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Mr. McMahon from Waco, TX is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Deskbells For the Beginning Music Learners

Help me give my students lessons on how to play fun melodies on desk bells!

  • $264 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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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 Students

All my students are musicians! Most of them are visual learners and respond well to a structured music environment. More than 85% are economically disadvantaged and need so much from the fine arts! I also have students who wish to work independently.

My Project

In my classroom, I use color visuals for learning the diatonic notes. It allows all my students, no matter their learning level, to learn simple melodies and chords on all my instruments. I found this to be successful with my ELL, SPED, and gifted students. These desk bells come premade with those colors seen all over my classroom, including on my sheet music.

My overall goal is to help my students have an early start in reading music independently all while working on their visual and aural skills.

To do this, I want them to have access to opportunites they do not have outside of school.

Mr. McMahon Crestview Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Waco, TX View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Percussion Plus Desk Bells, Multicolor, Set of 8 • Amazon Business $47.88 4 $191.52

Materials cost

$191.52

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$224.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.60

Total project goal

$263.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $263.99

1 Donor

-$175.99

Donations toward project cost

-$149.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.40

match offer

-$88.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$74.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.20

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 $0.00

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