I have 480 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade who are eager, energetic, and passionate about learning music. No two students are alike; they all hail from a diverse array of socioeconomic, religious, cultural, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds. A small number of my students have travelled internationally to seek asylum here as refugees. Also, all of the students here are becoming bilingual; this school is dual-immersion, so they spend half of the day in English and the other half in Spanish.
Although I do not speak Spanish, I would like to assist my colleagues in making connections to Hispanic music in my classroom.
I enjoy teaching several songs in Spanish and teaching students dances and percussion activities from several Spanish-speaking countries.
My Project
I would like to expose my students to a more diverse offering of music to listen to and perform. There are so many countries that speak Spanish and I would like for them to have an understanding of the different instruments and styles. Several of these books are about prolific Hispanic musicians. I would like for my students to be familiar with them and their stories. As my fifth grade students prepare for their all-Spanish concert at the end of the year, I would like for them to read about Celia Cruz and the other musicians that they will be honoring. These resources would give me a treasure trove of beginning-level Spanish songs and rhymes to teach and incorporate into performances throughout the year.
A la rueda, rueda: Traditional Latin American Folk Songs For Children (English and Spanish Edition)
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$29.99
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$29.99
Papa's Dream
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$25.00
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$25.00
Santiago the Dreamer in Land Among the Stars
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$22.45
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$22.45
Sing With Me / Canta Conmigo: Six Classic Songs in English and Spanish (Spanish and English Edition)
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$17.99
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$17.99
Fiestas
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$17.99
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$17.99
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
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$13.67
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$13.67
My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Winner) (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition)
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$13.62
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$13.62
Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing
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$13.43
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$13.43
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
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$10.99
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$10.99
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo: Bilingual Spanish-English (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Illustration Honor)
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$10.98
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$10.98
When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana
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$9.99
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$9.99
Little Chickies / Los Pollitos (Canticos)
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$7.29
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Materials cost
$193.39
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.90
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$226.29
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$39.93
Total project goal
$266.22
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$266.22
6 Donors
-$157.94
Donations toward project cost
-$134.55
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$23.39
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-$107.93
Match offer toward project cost
-$91.74
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