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Mr. Silverstein from Lowell, MA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Harmonizing Learning: Tonie Music Boxes for Autistic Music Students

Help me give my students audio books and accessible songs that they can control and manipulate!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Silverstein's classroom raised $345

This project is fully funded

My Project

As a music teacher working with students on the autism spectrum, I am constantly looking for creative and engaging ways to make learning more accessible and enjoyable. One of the biggest challenges is finding tools that not only capture their attention but also allow them to interact with music in a meaningful, individualized way. That’s why I am excited to introduce the Tonie Music Box to my classroom.

The Tonie Music Box is an innovative audio system that helps children connect with music, storytelling, and sensory learning.

With its user-friendly design, it allows students to listen to a variety of musical tracks, stories, and educational content through figurines called Tonies, which can be placed on the box to trigger different audio experiences. This unique approach makes the Tonie Music Box a perfect fit for my autistic students, many of whom benefit from structured, interactive, and sensory-friendly learning tools.

Mr. Silverstein John J Shaughnessy Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lowell, MA View local requests

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

300 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy | Screen-free Interactive Sound, Music, Story Player for Education, Play, and Bedtime, Kids Toddlers Boys Girls 3+, Red • Amazon Business $89.99 1 $89.99
Tonies The Very Hungry Caterpillar Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Pete The Cat: Rock On! Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Pete The Cat Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Horton Audio Play Character from Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Laurie Berkner Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Tonies Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Tonies Dragons Love Tacos Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Tonies Mirabel Audio Play Character from Disney's Encanto • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Tonies Giraffes Can't Dance Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Tonies Moana Audio Play Character from Disney • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19

Materials cost

$259.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$292.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.70

Total project goal

$344.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $344.68

2 Donors

-$310.22

Donations toward project cost

-$292.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.46

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