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Ms. Ashley from Albuquerque, NM is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning to Communicate Through Musical Expression

Help me give my students a ukulele as well as other instruments and flexible seating to help my students learn communication through music.

  • $227 goal

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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 Project

I work in a school for children with special education and the students in my classroom are students who primarily have a diagnosis of autism, and learn to communicate in different ways from their neurotypical peers. Through music exploration I have found my students to be the most eager to communicate. They get excited for music!

Music helps regulate my student's sensory systems, and creates opportunities to build an interest in communicating when they might otherwise choose to be silent.

I have watched my students laugh with joy when they hear their favorite songs, learn important core vocabulary, and understand emotions through music and instruments. We have some old, broken instruments that were donated to our classroom that our students have well loved and used every day. It is my hope that we can replenish our music cabinet and continue making milestones with our music classes!

Ms. Ashley Stephen Moody Complex Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Albuquerque, NM View local requests

More than half 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

12 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Caramel Concert Ukulele, CC207-23 inch KOA Acacia Wood Ukelele for Adults Beginners Kit with Carbon String, Digital Tuner, Strap • Amazon Business $63.99 1 $63.99
LOOIKOOS Toddler Musical Instruments Natural Wooden Percussion Instruments Toy for Kids Preschool Educational, Musical Toys Set for Boys and Girls with Storage Bag • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
Agreat Shark Xylophone for Kids: Glockenspiel Toy Best Holiday/Birthday Gift Idea - with(Four) Child-Safe Mallets Plastic, 3 Music Card & Harmonica Included • Amazon Business $25.94 1 $25.94
Black Mountain Products Blue Peanut Ball Peanut Stability Ball with Pump 1000Lb Static Weight Capacity • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
YEZI Kids Toy Classical Ukulele Guitar Musical Instrument, Brown • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$159.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$192.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.93

Total project goal

$226.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $226.22

1 Donor

-$113.10

Donations toward project cost

-$96.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.96

match offer

-$113.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$96.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.97

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 $0.00

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