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Mrs. Reed from Pittsburgh PA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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African Drums

Help me give my students the ability to express themselves through music and movement.

  • $270 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My classroom is unique. Our school is an African-centered academy in an urban setting within the heart of Pittsburgh. My students range in ages from 3 to 5. Alongside the regular district curriculum, we get to include Afrocentric teachings like counting and speaking in Kiswahili. For fun, we also learn to count and greet each other in Chinese, Spanish, and French.

We are a Star 4 site and a comprehensive program which works with the whole family.

We encourage autonomy in the classroom. Each student has a turn being a Star Student. The students have an "interview" and answer all kinds of questions, and we hang up their bio around the room with their picture. We look forward to creating many more interesting projects in the classroom.

My Project

Before our lessons begin, we gather the students on the rug with a drum circle. Right now we have a small hand held drum, but I am hoping to upgrade to a larger African style drum to help the students get a more authentic sound when they are sharing their beat.

Each student takes a turn bringing their own style to the drum session.

The rest of the class gets to try to follow the beat. This is such a wonderful time for students for many reasons. It helps shy students express themselves, helps active students get out their energy before they need to focus for the next lesson, and it also helps students learn patterns by trying to copy the beat.

Mrs. Reed
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
African Talking Drum • Woodwind and Brasswind $69.99 1 $69.99
Fiberglass Shekere • Woodwind and Brasswind $66.99 1 $66.99
Table Tom in Island Finish with Mallets. • Woodwind and Brasswind $49.99 1 $49.99
West African Drum & Dance: A Yankadi-Macrou Celebration (CD) • Woodwind and Brasswind $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$195.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$228.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.39

Total project goal

$269.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $269.25

4 Donors

-$134.62

Donations toward project cost

-$114.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.19

match offer

-$134.62

Match offer toward project cost

-$114.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.19

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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