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Mrs. Reed from Dearborn, MI is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Moving and Grooving to Our Own Beat

Help me give my students some adaptable instruments to use in the classroom. These are basic needs for every classroom, however, our need goes beyond basic and into adaptability.

  • $388 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My special needs students love to come to music class. I look for every modified means possible for us to make and enjoy music together.

I have selected instruments that are not only safe, but easy for students to handle and play.

Many of my special needs students are not able to grasp with their hands (and some students need hand-over-hand assistance to play instruments), so foot tambourines and wrist/ankle bells would be perfect for them. Some students try to put things in their mouth, so I need musical items that are safe for when that does happen. Because of this, I need to be able to easily wash and disinfect the instruments properly.

Mrs. Reed
Grades PreK-2
  • Howe Elementary School
  • Dearborn, MI
  • 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

    This project will reach 72 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Foot Tambourine • Woodwind and Brasswind $14.99 6 $89.94
Red and Green Plastic Double Shaker • Woodwind and Brasswind $7.99 6 $47.94
Wrist/Ankle Bells • Woodwind and Brasswind $3.49 12 $41.88
Rain Stick • Woodwind and Brasswind $16.99 2 $33.98
Headless Tambourine • Woodwind and Brasswind $10.89 2 $21.78
Headless Tambourine • Woodwind and Brasswind $9.59 2 $19.18
Chick-itas Shakers • Woodwind and Brasswind $9.99 1 $9.99
Chick-itas Shakers • Woodwind and Brasswind $9.99 1 $9.99
Chick-itas Shakers • Woodwind and Brasswind $9.99 1 $9.99
Chick-itas Shakers • Woodwind and Brasswind $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$294.66

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$329.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.07

Total project goal

$387.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$387.15

4 Donors

-$193.57

Donations toward project cost

-$164.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.03

match offer

-$193.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$164.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.04

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$0.00

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