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Mrs. McKenna from Oklahoma City, OK is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Music a Meaningful Part of Speech Therapy!!

Help me give my students with disabilities, the chance to use music, as a way to communicate, engage, and show emotion.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. McKenna's classroom raised $396

This project is fully funded

My Project

Many of my students are non-verbal and/or have limited verbalizations. I use music and movement to get my students up and moving. Using music in speech therapy often gives a great opportunity to use visual cues like hand motions or gestures along with the lyrics to help reinforce concepts in a motivating medium.

Musical experiences, like singing/humming or playing musical instruments, clearly require both non-verbal and verbal communication between individuals.

Making music in a group setting is one of the best opportunities to develop social connections with others. Making music in a group creates a shared purpose and a sense of togetherness in a way that other, non-musical group activities do not. It also provides an opportunity to learn social skills like imitation, social reciprocity, shared effect, and empathy, all skills that are often impaired in individuals with various social communication delays.

Mrs. McKenna Sooner Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oklahoma City, OK View local requests

More than half 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

55 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
lovermusic Lovermusic 10PCS Lollipop Shape Drum Hand Drum Musical Sound Tool Musical Instruments Colorful • Amazon Business $80.99 1 $80.99
B. toys by Battat Floor Piano Mat – Electronic Dance Floor Keyboard for Kids – Musical Playmat – 26” X 54.6” Foldable Playmat – 3 Years + • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
ZEAVOLA 6Pcs Wooden Jingle Hand Bells,Rainbow Handle Wooden Bells Jingle Stick Shaker Rattle Baby Kids Children Musical Toys • Amazon Business $15.59 2 $31.18
YONTY Toddlers Educational & usical Toys, Hand Tambourine Bells, Plastic Musical Percussion, Kids Tambourines Rhythm Toys, Great Gift for Birthday, Christmas, Party, for Kids, Boys, Girls, 12 Pack • Amazon Business $27.90 1 $27.90
Peohud 24 Pieces Wooden Egg Shakers, Maracas Percussion Musical Eggs for Kids, Musical Instruments Toys for Toddler Baby Music Learning • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Maracas for Kids - Mexican Maraca Neon Colorful Maracas Bulk for Fiesta Party Favors Baby Noisemaker - 4" Maracas Toys for Cinco de Mayo Partys, Birthday, Fiesta Decorations, 6 Colors, 32 Pack • Amazon Business $18.26 1 $18.26
15" Chilean Cactus Rain Stick Musical Instrument - Rainstick Shaker • Amazon Business $17.50 1 $17.50
Three Tone Chime For Mindfulness Meditation, Relaxation, Stress & Anxiety Relief, Chakra Healing, Yoga, Teachers' Classroom Chime • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Play22 Kids Guitar Ukulele 17 Inch - 4 Strings Wooden Guitar Kids Ukulele Guitar Musical Instrument Musical Toy Learning Educational Gift Toys for Toddler Boys and Girls Beginners First Musical Guitar • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
AIVIAI Dance Scarves Music Scarves for Children Movement and Juggling 12pcs • Amazon Business $9.94 1 $9.94

Materials cost

$276.73

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.00

Sales tax

 $22.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$336.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.37

Total project goal

$395.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $395.80

4 Donors

-$197.89

Donations toward project cost

-$168.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.68

match offer

-$197.91

Match offer toward project cost

-$168.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.69

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