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Mrs. Welch from Florence SC is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Rolling Ukes are Uke-riffic!

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn ukulele even when I have to visit their classrooms on a cart!

  • $929 goal

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach in a welcoming elementary school on the outskirts of a city in South Carolina. We have a fantastic staff and great students that come to school eager to learn. My students come from all walks of life and socio-economic statuses, which creates an interesting and often beneficial blend at school.

I am a veteran music teacher who LOVES to teach students to play recorder!

This year, however, I will be teaching UKULELE instead to avoid spreading germs in the classroom air. This summer, I bought myself a new ukulele and I have been learning to play. I recently purchased 15 student ukuleles with my school music budget.

My Project

During my fifteen years of teaching elementary music, I have always enjoyed teaching recorder. As a woodwind player, the recorder comes naturally to me. During the 2020-2021 school year, however, it is not logistically possible to teach recorder to the same extent I have always done it due to COVID restrictions. Over the summer, I pondered what to do and found my answer -- the ukulele! I have enjoyed teaching ukulele so much that I plan to continue a ukulele unit for fifth grade students for years to come.

My only obstacle for teaching ukulele effectively is storage.

This storage cart will allow the ukuleles to be put away safely and I can even roll them down to classrooms for instruction if necessary. I will also be able to distribute ukuleles quickly to students which cuts down on wasted time and improves classroom management.

Mrs. Welch
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A & S Crafted Band Room™ 30 Soprano Ukulele Rack • West Music $649.00 1 $649.00

Materials cost

$649.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $55.00

Sales tax

 $45.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$789.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.32

Total project goal

$928.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $928.81

5 Donors

-$467.50

Donations toward project cost

-$430.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.13

match offer

-$422.49

Match offer toward project cost

-$359.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$38.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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