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Ms. Munley from Syracuse NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Supporting a Culturally Relevant Music Classroom

Help me give my students resources that are representative of their identity and interests!

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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 Project

In an effort to continue providing my elementary students with a music education that is representative of their interests and identities, I am looking to stock my classroom with more culturally-relevant music books. This will primarily benefit my Pre-K through grade two students.

With approximately 85% of my students identifying as students of color, it is my goal to ensure my curriculum and the resources I use with my students recognize and celebrate the complex and intersecting identities of my students.

Everything from the content we teach to the visuals we decorate our classroom with can either positively or negatively impact our students’ learning, and adding these items to my classroom will undoubtedly contribute positively to their learning.

Ms. Munley
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: 50 Inspiring Poems with a Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience for Kids, From Tupac to Jay-Z, Queen Latifah to Maya Angelou, Includes CD) • Amazon Business $18.41 1 $18.41
Music Genre Posters Music Bulletin Board Set Music Posters for Classroom Musical Education Posters Decor for Primary School Middle School and High School Classroom Decorations or Homeschool Supplies • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
My Voice Is a Trumpet • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $13.80 1 $13.80
Maya and the Stage Fright • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Tiger Tempo • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop (Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent) • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
When Step Met Skip • Amazon Business $11.75 1 $11.75
This Is Music: Strings • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Beginner Ukulele Lessons for Kids Book: with Online Video and Audio Access • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
14 Pieces Music Elements Bulletin Board Set Musical Education Posters Music Classroom Decor for Middle School and High School Classroom Decorations or Homeschool Supplies • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
This Is Music: Drums • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
A is for Aretha • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
This Is Music: Horns • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
Legends of Hip-Hop: Queen Latifah: An A-B-C Biography • Amazon Business $6.80 1 $6.80
What Was the Harlem Renaissance? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$219.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$252.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.58

Total project goal

$297.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

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 $297.20

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