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Ms. Woo from New York, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let the Music Begin to Welcome the New Year 2020

Help me give my students some music instruments such as xylophones, hand bells, wrist bells and music sheets.

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My Students

My school is located in a high-need community in New York City. All of the students are diagnosed as autistic. The children in the class are low functioning than the peers. Most of them are limited in their speech and language skills. In addition, their frustration tolerance is low and they require structured learning environment. When the students get anxious and/or frustrated, they often exhibit diificulties in following directions and behave aggressive behaviors such as biting, banging on the table, scratching, hitting, pushing, etc., to get out their feelings.

My Project

Since our former music teacher has retired, there is no any music teacher replacement in our school. The students do not have an opportunity to expose to any music, either singing songs or playing music instruments. As their classroom teacher, I find that MUSIC can be widely used for our students with autism, helping them engage, calm, follow directions and communicate their feelings. I try incorporate some music lessons in the students’ daily activity. For example, the students participated the holiday show on 12/18/19. Our class performed a “We wish you a Merry Christmas” dance. The students loved the performance and they engaged well in the performance. Due to the short of music instruments, two of the students were only chosen to play the electronic piano. Our class also borrowed some bells from other class. The research has shown that when autistic children interact with music on a regular basis, their behavior and communication skills improve. There is a remarkable connection between music and autism. The evidence also suggests that the students with autism are actually able to process and understand music just as good as their peers. Some autistic children have demonstrated abilities in pitch categorization, memorization of melodies, and labeling of emotions in music. Therefore, incorporating music in the student’s daily learning can benefit our students with autism.

Ms. Woo PS M169 @ PS M102 Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

6 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Xylophone for Kids: Best Holiday/Birthday DIY Gift Idea for your Mini Musicians, Musical Toy with Child Safe Mallets, Perfectly Tuned Instrument for Toddlers, Musical Cards and Harmonica Included • Amazon Business $14.95 6 $89.70
24 Pcs Wrist Band Jingle Bells,12 Different Colors Musical Instruments Gift for Kids • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Coloful Musical Hand Bell Set,8 Note Diatonic Metal Hand Bells Musical Toy Percussion Instrument for Festival,Musical Teaching,Family Party for Kids by Koogel • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Piano-K. Play the Self-Teaching Piano Game for Kids. Level 1 • Amazon Business $16.70 1 $16.70
21 Color-coded melodies for Bell Set: Color-Coded visual for 8 Note Bell Set • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
20 Color-Coded Xylophone Melodies: 20 Color-Coded and Letter-Coded Xylophone Sheet Music for Children • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
I can play that!: 30+ Easy Songs for the 8 note Bell Set • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$187.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$220.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.85

Total project goal

$258.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $258.99

7 Donors

-$251.05

Donations toward project cost

-$220.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.94

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 $0.00

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