K-2 Special Education Classroom

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 12

I could not be more thankful for the kindness in your heart to support our classroom through Champions For Learning Classroom Grants. When I applied for the grant, I truly did it with no expectations to be fulfilled and when I was awarded the grant, I was in complete disbelief and gratitude. 

People like you are making an impact on a child's life. For our classroom to have the added sensory items that this grant funded, has made a huge impact on my children.

Children with intellectual disabilities have a different way of finding success in learning. My 12 students require very small group instruction, repetition and one:one support for a lot of tasks throughout the day. Gaining independence, being able to self-advocate and finding a sense of belonging in a classroom that is like family is my number 1 priority. 

With this grant, my students have the access they need to sensory seeking items in order to be successful throughout the day. My students love working to earn checkmarks that lead to "free time" with an activity of their choosing. They love to build with our new huge building blocks, the floor tiles give them a way to calm their bodies and minds for a moment when needed, our musical instruments are teaching us rhythm and building confidence to perform for their classmates, our new sensory toys are used every 15 minutes for a brain break, our new fish light give the sesnory outlet many students are seeking and the magnet tiles allow them so much creativity of building "Ms. Santucci's new house". 

Without you, none of this would be possible. 

Thank you for changing my classroom environment to help make my students reach their fullest potential. 

We are all so incredibly appreciative.