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Ms. Alwood from Gentry, AR is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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GIS Musical Movement Project

Help me give my students parachutes, scarves, and ribbons to support their musical learning through movement and colorful visuals.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Alwood's classroom raised $397

This project is fully funded

My Project

The GIS Musical Movement Project is intended to improve the learning experiences of our 400+ students through movement based activities. The use of creative movement in music has been found to greatly improve student engagement and learning in music classes.

My students love any opportunity to creatively move to music, and with these experiences their knowledge and love of music is sure to blossom!

Activities with the parachutes will give students the opportunity to experience, visualize, and hear musical form, dynamics, weight, and expression in real time.

These activities will also enable students to begin practicing moving together in large and small groups with one combined goal, which helps to prepare them for working in any group setting. Activities with the ribbons and scarves will allow for more individual expression of their musical experiences. They also create a clear visual to help students not only hear, but also to see and feel the abstract concepts within music. By making their experiences more concrete, this project will make music more accessible and fun for ALL students.

Ms. Alwood Gentry Intermediate School Grades 3-5

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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More than half 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

416 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Parachute w/ 20 Handles - 24 ft. Diameter • Teachers' School Supply $156.00 1 $156.00
ORZIZRO Rainbow Dance Ribbons, 12PCS Rhythm Ribbon Streamers for Kids Children Adults - Bright & Multi-Colored • Amazon Business $16.99 3 $50.97
MountRhino Kids Parachute,6ft Play Parachute with 9 Handles - Multicolored Parachute for Kids,Kids Play Parachute for Indoor Outdoor Games Exercise Toy • Amazon Business $14.98 3 $44.94
AIVIAI Juggling Scarves for Kids Play 24 Pcs Dance Music Scarfs Colorful Silk Actives Scarves Rhythm Band Scarves for Toddlers Children Movement(6 Colors) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98

Materials cost

$263.89

Vendor shipping charges

$17.16

Sales tax

$21.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$336.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.43

Total project goal

$396.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$396.21

3 Donors

-$296.21

Donations toward project cost

-$251.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.43

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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$0.00

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