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Ms. McCarthy from Chicago IL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Cannot Weight Another Minute!

Help me give my students a Super Hero Weighted Vest, Colored Ink, and Easy-Stick Glitter Shapes to utilize during centers!

  • 3 donors
  • $163 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

In our classroom we have a variety of learning/sensory needs, especially since the pandemic. My preschoolers have made tremendous improvement thus far and I cannot be more happy for them, with that being said this is also many of my preschool special needs children first school experience, so they are still learning how to sit and attend to teacher-directed activities. I have noticed that when they are allowed to have a weighted item, it helps them focus and attend better.

That is why I am requesting a Super Hero Weighted Vest, that way it feels more natural to them and they will not be as distracted while learning how to sit and attend to a teacher-directed activity.

I am also requesting a set of colored ink and easy stick glitter shapes for our students to utilize file-folder activities and glitter shapes during centers.

Ms. McCarthy
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Weighted Sensory Vest for Children Kids with Autism ADHD Sensory Processing Disorder, Unisex Superhero Design • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
HP 910 Cyan/Magenta/Yellow Standard Yield Ink Cartridge, 3/Pack (3YN97AN#140) • Quill.com $35.99 1 $35.99
Lakeshore Easy-Stick Glitter Shapes - Set of 600 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$105.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $0.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$138.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.36

Total project goal

$162.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $162.42

2 Donors

-$144.78

Donations toward project cost

-$125.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.47

match offer

-$15.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$12.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.64

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 $0.00

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