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Mr. Bickmore from Kansas City, MO is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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5th Grade DIY Uke Kit

Help me give my students the gift of their very own unique ukulele.

  • $1,191 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

This project will engage the fifth graders at our school in an immersive project that involves their classroom teachers, their art teacher, and of course, their music teacher. Our goal is for every fifth grader to leave our school with their very own ukulele. They are already learning to play the ukulele in the classroom setting, but they can't practice at home unless they have a ukulele.

They will read reviews and instructions.

They will write about what problems they might face and how to overcome them.

They will talk with the art teacher about how to paint the ukuleles. What types of paint will work and why? What parts should be painted before assembly and why? They will also study the science of ukuleles—acoustics, vibration, sound waves, engineering, woodworking, etc. We intend for this to be an interdisciplinary project that engages students in every subject of learning.

Mr. Bickmore Maplewood Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Kansas City, MO View local requests

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

44 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DIY Ukulele Kit Soprano (22inch) Build Your Own Guitar Kit with our Ukuleles Guitar Build Kit. DIY Ukelele Kit has 33 Pieces for all DIY Guitar needs. Guitar diy kit great to Build Your Own Ukulele • Amazon Business $21.99 44 $967.56

Materials cost

$967.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,012.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$178.60

Total project goal

$1,190.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,190.67

5 Donors

-$993.61

Donations toward project cost

-$927.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.54

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$97.06

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 $0.00

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