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Mrs. Folsom from Blackfoot ID is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Music Makes Us Mindful

Help me give my students a Tom Drum, Rainstick, Xylophone and light changing speaker.

  • $188 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I am the lucky teacher of 23 amazing, smart, fun, energetic, artistic, creative, and amusing third graders. We live in a small, rural community. Our school has a diverse culture. Included in our boundary is a Native American reservation from which a good part of our student body comes.

Our students all qualify for free breakfast and lunch.

Even though our cultures and economic situations are varied, our school is a welcoming place of learning, working together, and providing the best for our children.

My Project

Music can have a calming influence on young children. I love the relaxing sound of a soft rainstick, or the soft melody of the xylophone. A slow rhythmic roll on the drums can help students to relax. Calming music played through a light speaker can also bring a sense of security and peace. Through these musical instruments I hope to be able to bring this type of atmosphere into my classroom, especially before a big test, or at the end of a stressful day. Music can help transport us to different places and can help set the mood for an activity or event. I love music and how it helps us to generate all types of energy!

Mrs. Folsom
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Remo KD-5080-01 Kids Percussion Floor Tom Drum - Fabric Rain Forest, 10" • Amazon Business $39.00 1 $39.00
Africa Heartwood Project 30" Chilean Cactus Rainstick Musical Instrument with Yarn wrap and sealant - Authentic Rain Stick from (TM) • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
D'Luca TL-13-2 13 Notes Children Xylophone Glockenspiels with Music Cards • Amazon Business $26.70 1 $26.70
LED Bluetooth Speaker,Night Light Changing Wireless Speaker,MIANOVA Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker 6 Color LED Themes,Handsfree/Phone/PC/MicroSD/USB Disk/AUX-in/TWS Supported • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95

Materials cost

$120.60

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$7.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$159.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.18

Total project goal

$187.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$187.89

3 Donors

-$97.77

Donations toward project cost

-$83.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.37

match offer

-$89.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$76.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.35

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$0.00

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