You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Sable from New York, NY is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Sable is requesting

Strike and Scrape: Make Music

Help me give my students fun and engaging music lessons by providing them with musical instruments, including a güiro, a guicharo, and drumsticks!

  • $218 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Sable for her next project!

Help Ms. Sable

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Sable for her next project!

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

Our music room is a safe and fun place where my students make music together. They walk into the room, I grab my ukulele, and we sing hello to each other. Despite challenges they might have, I want my students to find comfort in music.

I teach every class in our school from Pre-Kindergarten to 5th grade, nearly a total of 500 students, at a Title I elementary school in Washington Heights in Manhattan, New York City.

Many of my students come from a Hispanic background. For most of them, our music class is the only opportunity for their music lessons. Therefore, I want to make our time together as meaningful as possible.

Our school maintains relatively small class sizes, and that enables teachers to give more tailored instruction, but this is a factor which contributes to a tight budget. In addition, a lot of students come from low-income families. Nevertheless, I am determined to do my best not to let those factors stand in the way of my students getting the resources they deserve. I hope to provide them with the right tools and opportunities through the support here at DonorsChoose.org.

My Project

Starting this year, I am using a world music curriculum called "Musical Explorers" in partnership with Carnegie Hall. I have seen overwhelmingly positive responses from my students. I believe that I am opening a door to allow more diversity in music and sending a positive message of inclusion. So far, for this academic year, I learned and taught my students music from several different cultures, including Greek folk music, Malian traditional music, Indian classical music, and jazz music from the U.S.

Now, I am learning myself and teaching bomba and plena music from Puerto Rico, and I would love to have some of the simple yet fun percussion instruments like a güiro and a guicharo to play during lessons.

In addition, for this project, I am also requesting some drumsticks that my students are going to use with buckets that I have been collecting through my friend who is a restaurant owner. I am also requesting sturdy bamboo chopsticks because I have been advised by other music teachers to use them prior to handing over actual drumsticks! I have performed bucket drumming with students at my previous school before, and it was so much fun and educational since we can just focus on rhythm!

During my first year at my current school, I put singing and fun music games as a focal point of my lessons. Now that I am going through the second year, I have been working to organize the space and use more instruments. I have no doubt that having these Latin percussions like a güiro and a guicharo will boost the students' learning, especially considering the fact that many of my students come from Hispanic backgrounds, including some from Puerto Rico. I am grateful for the opportunities here, and I would love your support. Thank you!

Ms. Sable PS 173 Grades 3-5

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 Ms. Sable

New York, NY 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

491 students impacted 5donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Sable is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Musician 's Gear Hickory 20-Pack, Assorted Colors and Styles • Amazon Business $26.50 2 $53.00
LP243 Super Guiro • Woodwind and Brasswind $46.54 1 $46.54
Guicharo Percussion Instrument • Woodwind and Brasswind $43.99 1 $43.99
Royal Palillos UV Treated 120 Sets Premium Disposable Bamboo Chopsticks Sleeved and Separated • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29

Materials cost

$152.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$185.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.67

Total project goal

$217.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $217.78

4 Donors

-$146.00

Donations toward project cost

-$124.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.90

match offer

-$71.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$61.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.77

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Sable and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/strike-and-scrape-make-music/4103804/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":491,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Sable","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"499310410","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"New York City","teachersOnPage":[4524764],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":4103804,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"4524764":{"owner":"Ms. Sable","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4103804],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4524764_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1506879407443","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21000861,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NDUyNDc2NA==","NjQwNDA1Ng==","NjQxODg0OA==","NjQxOTY5Ng==","NTEyMTM3Mw=="],"teacherId":4524764,"schoolCounty":"New York (Manhattan)","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}