Making Connections: Literacy In The Music Classroom
My students need 39 books.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Romano's classroom raised $466
This project is fully funded
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My Students
Music has many ways of connecting to reading and literacy. With very few resources, my students have had mostly kinesthetic music experiences. These books will help students explore fun ways that music can be used to increase literacy.
The 450 students of this urban school are almost entirely from low-income living situations.
They are in grades preschool through eighth. Nearly a quarter of the students are learning English as a new language, and the school has strong programs for students with autism and visual impairments. Three-quarters of the student population is Hispanic; the rest is African-American and White. The school features a world language program and a school culture that highly values its children. Even though the school is a regular public school, many of our students travel from various parts of the city to attend. The parents, teachers, and staff are committed to developing the whole child and give as much time and resources as they can to supplemental programs and activities. The majority of students graduate on time and attend selective-enrollment public high schools in the area. The only fine arts class students receive is their weekly music class.
My Project
My selection of books can be broken into three categories: song-stories that can be dramatized and performed, stories that give historical or artistic context to songs we learn, and stories that are visual and written representations of songs we learn. The books will be used from preschool through eighth grades. Students enjoy singing and playing songs during their weekly music class. Bringing books into the classroom will take their experiences one step further. To teach group cooperation and encourage creativity, books for dramatizing, such as "Shake Dem Halloween Bones," will allow the fifth grade to create a mini-musical and perform for younger children. Books such as "Night Boat to Freedom" that provide historical context will be used with older students as we study the double-meaning of spirituals. And books such as "Cheese" will provide a literacy link to a younger children's favorite song by printing the text of "The Farmer in the Dell."
Your donation to this project will add a new dimension of enjoyment and learning to students' music classes.
Because the students will have had joyful experiences with these songs and stories, they will be more excited about reading. Hopefully students will take this excitement back to their regular classroom and continue to grow as readers and writers. Additionally, the books will help create a print-rich environment - something that is essential for emerging literacy.
More than three‑quarters 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
Shake Dem Halloween Bones (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) W. Nikola-lisa, Mike Reed (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.65
1
$14.65
Let There Be Peace on Earth: And Let It Begin with Me Jill Jackson, Sy Miller
• Barnes and Noble
$15.41
1
$15.41
We're Going on a Bear Hunt: Anniversary Edition (Classic Board Books Series) Michael Rosen, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$3.40
1
$3.40
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Simms Taback
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Taback, Simms Taback (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
Aaaarrgghh, Spider! Lydia Monks
• Barnes and Noble
$6.79
1
$6.79
Cheese Margie Palatini, Steve Johnson (Illustrator), Lou Fancher (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.61
1
$14.61
Hush, Little Baby: A Folk Song with Pictures Marla Frazee
• Barnes and Noble
$5.98
1
$5.98
I Went Walking/ Sali de paseo Sue Williams, Julie Vivas (Illustrator), Alma Flor Ada (Translator)
• Barnes and Noble
$9.73
1
$9.73
Can You Hear It? William Lach
• Barnes and Noble
$12.95
1
$12.95
The Bear: An American Folk Song Kenneth J. Spengler, Kenneth J. Spengler (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.63
1
$13.63
Birds Kevin Henkes, Laura Dronzek (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.30
1
$12.30
The Derby Ram Adapted by John M. Feierabend, Jackie Roche
• Barnes and Noble
$13.76
1
$13.76
The Farmer in the Dell Ann Owen (Editor), Sandra D'Antonio (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.79
1
$6.79
The Farmer in the Dell John O'Brien (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.14
1
$12.14
The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night Peter Spier (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
Frog Went A-Courtin' John Langstaff, Feodor Rojankovsky, Feodor Rojankovsky (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.98
1
$5.98
Good King Wenceslas J. M. Neale, Tim Ladwig (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.52
1
$14.52
Heckedy Peg Audrey Wood, Don Wood (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.98
1
$5.98
Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad Jacqueline L. Tobin, Raymond G. Dobard
• Barnes and Noble
$10.26
1
$10.26
How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird Jacques Prevert, Mordicai Gerstein (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.76
1
$13.76
Hush, Little Baby Petra Brown (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.64
1
$7.64
Manten las Luces Encendidas, Abbie Peter Roop, Connie Roop, Peter E. Hanson (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.93
1
$5.93
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie (On My Own History Series) Peter Roop, Peter E. Hanson (Illustrator), Connie Roop
• Barnes and Noble
$5.93
1
$5.93
Mary Wore Her Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers Merle Peek, Adapted by Merle Peek
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
Maria Llevo Su Traje Rojo (y Enrique Llevo Sus Tenis Verdes): Mary Wore Her Red Dress (and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers) Merle Peek, Merle Peek (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.52
1
$4.52
Night Boat to Freedom Margot Theis Raven, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
Row Your Boat Lisa Bruce, Robin Bell Corfield
• Barnes and Noble
$3.40
1
$3.40
Row, Row, Row Your Boat Iza Trapani
• Barnes and Noble
$6.79
1
$6.79
Teddy Bears' Picnic Jimmy Kennedy, Alexandra Day (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear!: Sign and Sing-Along Annie Kubler, Annie Kubler (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
There Was a Man and He Was Mad Adapted by John M. Feierabend, Aaron Joshua (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.76
1
$13.76
Train Song Diane Siebert, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator), Michael Wimmer (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Iza Trapani, Iza Trapani (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.93
1
$5.93
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Sylvia Long, Sylvia Long (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
Abiyoyo Returns Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs, Michael Hays (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
The Carnival of the Animals Mary GrandPre, Jack Prelutsky, Camille Saint-Saens
• Barnes and Noble
$17.09
1
$17.09
Dem Bones Bob Barner, Chronicle Books, Design Inc Higashi/Glaser
• Barnes and Noble
$13.79
1
$13.79
Materials cost
$355.20
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.33
Fulfillment labor & materials
$35.00
Total project cost
$395.53
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$69.80
Total project goal
$465.33
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$465.33
15 Donors
-$465.33
Donations toward project cost
-$395.53
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