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Ms. Long from West Helena, AR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Library in the Music Classroom (Part 1)

My students need a selection of 29 books about various musical genres, famous performers, and important composers to help incorporate literacy activities in the music classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Long's classroom raised $464

This project is fully funded

Every teacher can help teach literacy skills. However, having resources to teach literacy skills makes that job much easier. I teach general music to approximately 400 students in grades 1-6 in the Delta Region of Arkansas.

Unfortunately, I only have a few books for my students to read in my classroom, and fewer books that my students find engaging or that are on the correct reading level for them.

The books I'm asking for would be a good start to a classroom library in my music classroom and would enable me to incorporate more literacy instruction into our music curriculum. These books cover a range of musical topics and reading levels so that all students will be able to find a book on the right level and that interests them. Plus, most of these books are included in the Accelerated Reader program at our school so that students can test their understanding of the text. Lastly, many of these books directly correspond to topics already included in our school's curriculum.

Your donation can help engage my students in music while working on their literacy skills through helping bring a classroom library into our music classroom.

Ms. Long West Side Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Farkle McBride Sounds of Celebration, Vol. 3 John Lithgow, Teresa Domnauer • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
Ludwig Van Beethoven (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Frederic Chopin Mike Venezia • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Johann Sebastian Bach Mike Venezia, Donald Freund • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Peter Tchaikovsky Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
George Gershwin Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Aaron Copland Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Johannes Brahms Mike Venezia • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
George Handel Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Igor Stravinsky Mike Venezia, Shari Joffe (Editor), Mike Venezia (Illustrator), Designed by Steve Marton • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
The Beatles Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Duke Ellington Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Leonard Bernstein Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Moo Moo Went The Tuba, Vol. 2 John Lithgow, Teresa Domnauer • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
Farkle McBride Rock, Rag, & Swing, Vol. 4 John Lithgow, Teresa Domnauer • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
Classical Music Kate Riggs • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Country Music Kate Riggs • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Folk Music Kate Riggs • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Jazz Music Kate Riggs • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Opera Music Kate Riggs • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Rock 'n' Roll Music Kate Riggs • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo Susan Roth, Susan L. Roth (Illustrator), With Angelo Mafucci • Barnes and Noble $15.30 1 $15.30
Bessie Smith and the Night Riders Sue Stauffacher, John Holyfield (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Marian Anderson Jane Sutcliffe • Barnes and Noble $23.94 1 $23.94
Duke Ellington Judy Monroe • Barnes and Noble $20.34 1 $20.34
Ella Fitzgerald Megan Schoenberger • Barnes and Noble $20.34 1 $20.34
Louis Armstrong: Jazz Legend Elizabeth Raum, Dan Morgenstern • Barnes and Noble $20.34 1 $20.34
The Star Spangled Banner in Translation Elizabeth Raum • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Meet the Musicians: From Prodigies (or not) to Pros Amy Nathan • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15

Materials cost

$316.00

Vendor shipping charges

$31.60

Sales tax

$18.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$380.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.41

Total project goal

$463.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$463.41

8 Donors

-$463.41

Donations toward project cost

-$380.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.41

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$0.00

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