Help me give my students these ukuleles to use as tools to improve their academic skills.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Grieco's classroom raised $739
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
I am a Speech Therapist currently servicing a Kindergarten-8th grade elementary school. My school is one of the largest in our district which is in Phoenix Arizona. We have a high caseload of students in need of communication services and are considered to be a Title I school. The community I serve is primarily low-income families with children who are English Language Learners.
Every day, they come to school with an undying eagerness to learn and try to just simply do their best.
The students I work with want to do better in school. Many require diverse presentations and experiences of the content. This allows them to use different senses to meet their individual learning needs and styles.
My students respond best to the many hands-on activities I have incorporated in the past, such as our unit about Earth Day. Students learned new vocabulary by planting seeds in soil, tending to plants grown in a small desk top aquaponics system, and applied this knowledge to enhance their listening and speaking skills. Music, especially the opportunity to play an instrument would be a valuable tool for my students.
My Project
I recently took a class provided by Guitars In The Classroom (GITC). In this workshop we learned many ways on how the use of music and musical instruments such as the ukulele can help develop stronger academic skills such as Listening and Speaking. This workshop inspired me to introduce the ukulele as another type of tool for learning during my language and articulation sessions with my special education students.
When I first introduced the Ukulele in a Receptive Language Lesson, my students were excited and eager to participate.
They were more engaged, and better able to retain orally presented information. These students were eager to take turns on the ukulele, and chose to either sing their answers, just simply read their answers while strumming, or strum until they thought of what they wanted to say. The use of the ukulele supported all different learning styles in class from visual, auditory, and kinesthetic type learners.
I have also used the ukulele to help students I see before school as well as at lunch time for anxiety and emotional support. When they come into my class, they can strum the ukulele and self-regulate. They take turns strumming and making up songs that target positive thoughts and affirmations. Many have expressed that after playing music they feel calmer, and some have reported that they feel less lonely. More instruments in my class will enable me to support more students on campus, and perhaps to start an after-school enrichment program.
More than half of 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
Kala KA-SWG-BL Waterman Soprano Ukulele - Glow-in-the-Dark Aqua Matte Bundle with Gig Bag, Tuner, Austin Bazaar Instructional DVD, and Polishing Cloth
• Amazon Business
$54.99
2
$109.98
Kala KA-SWB-YL Waterman Soprano Ukulele - Pale Yellow Matte Bundle with Gig Bag, Tuner, Austin Bazaar Instructional DVD, and Polishing Cloth, Pale Yellow Matte, Bundle w/ Gig Bag
• Amazon Business
$54.99
2
$109.98
Kala KA-SWB-GN Waterman Soprano Ukulele - Sea Foam Green Matte Bundle with Gig Bag, Tuner, Austin Bazaar Instructional DVD, and Polishing Cloth
• Amazon Business
$54.99
2
$109.98
Kala KA-SWB-PK Waterman Soprano Ukulele - Soft Pink Matte Bundle with Gig Bag, Tuner, Austin Bazaar Instructional DVD, and Polishing Cloth
• Amazon Business
$54.99
2
$109.98
Kala KA-SWB-RD Waterman Soprano Ukulele - Tomato Red Matte Bundle with Gig Bag, Tuner, Austin Bazaar Instructional DVD, and Polishing Cloth
• Amazon Business
$54.99
2
$109.98
Materials cost
$549.90
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$39.32
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.25
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$627.47
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$110.73
Total project goal
$738.20
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$738.20
10 Donors
-$560.55
Donations toward project cost
-$491.47
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$69.08
match offer
-$160.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$136.00
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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