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Ms. Gurdal from Brooklyn, NY is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need Music In the Classroom

My students need a CD player and 6 music CDs including 50 Nursery Rhyme Songs, Super Simple Songs, and NOW Disney to sing songs in the classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gurdal's classroom raised $213

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come in, unpack and get straight to work. They start their day with reading workshop. They read independently and then are read a story. Next, we do math workshop. After that we do writing for a period. At the end of the day we either have science, social studies or phonics.

I have 25 wonderful students.

More than half of my students are English Language Learners. Most of them receive free lunch. They are very sweet and kind to each other. They love coming to school and learning new things. They like to sing and dance when we have some free time.

My Project

I am requesting an inexpensive CD player and some CDs. I want to sing songs each day as part of our language experience. Nursery rhymes are a great way for my students to become familiar with the English language. They will have the opportunity to hear sounds of letters, words, rhymes and patterns.

The CD player and music CDs will help my students become ready for reading.

My students need to have many opportunities to hear lots of rhymes and patterns, since most of them are English Language Learners. By hearing the songs, students will be exposed to lots of new words that they haven't heard before. By knowing the words to the songs, they can begin to read the words on the paper.

Ms. Gurdal PS 245 Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BOOMBOX - CD PLAYER/ AM/FM -AC/DC W/6 BUILT-IN HEADPHONE JACKS • School Specialty $78.09 1 $78.09
50 NURSERY RHYME SONGS (2 CD Set) • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
Super Simple Songs 3 • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
NOW Disney 3 • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Kidz Bop Christmas Wish List • Amazon Business $10.10 1 $10.10
Kidz Bop Christmas • Amazon Business $5.67 1 $5.67
25 Sing-A-Long Christmas Songs For Kids • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$140.67

Vendor shipping charges

$7.81

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$180.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.87

Total project goal

$212.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$212.46

6 Donors

-$212.46

Donations toward project cost

-$180.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.87

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$0.00

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