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Mrs. Tiomno from King William, VA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Tiomno's classroom raised $2,603

Ukuleles for 5th grade Curriculum

Help me give my students ukuleles to use in 5th music now and many years to come!

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Mrs. Tiomno Acquinton Elementary School
King William, VA Grades 3-5

My Project

The ukulele is an engaging and accessible instrument for elementary students, and offers many educational benefits. Learning ukulele can strengthen students’ understanding of rhythm, melody, harmony, and musical literacy while also encouraging creativity, collaboration, and confidence. Because of its size and relatively simple learning curve, the instrument is especially well suited for younger learners.

Through both personal teaching experience and educational research, the ukulele has proven to be a more accessible and engaging instrument for many students to learn.

Students are often able to experience early success more quickly on the ukulele, which can increase motivation, participation, and overall enjoyment in music class.

Incorporating ukuleles into the curriculum would provide students with more hands-on musical experiences and could help increase student participation and enthusiasm in music classes. It would also support opportunities for performance, cross-curricular connections, and the development of lifelong musical skills.

My vision for implementation would be to incorporate ukuleles into general music instruction to strengthen students’ understanding of rhythm, melody, harmony, and accompaniment skills through hands-on learning. I would also love to use them as part of grade-level performances, allowing students to showcase both singing and instrumental skills in a meaningful and engaging way. Ideally, I would love to be able to implement them into my curriculum next school year beginning in the spring semester. I believe this could greatly increase student participation, confidence, and overall excitement for music education.

I believe that the addition of Ukuleles in the music classroom will allow students to gain new experiences that they otherwise wouldn't be able to experience. Many people in the past have used recorders at the elementary level; however, I feel as though it's time for a change and time for some new experiences to be shared amongst our students now and for many years to come.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Half of students from low‑income households

600 students impacted 23 donors
Mrs. Tiomno Acquinton Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

King William, VA View local requests

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

600 students impacted 23donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kala Makala Soprano Ukulele • Music & Arts $65.00 30 $1,950.00
On-Stage 12-Space Ukulele Rack Black • Music & Arts $99.95 2 $199.90

Materials cost

$2,149.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$32.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,212.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$390.38

Total project goal

$2,602.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,602.53

17 Donors

-$1,632.35

Donations toward project cost

-$1,405.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$226.85

Matching donations from our partners

-$949.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$806.65

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$142.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.18

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 $0.00

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