Date: February 2023

School: Garden Valley

Wish Delivered: Sensory friendly classroom supplies and seating

Teacher Heather Gillette says "I have a few students who are autistic and need hands on tools to help them remain in the classroom longer. This Montessori Board helps achieve that goal." It also works with Occupation Therapy in that they learn to grasp, pull, turn, and twist in a fun way while strengthening their muscles and building coordination.

Wish Amount: $1050

Date: February 2023

School: Potlatch Elementary School

Wish Delivered: Social Studies Textbooks and Teacher Resource Package

This wishlist will provide 50 social studies textbooks "The Idaho Adventure" as well as the teacher resource packs that come with the books. Teacher Hanna Ridgeway says "These social studies textbooks and teacher's resource package will benefit current AND future fourth graders for years to come. It will provide them with engaging opportunities to learn about their state and its geography and history. Not only will students learn about Idaho, but they will also be working on literacy skills through reading the non-fiction text; analyzing the text features of the book, and responding to high quality questions through verbal and written language."

Wish Amount: $2,747.50

Date: February 2023

School: Rocky Mountain High School

Wish Delivered: Boardgames

This wishlist will give Classroom sets of the games Monopoly and Risk. Teacher Bridget Cardwell says, “Help me get my students interacting with each other and their attention away from their phones. Games are a fantastic learning tool, both for knowledge enhancement and the development of social skills. Students are constantly playing games on their phones, so I plan to get them involved face-to-face playing games in my classroom.

Wish Amount: $416.88

Date: February 2023

School: Spaulding Stem Academy

Wish Delivered: Sensory Friendly Classroom Tools

Teacher Jennifer Turnbull says “I teach students who are in the special education program from grades K-5, although I am primarily working with K-1 currently. I serve students with a wide variety of needs. Some of our students have complex learning needs and need more intensive explicit instruction in the areas of motor, adaptive, communication, cognitive, and social domains. These items will help support my special education students in their sensory, fine motor, math, reading and writing development."

Wish Amount: $2,319.22