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Ms. Mkrtchyan from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Music and Movement in Preschool

My students need a boombox and Bluetooth speaker for music and movement in the classroom and outdoor program.

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My Students

My students are always curious in their learning, showing determination and creativity in everything they do and say.

I work with 22 preschoolers, between the ages of 3 to 5 years-old who are fun loving, kind, and generous.

Our school is located in an urban community and serves children of low socioeconomic status. One of the ways that the children in my classroom connect with each other is through music and dance. They love moving around the classroom and making up their own dance moves.

My Project

With the boombox and Bluetooth speaker, the children will learn about the world through music and movement. These items will establish a rich music environment to help children develop socially, and build gross motor, language, and literacy skills. These materials will also help children learn sounds and meanings of words. While dancing, they will build motor skills and practice self-expression. Activities will include songs that repeat words, melodies, and rhythms. Imagine the children using the whole classroom to move their bodies to songs that ask them to do things like skip, jump, and crawl. The children will then use the outside program to have more freedom in their dance with the Bluetooth speaker. The music provided will allow them to freely dance alone, with peers, or their teachers.

It is well-known that music brings people together and, through music, children will take their inner experience and move it into a shared creative experience.

And being in a group will help them release energy, channel creativity, and help them be productive in learning. My students will learn a language, learn musical melodies and rhythmic patterns, and improve their listening skills.

Music and movement are an important part of our classroom curriculum. Music helps my students feel at ease and helps them move their bodies to help with self-expression. Music is a way of knowing and being. Your generosity will also help my students empower their learning in mathematical, linguistic, and spatial intelligence. By choosing age-appropriate music, I know my students will develop the skills they need to advance their love of sound and movement.

Ms. Mkrtchyan Grant Early Education Center 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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Los Angeles, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
JBL Flip 3 Splash proof Portable Bluetooth speaker, Black PLUS Protective Hard Cover Portable Case, Black with keychain. • Amazon Business $109.99 1 $109.99
Sony ZSRS60BT CD Boombox with Bluetooth and NFC (Black) • Amazon Business $87.94 1 $87.94

Materials cost

$197.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$249.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.94

Total project goal

$292.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $292.95

4 Donors

-$256.48

Donations toward project cost

-$218.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.47

match offer

-$36.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$31.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.47

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 $0.00

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