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Mrs. Hayashi from Hilo, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read to Me

Help me give my students picture books to help develop their social-emotional well-being.

  • $202 goal

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My Students

I teach English learner students in grades K-5 at an elementary school on the Big Island in Hawaii. My students represent many different cultures and economic backgrounds. Most of my students are "disadvantaged" due to their economic backgrounds.

Although my students may be facing challenges in their lives, they are always eager to learn new things.

Our school has been using a state-mandated reading and math curriculum. Many of our students are struggling, especially with the reading curriculum. Our students experience difficulty relating to the stories shared in the reading curriculum because of their limited exposure to different climates and cultures. Many of our students have never left the Hawaiian islands; therefore, their personal experiences are minimal.

My Project

These picture books were recommendations from a keynote speaker at a Read to Me conference that I attended virtually today.

I would like to add these picture book titles to my classroom library to help uplift our children and develop their social-emotional well-being.

My plan is to read a picture book a day to my students to help build their reading skills. I enjoy reading picture books with my students and my own children. Picture books spark conversations, increases a child's vocabulary, encourages children to ask questions, and inspires them to create and develop their own ideas.

Mrs. Hayashi Waiakea Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Hilo, HI View local requests

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

60 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Outside, Inside • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Ten Beautiful Things • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Finding Muchness: How to Add More Life to Life • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Wherever You Go • Amazon Business $14.61 1 $14.61
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Be Kind (Be Kind, 1) • Amazon Business $13.41 1 $13.41
Remarkably You • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
When You Are Brave • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Rough Patch • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$133.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $5.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$171.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.24

Total project goal

$201.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $201.61

1 Donor

-$57.12

Donations toward project cost

-$57.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$134.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$114.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.08

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 $0.00

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