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Mrs. Summers from Orange Park FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Light Up Music Staff

Help me give my students puck lights, electrical tape and batteries to create an interactive music staff.

  • $157 goal

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My Students

Musical, creative, inquisitive, and energetic: these are all words that describe my students. They love to sing, move, play instruments, and learn in hands-on ways. They love to use drums, Orff instruments, and ukuleles in our music room and they love to perform.

Around 25% of our students come from military families and this brings them their own unique set of challenges.

Our school is a true community school with all students living in a tight suburban area of around 2.5 miles in radius. This allows students to participate in many extracurricular activities, and we try to offer them many varied opportunities to do so.

My Project

Students are drawn to lights and led lights are all the rage right now! I want to create a bright, interactive music staff area of my whiteboard where students can learn in a hands on way about the staff and music alphabet.

I'll use the electrical tape, puck lights, and vinyl letters to create the staff and the light up "notes" on the staff, complete with letter names.

The batteries will of course be used to power the lights. Students will use this interactive board for games and centers as we learn to read music in a fun way.

Mrs. Summers
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Energizer LED Puck Light, 2 Pack, Color Changing, 35 Lumens, Push On/Off, Battery Operated, Under Cabinet Lighting, Ideal for Bedroom, Closet, Bathroom, and More, 38912 • Amazon Business $14.69 4 $58.76
Amazon Basics 20 Pack AA High-Performance Alkaline Batteries, 10-Year Shelf Life, Easy to Open Value Pack • Amazon Business $6.79 3 $20.37
Master Magnetics - B005HYDC68 Roll-N-Cut Flexible Magnetic Tape Refill - 1/16" Thick x 1/2" Wide x 15 feet. (1 roll), 07518 • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Black Masking Tape for Makers | 1 Roll | 1 inch x 30 Yards | Colored Tape by BAM! Tape for STEM STEAM | Arts Crafts Science Math DIY | School Projects Labeling Constructing Creating | Low Residue • Amazon Business $5.88 1 $5.88
Headline Sign 31211 Stick-On Vinyl Letters and Numbers, Black, 2-Inch • Amazon Business $5.80 1 $5.80
Scotch Vinyl Electrical Tape, Black, 3/4-in by 66-ft, 1-Roll • Amazon Business $1.97 2 $3.94

Materials cost

$101.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$132.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.45

Total project goal

$156.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $156.31

4 Donors

-$143.36

Donations toward project cost

-$132.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.95

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 $0.00

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