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Mrs. Benton from Anchorage, AK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Bookshelf but No Books!

Help me give my students a musical library to stimulate and educate them on composers and creative ideas.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Benton's classroom raised $569

This project is fully funded

My Project

These books will help stimulate and engage my eager students. I want to build a music library for them to use during center times or when they have finished their work and have extra time to explore musical composers and terminology. A rug will help dedicate the space for them to be while they are exploring these books and stories.

My students are eager to learn more about composers and how music is reflected in all cultures.

I want to use these books as an extension of our study of composers and performers. Helping students find their musical voices through stories.

As an instrumentalist, singer, dancer, or educated audience member I want my students to have more assistance to explore and create in the music room. These books will help them.

Mrs. Benton Ptarmigan Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

400 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carpets for Kids KID$Value Plus 72.99 A-Sharp Music Room Rug 6ft x 9ft Oval Blue • Amazon Business $154.47 1 $154.47
Frederic Chopin (Revised Edition) (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) • Amazon Business $29.00 1 $29.00
John Philip Sousa (Revised Edition) (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) • Amazon Business $29.00 1 $29.00
Forte Moves to Town • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Elvis Is King! • Amazon Business $18.61 1 $18.61
Mary Can! • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Story Orchestra: Swan Lake: Press the note to hear Tchaikovsky's music (Volume 4) (The Story Orchestra, 4) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Amina's Voice • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
I Am Drums • Amazon Business $13.38 1 $13.38
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Johann Sebastian Bach (Revised Edition) (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Peter Tchaikovsky (Revised Edition) (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Leonard Bernstein (Revised Edition) (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Ludwig van Beethoven (Revised Edition) (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Who Were the Beatles? (Who Was--?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Bob Marley? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Louis Armstrong? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Is Bono? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Story of Ella Fitzgerald: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94

Materials cost

$439.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $6.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$482.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.23

Total project goal

$568.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $568.21

5 Donors

-$384.09

Donations toward project cost

-$326.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.61

match offer

-$184.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$156.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.62

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