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Ms. Mel from Colorado Springs, CO is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Watch Your Language…I’m a Speech Language Pathologist

Help me give my students access to speech therapy materials! These intelligibility tools & articulation cards will be utilized daily by 3-12 year olds working on their speech sounds to become an efficient communicator across environments.

  • $814 goal

This project expired on December 13, 2025.

This project expired on December 13, 2025.

My Project

I used to work at the middle & high school level until I realized the need for dedicated therapy at a younger age so that those students can be successful in the later years.

Made the change to work with early intervention, preschool, and elementary grades, and have been loving it ever since!

The speech therapy tools will allow me to provide tactile stimulation intervention to develop age appropriate phonemes, and will allow me to set up a space that’s welcoming towards the students and makes them feel cozy and safe in the therapeutic setting. Additionally, the speech cards will be utilized daily by 40+ kids during practice, but I have never been able to dream of owning them due to the price of speech therapy supplies!

Ms. Mel Chipeta Elementary School Grades 3-5 Colorado Springs, CO View local requests Never Before Funded 45 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Set of 5: Speech Therapy Tools • Amazon Business $299.00 1 $299.00
Super Duper Articulation Photos Fun Decks, Set 1 for S, R, L, Z, SH, CH, and TH - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $189.97 1 $189.97
Ultrassist Ultrassist Mouth Hand Puppet Medium Size with Tongue for Kids, Mouth Puppet for Speech Therapy, Include Toothbrush • Amazon Business $36.90 1 $36.90
Carson Dellosa Grow Together 36Ft of Flower Bulletin Board Borders, 12 Strips of Floral Trim for Rolling Whiteboard, Cork and Posterboard, Classroom Decor, Party, and Spring Decorations • Amazon Business $4.74 6 $28.44
Yocada Carpet Sweeper Cleaner for Home Office Low&Undercoat Carpets Rugs Pet Hair Dust Scraps Paper Small Rubbish Cleaning with a Brush • Amazon Business $23.39 1 $23.39
hand2mind Mirror My Sounds Phoneme Set, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics Games, Letter Sounds, Phonics Flash Cards, Speech Therapy Materials, Phonics for Kindergarten, Toys That Help with Speech • Amazon Business $19.94 1 $19.94
suddus Globe String Lights Battery Operated, 100 Led Battery Powered Fairy Lights, String Lights for Bedroom, Camping, Backyard, Patio, Garden, Party, Living Room, Classroom, Christmas, Warm White • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Staples TECH 25' Extension Cord, 3-Outlet, 16 AWG, Gray (ST22129-CC) • Quill.com $13.99 1 $13.99
ARFBEAR Mountain Tapestry Forest Tree Popular Wall Hanging Tapestry Nature Landscape Green and Brown Beach Blanket(Medium-59 x 59 in) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$632.61

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$691.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.96

Total project goal

$813.06

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