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Mrs. Vela from Los Angeles, CA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Boom! Boom! Pow!

My students need a drum set, hand shaker, and a ukulele to learn the elements of music.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Vela's classroom raised $440

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My kindergarten students are energetic, creative, and curious. I teach in a large lower-income Title I school in Southern California. 100% of my students receive free breakfast and lunch every day. Although they live in a challenging neighborhood, my students arrive at school everyday ready to learn and have fun. Because they are in a Dual Language class not only are they learning in one language, but in two languages, English and Spanish!

With your assistance these young minds can learn a third language: music.

Music will help them with creative thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication. All of these skills are what they will need to be successful in the twenty-first century.

My Project

I have requested musical instruments so my students can begin learning the elements of music. As my students make music, they will learn about rhythm, and will also learn how to use a drum to maintain a steady beat and they will be able to feel it too. Some of the instruments I have requested include hand shakers, a hand drum set, and a ukulele. The drum set and sound kit will be used to learn about rhythm and tempo. These instruments will help deepen my students' comprehension of read alouds by using the instruments to create soundscapes to score the stories.

Children love to sing, and what better way to foster a love of music than through singing along to the strumming of a soothing ukulele?

My students will create simple compositions with their instruments and will learn to appreciate and love the universal language of music.

With your donation to this project, my students will be more engaged in their learning, which will help them have higher academic achievement. Not only will they be having fun and learning with their instruments, but their lives will be enriched with a lifelong love of music. With your donation, these instruments will be used and loved by this year's students and by students for many years to come.

Mrs. Vela Graham Elementary Steam Academy Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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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Nearly all 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kid's Percussion Rain Forest Hand Drum Set • Woodwind and Brasswind $82.28 1 $82.28
Makala Soprano Ukulele Pack • Woodwind and Brasswind $78.99 1 $78.99
Sound Shapes Pack 1 (9"-Diameter Shapes) • Woodwind and Brasswind $73.99 1 $73.99
Adventures with Sound Kit • Woodwind and Brasswind $54.99 1 $54.99
C Major Diatonic Scale Set (Upper Octave) Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes • Woodwind and Brasswind $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$310.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.39

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$373.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.87

Total project goal

$439.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $439.15

7 Donors

-$370.13

Donations toward project cost

-$317.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.53

Matching donations from our partners

-$65.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$55.68

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.52

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 $0.00

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