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Mrs. Whaley from Chicago, IL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keep the Music Making Going for PK-2 Students!

Help me give my students instruments/scarves to use at home during remote learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Whaley's classroom raised $859

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are creative, energetic, and curious young musicians! They absolutely love to sing, move, and play classroom instruments. When standard education methods came to a screeching halt in March due to Covid-19, I tried to continue to give my students the best music education via remote learning. My students were enthusiastic, engaging, and creative despite the set-backs that naturally come with remote learning. As we begin the new school-year, we will continue our remote learning platform. I want my students to continue to be enthusiastic, creative, energetic, and curious young musicians during our remote learning for the 2020 fall session!

My Project

I want to give my students the most engaging, creative, and hands-on musical experiences as possible during this time of remote learning! There is so much growth and development that happens during the PK-2 ages, and musical growth is no exception! I want my students to experience beat and rhythm with real classroom instruments like, rhythm sticks and egg shakers. I also love for my students to experience music through movement. Using movement scarves is not only an expressive outlet for my little ones to experience beat and rhythm, but the added element of motion only strengthens their understanding and concept of beat and rhythm. It is so very important for my students to always have this expressive outlet and perhaps it is even more needed during these challenging times.

Mrs. Whaley Brennemann 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.

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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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rhythm Lummi Sticks GiftedMusicKids | Set of 24 Sticks | Musical Instruments for Toddlers • Amazon Business $29.47 15 $442.05
36 Pcs Square Dance Scarves, Juggling Scarf Props Magic Trick Silk Scarves Music Movement Scarf 12 Colors 24 by 24 Inches (36 Pack) • Amazon Business $19.99 5 $99.95
A-Star Multicoloured Egg Shakers - Box of 40 • Amazon Business $21.83 4 $87.32

Materials cost

$629.32

Vendor shipping charges

$61.28

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$730.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.83

Total project goal

$858.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$858.87

10 Donors

-$831.80

Donations toward project cost

-$730.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$101.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$27.07

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$0.00

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