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Mrs. Belcher from Indianapolis, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Musical Books for Bilingual Students

Help me give my students musically relevant story books to read together! Many of these are being purchased as hardback books so that they can through last several years of wear and tear.

  • $328 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

My students are aged from Kindergarten to sixth grade. They've had some turnover for music teachers, and I am their new one! The students in my school come from low SES families; many of my students receive free or reduced-price lunch. This doesn't stop them from being amazing! We are a bilingual school and each student works hard to achieve their academic best.

The students in my school love the arts, and I'd like to provide them with the best opportunities that I can.

They deserve a proper music education, and with your help, I can give it to them! I want to be able to give my students a break from learning, and by reading them musical books, it's giving them a brain break while still being musically relevant.

My Project

Sometimes in music class, everyone just needs a breather. It can be a lot of work to learn about music! It's important to be able to give students a brain break when they need one.

I want to be able to give my students the brain breaks they need while keeping the subject musically relevant.

That's why I'm requesting your help to buy musical story books for my classroom! I've been able to read a few stories to my students so far, and they've absolutely adored them.

I want to build my classroom library so we have an abundance of choices when it comes to story time in music. Your donations are appreciated and I'm thankful for any help you can give!

Mrs. Belcher Global Preparatory Academy 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.

More about Mrs. Belcher

Indianapolis, IN 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

300 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Soup Opera • Amazon Business $24.00 1 $24.00
Jazz Fly 3: The Caribbean Sea (3) (Jazz Fly series) • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Song of Middle C • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Jazz Fly 2:: The Jungle Pachanga • Amazon Business $15.75 1 $15.75
The Jazz Fly • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone • Amazon Business $14.94 1 $14.94
Trombone Shorty • Amazon Business $14.43 1 $14.43
I Got the Rhythm • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Giraffes Can't Dance • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Because • Amazon Business $12.36 1 $12.36
Bello the Cello • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Chicka Chicka Book, A) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Abiyoyo • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Shake My Sillies Out (Raffi Songs to Read) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
What a Wonderful World • Amazon Business $7.70 1 $7.70
I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00

Materials cost

$236.93

Vendor shipping charges

$7.98

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$278.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.14

Total project goal

$327.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$327.60

12 Donors

-$253.80

Donations toward project cost

-$215.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.07

match offer

-$73.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$62.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.07

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$0.00

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