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Ms. B. from Charlotte, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keep Calm & Om Nom Nom!

Help me give my students a look into culture through cuisine and music!

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My Students

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to keep things fun and simple. I want to provide my students with creative and meaningful musical learning experiences.

My students are creative, talented and very eager to learn.

They like to play instruments, they love to sing and love lots of positive attention. Many of them are being raised in single-parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. These things may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not provide them with the life experiences many of us see as "typical." From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom, I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. I may not be able to control their home lives; however, I can certainly control their experience during the school day. By doing this in a creative and positive way, I am hopeful to inspire even our earliest learners to continue on a path of musical excellence.

My Project

Many of these books offers a relevant topic to get these students interested in culture and music: FOOD! Other books will allow the student to share their own culture and make connections to what they see and hear in the various stories they learn about. Students in person will be able to help create the music and movement pieces to go with the story. Our at home students will help us celebrate the culture by demonstrating some of the recipes in the books we learn about in addition to creating parts of the music we will learn.

I want to introduce cultures from different countries through the avenue of literature, cuisine and music.

I love food and I think it will be so fun to celebrate world diversity through it! My goal is to share the stories, the cuisine we learn about, and the music that goes with it in our final showcases next year!

Ms. B. University Park Creative Arts Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Charlotte, NC View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

400 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Francesco Tirelli's Ice Cream Shop • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Bilal Cooks Daal • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Edward the EMU • Amazon Business $16.27 1 $16.27
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
What Can You Do with a Paleta? (Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Thank You, Omu! • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $14.52 1 $14.52
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $14.16 1 $14.16
Party Croc!: A Folktale from Zimbabwe • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Off We Go to Mexico!: An Adventure in the Sun • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Bee-Bim Bop! • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Caribbean Dream (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$195.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$243.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.01

Total project goal

$286.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $286.73

1 Donor

-$143.36

Donations toward project cost

-$121.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.50

match offer

-$143.36

Match offer toward project cost

-$121.86

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.50

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 $0.00

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