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Mr. Cross from Detroit MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Ukuleles Benefits The Brain

Help me give my students a class set of (12) ukuleles so they may explore their musical abilities.

  • $609 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

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

The students that I work with are severely emotionally impaired in grades 2nd through 8th who attend a center based day treatment program in an urban setting. Some of the diagnoses include mental illness, dual-diagnoses cognitively/emotionally impaired and autism.

My students love sharing their musical talents with parents at their annual music programs throughout the school year.

They come from diverse ethnics backgrounds including African-American, Mexican-American and Caucasian. Many of our students come from pre-dominantly low-income parent families and residential treatment centers.

My Project

Studies show that when you take up playing an instrument, you keep your mind sharp. I would like to pique my students musical abilities by teaching them how to play the ukulele. While learning the ukulele, your brain is actively trying something new, which forces it to focus, concentrate, create and problem solve.

Research has even shown that people who pick up stringed instruments increase their math and reading abilities - a perfect reason for teaching the ukulele.

I would like my students to learn a new instrument to play so they can perform at their annual music programs throughout the year.

Learning how to play the ukulele may bridge my students interest in playing other stringed instruments such as the guitar or violin in the future. By donating to this project, you allow them an additional choice from which to choose from in the music therapy room.

Mr. Cross
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
KA-SWG-BL Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $39.99 12 $479.88

Materials cost

$479.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$517.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.25

Total project goal

$608.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $608.33

9 Donors

-$412.00

Donations toward project cost

-$350.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.80

Matching donations from our partners

-$196.33

Match offers toward project cost

-$166.88

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.45

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 $0.00

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