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Oh, Hear the Bells, Sweet Silver Bells!

The cost of a set of hand bells, song cards, and music is $133, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hanlon's classroom raised $133

This project is fully funded

Hello! I am a kindergarten teacher in Durham County, North Carolina. I love my job and I love my kids! Everyday I try to find ways to make school even more enjoyable for them than the day before. It is so important to keep their love of learning alive! One of my favorite parts of school was always music. I loved singing, playing instruments, and making music as a class. I was lucky enough to grow up in a school system where music was valued and encouraged. Learning about music has been linked to improved academic progress in thousands of studies. Because of financial constraints, our school system is not able to offer children the chance to play musical instruments in school. I would like to offer them that chance in our room. Although we will not be able to create an entire orchestra, we can make music together! One way to achieve this is by teaching the students to play the bells. For young children the bells are color coordinated by the note on the music and instrument. That way, when the children see their color they know to play their bell. We can learn a ton of songs this way! By using bells I can begin to teach students to love music and to love playing it! Thank you so much for taking the time to read my proposal and for your generosity towards our students!

Ms. Hanlon Oak Grove Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Nearly all 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC1189 - True Tone Hand Bells • Lakeshore Learning $39.50 1 $39.50
RR633 - Classroom Song Bank • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
LC1190 - True Tone Song Cards • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 1 $6.95

Materials cost

$76.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$108.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.85

Total project goal

$132.50

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $132.50

1 Donor

-$124.95

Donations toward project cost

-$109.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.98

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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