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Ms. Lepe from Cudahy, CA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Where Words Fail, Music Speaks- Hans Christian Andersen

Help me give my students rhythm sticks so they can engage in music instruction.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lepe's classroom raised $274

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

I am requesting rhythm sticks, activity books, and teacher guides in order to provide music instruction. Some of my students attend orchestra once a week. If I do not teach music in the classroom not all students will have benefited from a musical instructional experience. This would be a disservice to my students.

Music is known to nurture the mind and body.

Rhythm sticks are a fun and inexpensive way to teach music. I would like to teach my students to play a song with the rhythm sticks, record it, and then upload it to our communication platform for parents to see their child perform.

My students are enthusiastic, curious, confident, and respectful learners.

Ms. Lepe Ellen Ochoa Learning Center Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rhythm Band Rhythm Sticks Musical Instrument • Kaplan Early Learning Company $3.83 30 $114.90
Bucket Blast: Rock Hits (Book/Online Audio) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Essential Rhythm Activities for the Music Classroom • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
101 Rhythm Instrument Activities for Young Children • Amazon Business $13.53 1 $13.53

Materials cost

$183.37

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.78

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$232.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.10

Total project goal

$274.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $274.00

7 Donors

-$274.00

Donations toward project cost

-$232.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.10

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 $0.00

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