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

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end?
Purchase account credits now, and choose projects later!

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end? Purchase account credits now, and choose projects later!

For direct assistance with credits or anything else, please call The DonorsChoose Scholar Society at (646) 556-9941.

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.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Rudd from South Jordan, UT is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Rudd is requesting

And the Beat Goes On!

Help me give my students the opportunity, with exercise spheres, to release emotions in a positive and effective way.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Rudd's classroom raised $1,660

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our third-grade students are innovative, ambitious, and eager to learn. Our school is located in a middle-class community with a high volume of parent support. We have a wide range of ethnicities, cultures, and learning styles.

Have you ever tried to memorize math facts, countries, the writing process or steps in an experiment?

This is extremely difficult for most. When you put music and movement in the mix, you now turn the seemingly impossible easier and you reach more, if not all ranges of students.

My Project

Drums Alive uses rhythm as the source of inspiration for a fitness experience. It also combines traditional fitness with brain-affected benefits of music and rhythm. Drums Alive fosters a healthy balance physically, mentally, emotionally and socially! Music combined with learning is proven to help students cognitive ability. I use music in all forms as I teach the core. It has reached all levels of learners.

"Excercise gives you endorphins.

Endorphins make you happy." Happy students learn! We all know the students coming into our classrooms are having some of their needs met. We see a lot of our students' emotional and mental needs not being met. With Drums Alive we can meet those needs in addition to physical and social while helping them learn and retain educational information.

Ms. Rudd Daybreak Elementary School Grades 3-5 South Jordan, UT View local requests 420 students impacted 1donor

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. Rudd is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sportime Drum-N-Store Buckets, 18 x 12 Inches, Black, Set of 6 • Amazon Business $82.82 7 $579.74
Lot of 24 PAIRS - 5A WOOD TIP NATURAL MAPLE DRUMSTICKS - PRO 48 DRUM STICKS NEW • Amazon Business $32.99 5 $164.95
PROMIC Exercise Ball (65 cm) with Foot Pump, Professional Grade Anti Burst & Slip Resistant Stability Balance Yoga Ball for Yoga, Workout, Cardio Drumming, Classroom, Work Ball Chair (Blue) • Amazon Business $13.99 6 $83.94
PROMIC Exercise Ball (65 cm) with Foot Pump, Professional Grade Anti Burst & Slip Resistant Stability Balance Yoga Ball for Yoga, Workout, Cardio Drumming, Classroom, Work Ball Chair (Green) • Amazon Business $13.99 6 $83.94
PROMIC Exercise Ball (65 cm) with Foot Pump, Professional Grade Anti Burst & Slip Resistant Stability Balance Yoga Ball for Yoga, Workout, Cardio Drumming, Classroom, Work Ball Chair (Pink) • Amazon Business $13.99 6 $83.94
PROMIC Exercise Ball (65 cm) with Foot Pump, Professional Grade Anti Burst & Slip Resistant Stability Balance Yoga Ball for Yoga, Workout, Cardio Drumming, Classroom, Work Ball Chair (Purple) • Amazon Business $13.99 6 $83.94
PROMIC Exercise Ball (65 cm) with Foot Pump, Professional Grade Anti Burst & Slip Resistant Stability Balance Yoga Ball for Yoga, Workout, Cardio Drumming, Classroom, Work Ball Chair (Red) • Amazon Business $13.99 6 $83.94
PROMIC Exercise Ball (65 cm) with Foot Pump, Professional Grade Anti Burst & Slip Resistant Stability Balance Yoga Ball for Yoga, Workout, Cardio Drumming, Classroom, Work Ball Chair (Yellow) • Amazon Business $13.99 6 $83.94
PROMIC Exercise Ball (65 cm) with Foot Pump, Professional Grade Anti Burst & Slip Resistant Stability Balance Yoga Ball for Yoga, Workout, Cardio Drumming, Classroom, Work Ball Chair (Black) • Amazon Business $13.99 6 $83.94
Blovec Juggling Silk Scarves, 30 pcs Square Dance Scarf Magic Movement Scarves Performance Props Accessories 24 by 24 Inch in 10 Colors • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98

Materials cost

$1,360.25

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,410.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$248.94

Total project goal

$1,659.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,659.59

1 Donor

-$1,410.65

Donations toward project cost

-$1,410.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$248.94

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

{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"UT","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/and-the-beat-goes-on/4479745/","mayHaveReplacements":true,"numStudents":420,"isEquityFocusV1":false,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Rudd","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"-1854561452","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"South Jordan","teachersOnPage":[1112924],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":4479745,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":31179,"schoolName":"Daybreak Elementary School","authorIds":{"1112924":{"owner":"Ms. Rudd","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4479745],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1112924_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472707870721","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":203334,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":1112924,"schoolCounty":"Salt Lake","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"UT","name":"Utah"}}