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Ms. Hick from Chicago, IL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Visuals, Sensory, and More

My students need printer ink to have more visual support, sensory objects, manipulative trays, and more to support their learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hick's classroom raised $579

This project is fully funded

My Students

Hello! I currently teach at a preschool-3rd-grade school! Our school has self-contained classrooms for students with special needs from kindergarten to third grade. There are also a number of different preschool programs at my school, including two self-contained Pre-k classrooms, a blended preschool classroom, and three general education preschool classrooms. I teach in a Significantly Modified with Intensive Supports Preschool Classroom (self-contained classroom).

I currently have 17 amazing students with varying personalities, interests, and skills!

All of my students have moderate to severe disabilities and have limited expressive language. In addition, they come from varying socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. During the day, my paraprofessionals and I use various strategies in order to meet the academic, personal, and social-emotional needs of our students!

My Project

For this project, I am focusing on getting ink for my printer! The students in my classroom are visual learners and learn best when instruction, directives, and tasks are shown visually. So I print numerous materials throughout the week in order to meet their needs! I currently use my own printer in my classroom to print materials because our school-wide printer broke earlier in the year.

Your support will help my students have access to colorful visuals to support their learning!

This project will also allow my students to have more sensory objects, manipulatives to play with during free choice time, and math manipulative trays to support them in sorting, patterning, and counting!

Thank you for all of your help!

Ms. Hick Beard Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Chicago, IL 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

20 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
CRTDG IJ HP 952 BK 1K PGS HEWF6U15AN • School Specialty $34.20 2 $68.40
DG546 - Magna-Tiles® - Starter Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $52.99 1 $52.99
JJ909 - What’s Inside? Soft Feely Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
CRTDG IJ HP 952 YW 700 PGS HEWL0S55AN • School Specialty $23.65 2 $47.30
CRTDG IJ HP 952 MA 700 PGS HEWL0S52AN • School Specialty $23.65 2 $47.30
CRTDG IJ HP 952 CYN 700 PGS HEWL0S49AN • School Specialty $23.65 2 $47.30
TIME TIMER AUDIBLE 8'' • School Specialty $34.78 1 $34.78
POTS N PANS SET OF 12 • School Specialty $23.21 1 $23.21
DD742 - Hands-On Sorting Tray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 2 $19.98
PP504 - Gel-Bead Sensory Shapes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
DD743 - Hands-On Patterning Tray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
DD747 - Hands-On Counting Tray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$428.22

Vendor shipping charges

$26.83

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.73

Total project goal

$578.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$578.20

6 Donors

-$289.10

Donations toward project cost

-$245.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.36

match offer

-$289.09

Match offer toward project cost

-$245.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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