly enhance social-emotional learning by fostering self-awareness, self-regulation, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, social awareness, goal setting, adaptability, stress management, and a positive mindset. These skills are essential for navigating personal and social challenges and building strong, healthy relationships.

Mr. Dela Rosa Lanai Elementary High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lanai City, HI View local requests

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

3 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Iris� Rolling Cart with Plastic Organizer Top; 3-Drawer • Quill.com $57.99 5 $289.95
Iris Medium 3 Drawers Desktop Storage, Black (150181) • Quill.com $26.99 5 $134.95
Veratify - Healthy Mixed Snack Box & Snacks Gift Variety Pack - Great for Home, Lunches, Work, Grab and Go, Office, Meetings - Breakfast Bars, Bulk Granola Bars, Snacks (Care Package 66 Count) • Amazon Business $42.69 1 $42.69
Maruchan Ramen Roast Beef, 3 Oz, Pack of 24 • Amazon Business $13.95 2 $27.90
(60 Pcs) Fidget Toys Fidgets Sensory Toys Pop Its It Party Favors Figette Toy Pack Bulk Box Stress Autism Autistic for Kids Children Boys Girls Adults Gifts Set Mini Carnival Treasure Classroom Prizes • Amazon Business $19.20 1 $19.20
Penn-Plax Officially Licensed Spongebob 6 Piece Mini Aquarium Ornament Set – Great for Saltwater and Freshwater Tanks • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Pop Tubes, Telescopic Suction Cup Robot Toys, Robot Pop Tubes, Fidget Tubes, Sensory Toys Pack, Shape Changing Telescopic Tube Imaginative Play Stimulating Creative Learning Fidget Toys for Girls Boys • Amazon Business $16.59 1 $16.59
Penn-Plax Spongebob Squarepants Officially Licensed Aquarium Ornament – Spongebob’s Pineapple House – Medium • Amazon Business $5.30 1 $5.30

Materials cost

$553.57

Vendor shipping charges

$106.22

Sales tax

$24.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$722.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$127.49

Total project goal

$849.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$849.94

1 Donor

-$849.94

Donations toward project cost

-$722.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$127.49

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$0.00

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