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Mrs. Shawyer from Bowie MD is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making Space to Make Music!

My students need a music carpet to provide a positive space for students to become risk takers in a creative and engaging classroom!

  • $492 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are creative Kindergarten through 5th grade musicians needing a positive atmosphere for making music together. Growing up in a metro area, my students come from very diverse backgrounds. Being able to make music together, unites children no matter what social, economic, or racial background they may come from. Having a positive space allows my students the ability to be risk-takers and contributors to a creative and engaging classroom.

This funding would allow them a creative space to come together!

My Project

When students come to music class our primary place of learning will be around this carpet. Whether we are will singing, dancing, playing instruments, creating, listening, or working collaboratively, this music carpet will provide the focal point of our positive music making space. The music images on the carpet all provide a visual and hands on learning tool to reach various types of learners as well.

In creating an inviting space, my goal as a teacher is to encourage positive relationships and musical connections that allow students the ability to work together and be united in their love of music and appreciation for one another.

Mrs. Shawyer
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
CARPET NOTEWORTHY PRESCHOOL 7FT 8IN X 10FT 9IN RECTANGLE • School Specialty $329.67 1 $329.67

Materials cost

$329.67

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.97

Sales tax

 $19.78

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$417.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.65

Total project goal

$491.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $491.02

14 Donors

-$478.05

Donations toward project cost

-$410.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.06

match offer

-$7.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$6.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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