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Mrs. Paz from Miami, FL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Music to My Ears

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn about new musical instruments that they are not used to hearing.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Paz's classroom raised $259

This project is fully funded

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My Project

My students are 4-and 5-year-old that come from low-income families or have just arrived from their home countries. We know the common musical instruments such as maracas and jingles but my students are not used to seeing xylophones, bongos or even ukelele. I want to bring those instruments to the classroom and let them explore different ways we use them.

Music brings energy, laughter, and lets creative movements come together.

We will also use the wireless speaker to listen to music and do karaoke to practice their singing voices. With the speaker, we can also have classroom concerts and make memories.

Mrs. Paz Wesley Matthews Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Miami, FL 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

20 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sound Town 8-inch 2-Way Portable PA Speaker with Built-in Rechargeable Battery, 1 Wired Mic, Bluetooth, USB, SD Card Reader, LED Light (OPIK-8PS) • Amazon Business $52.99 1 $52.99
LOOIKOOS Xylophone for Kids Wood Xylophone with 2 Mallets Educational& Preschool Learning Baby Percussion Wooden Musical Instruments Toys for Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $10.99 3 $32.97
Tosnail 5" and 6" Bongo Drum with Storage Bag and Mallets, Hand Drum Kids Drum Set Percussion Instrument Musical Toy for Kids, Children, Toddlers, Christmas Birthday Gift • Amazon Business $32.89 1 $32.89
GSI Multicolor Sparkling Gymnastic Ribbon Wands [6 Pack] with 9 inch Stick and 1 Meter Ribbon for Gym, Training, Circus, Dance, Baton Twirling, Dancing Streamers (Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
Kids Guitar Musical Toy Ukulele Classical Instrument(Brown),with Extra Harmonica 16 Holes • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
USB 3.0 Hub, VIENON 4-Port USB Hub USB Splitter USB Expander for Laptop, Xbox, Flash Drive, HDD, Console, Printer, Camera,Keyborad, Mouse • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$184.79

Vendor shipping charges

$2.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$219.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.75

Total project goal

$258.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$258.31

5 Donors

-$58.50

Donations toward project cost

-$54.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.53

Matching donations from our partners

-$193.64

Match offers toward project cost

-$164.59

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.17

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$0.00

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