Our school is located in a densely-populated urban area. Most of my students receive free or reduced lunch. We are one of the only schools in the city to provide free, public, single-sex education. Because of this, many of my students travel very far by public transportation to attend the school.
My students inspire me daily with their eagerness to learn.
They love to sing, move, and learn everything they can. They enjoy discovering music from around the world and in many different genres. I want to provide them with an outstanding music education, and that includes having high-quality materials to support my instruction.
My Project
Our school has no dedicated music room, so I must travel to each classroom. My daily schedule includes all grades served by the school, kindergarten through fourth, so I need many different materials. The younger classes use different kinds of instruments than the older ones, and in the older grades I begin to teach how to read and write music.
A teaching cart will help me transition from class to class with all of the materials I need to best teach my students.
This particular cart includes eight bins, so I can store up to eight different sets of instruments or materials. That will not only help me, but it will help students gather materials when they are given "helper" responsibilities. The cart also has a magnetic dry erase board, so I can use it for posting my objective, agenda, and any other relevant instructions.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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