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Mrs. Jahn from Granite Falls, MN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Strummin' Up Some Fun

My students need a half-classroom set of soprano ukuleles and replacement ukulele strings.

  • $460 goal

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My Students

Every kid wants to play guitar in a rock band. Guitars are definitely not in our budget, but ukuleles are reasonably priced and easier for small hands to handle.

I teach approximately 400 students in grades K-5.

This proposal will focus on my fifth grade students. In the spring of the year, fifth grade students (particularly boys) need extra incentive to stay focused in music class. Ukuleles are just the thing! There is a "cool factor" because of their similarity to the guitar. A ukulele unit will give the students something special to look forward to at the end of their fifth grade year that is unique from any other experience they have had in elementary music.

My Project

I'm requesting enough soprano ukuleles so that students can work in pairs to learn to play them. Cooperative learning will work well for this unit. We will begin by learning some simple songs that can be played using only one chord. As the students gain confidence, we will add two and three chord songs. As the students become accomplished playing the ukuleles we will record them playing and add the video to our classroom blog. We may even hold a ukulele concert for some younger students! Ukuleles will last for years with proper care and can be used by fifth graders for many years to come.

My goal as a music teacher is to provide a wide variety of musical experiences for each child.

In doing so, I hope to provide them with knowledge and an eagerness to be life-long learners of some form of music. In our classroom, we already sing, dance, play recorders and a variety of percussion instruments, but we do not have any string instruments. Adding ukuleles to our classroom will provide one more musical experience to their elementary years before they head off to middle school.

Mrs. Jahn
Grades 3-5
  • Bert Raney Elementary School
  • Granite Falls, MN
    • 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 60 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
U-30 PAINTED SOPRANO UKULELE • Woodwind & Brasswind $21.99 13 $285.87
N54 White Nylon Soprano Ukulele Strings • Woodwind & Brasswind $4.99 13 $64.87

Materials cost

$350.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$391.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.00

Total project goal

$460.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $460.00

2 Donors

-$460.00

Donations toward project cost

-$391.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.00

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 $0.00

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