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Teacher Vernier from Kansas City MO is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help Keep Music in my Classroom!

My students need an iPod touch and a reliable CD/iPod system to keep music in our classroom along with a set of hand bells for them to play along during music time.

  • $403 goal

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My Students

The one thing that keeps my classroom moving throughout the day is music! We are always listening to music or singing songs to help transition between activities and to help us learn new concepts.

My classroom is a blended special education classroom with many different abilities including non-verbal students.

My students range in ages from 3-5years old. My school is in low income area, and all students receive free breakfast and lunch at school daily.

My Project

The one thing all my students love is music! We recently did a study on different types of music and made our own instruments to play. The kids now request music and instruments throughout the day. To help keep all of my students engaged, we use music during all of our circle activities, during transitions, when it is time to clean up, and to say goodbye at the end of the day. My college CD player isn't going to make is much longer, and most of my CDs have been played so many times they have become scratched and are beginning to skip. We need an iPod to put all of our favorite songs on so we can continue to enjoy music them along with a reliable CD/iPod player to listen to music on. We have some instruments, but not enough for each student. The bells are an instrument that all my students are able to play during music time!

As I said before, I have a blended classroom, and some students are non-verbal, but when music is playing, my classroom is truly blended as they all sing, dance, or play an instrument!

Music is what connects all of my students together throughout our day!

Teacher Vernier
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple iPod touch 32GB 4th Generation - Black (Certified Refurbished) • Amazon Business $155.99 1 $155.99
Insignia Portable CD / MP3 / USB Player Lightning iPhone / iPod Boombox Stereo Speaker Dock with FM Radio (Black / Silver) • Amazon Business $81.22 1 $81.22
Rhythm Band 8 Note Metal Hand Bells - Set of 8 • Amazon Business $35.36 2 $70.72

Materials cost

$307.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$342.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.45

Total project goal

$403.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $403.00

1 Donor

-$201.50

Donations toward project cost

-$171.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.22

match offer

-$201.49

Match offer toward project cost

-$171.27

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.22

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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