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Mrs. Hofer from Salem, OR is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Music Makes the World a Better Place

Help me give my students a tool for regulation. We all know music has power and when we are stressed, or upset, or overwhelmed we look to music to help us.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hofer's classroom raised $234

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My Project

I am asking for 5 MP3 players, with speakers for my students. I work with students ages 3-5 with a variety of special needs. My students often struggle with maintaining their regulation so they can access their education. Experts say that being dysregulated activates a child's fight or flight response. Once a child is in fight or flight they cannot learn, much less function in the classroom.

Noa Daniel says "Music is a way in and a way out." I have seen first-hand the impact that music has on my students.

When they are dysregulated and the fight or flight response has kicked in music is often the only thing that helps them to regulate and re-engage with the world.

Mrs. Hofer WESD - Early Childhood Center Grades PreK-2 Salem, OR View local requests 25 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
RUIZU 64GB MP3 Player for Kids, Cute Panda Portable Music Player MP3, Child MP3 Player with Bluetooth 5.0, Speaker, FM Radio, Voice Recorder, Alarm Clock, Stopwatch, Pedometer, Support up to 128GB • Amazon Business $33.23 5 $166.15

Materials cost

$166.15

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$198.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.05

Total project goal

$233.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$233.69

4 Donors

-$221.93

Donations toward project cost

-$198.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.76

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$0.00

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