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Mrs. Kristen Byers from Saukville WI is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Join the Kindergarten Band!

Help me give my students percussion instruments to play, learn & make music!

  • 8 donors
  • $1,081 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

Music is an extremely important component in early childhood development. Music in the kindergarten curriculum supports children's development in all areas, such as, fine and gross motor, numeracy, literacy, language and communication, and social-emotional skills. Making music is a fun and effective way of building brains and muscles in young children!

Making music in Kindergarten will help my students build cognitive connections, academic skills, positive classroom community, creative expression and support mental health.

With the instruments (drums, tambourines, cymbals, Bongo, and bells) in this project, I can teach lessons in music fundamentals and percussion. I can imagine the powerful and beautiful sounds of the Kindergarten orchestra!

Mrs. Kristen Byers
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nino C Major Scale Glockenspiel • Woodwind and Brasswind $59.99 4 $239.96
Remo Kid's Percussion Rain Forest Hand Drum Set • Woodwind and Brasswind $119.95 1 $119.95
Remo Kids Percussion Gathering Drum 8 x 16 in. • Woodwind and Brasswind $109.95 1 $109.95
Boomwhackers 27 Tube Classroom Pack With Online Audio • Woodwind and Brasswind $99.99 1 $99.99
Remo Economy Tambourines 6 in. Single Row Jingles • Woodwind and Brasswind $19.99 5 $99.95
Hohner Instruments, 5" Cymbals with Mallet Pair • Quill.com $27.89 2 $55.78
Remo Kid's Percussion Rain Forest Bongos • Woodwind and Brasswind $47.95 1 $47.95
Westco Sleigh Bells Musical Instrument • Kaplan Early Learning Company $10.76 4 $43.04
Music Lummi Sticks for Kids, 6 Pack Rhythm Sticks with Carry Bag, 8 Inch Long • Amazon Business $9.99 4 $39.96
Cozinest Percussion Instruments Wooden Frog Medium Size 4.8 Inch, 4 Inch and 3 Inch Family Wood Frog Guiro Rasp Musical Instrument Tone Block Musical Instrument Home Office Decoration • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99

Materials cost

$875.52

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$918.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$162.11

Total project goal

$1,080.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,080.76

7 Donors

-$780.76

Donations toward project cost

-$663.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$117.11

match offer

-$300.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$255.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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