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The donations for this project will facilitate the serious needs of my severely disabled students. Sensory deprivation is a pervasive attribute of all of them. Children are wired to receive and utilize sensory input from day one. This fact is why children will dive in hands first, exploring a new substance. The senses are their most familiar, most basic way to explore, process, and come to understand new information. We must allow young children to learn through experience, not just lecture. These children need to use their senses and be engaged in meaningful experiences. As we talk with them about what they are observing and sensing, we give them new language tools to connect with these more familiar sensory tools, building language as well as supporting cognitive concepts specific to the experience. Being able to focus is a challenge with my students that have ADD and ADHD; so the fidgets, play dough and tools, Theraputty, balance ball chair, bouncy band for chairs, and a chewy necklace that I chose will all help them to concentrate as these items will quiet their minds and nerves. With Downs Syndrome, Fine Motor Coordination can be very difficult; so items on my list like the wooden peg puzzles, robot toy, play horse set, smart loop scissors, and pop beads will all provide excellent stimulation and ways of practicing this skill. The furniture I chose will help my student with Cerebral Palsy to join us in whole group activities. I will greatly appreciate every single item that my class really needs and deserves. Thank you in advance!
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