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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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We Are All Special!

Help me give my students a variety of bilingual picture books for our classroom library.

  • $260 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

My students represent many different cultures and I want to make sure that our classroom welcomes each and every one of them!

My goal is to add more bilingual picture books to my classroom library for my students to be able to use.

Having these books within our reach will allow me to be able to connect with my students on a more personal level. I'd like to learn more about my student's backgrounds and I feel that these picture books will spark interesting conversations in our classroom. I want my students to feel like they belong and that they are loved in our classroom. I also want them to value other cultures.

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 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
My 1st Spanish Word Book / Mi Primer Libro De Palabras EnEspanol: A Bilingual Word Book • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
My First Tagalog 200 Picture Word Book • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
My First Chuukese 200 Picture Word Book • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
My First Chamorro 200 Picture Word Book • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
My First Kosraean 200 Picture Word Book • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
My First Marshallese 200 Picture Word Book • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
My First Pohnpeian 200 Picture Word Book • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
My First Hawaiian 200 Picture Word Book • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
My First Tongan 200 Picture Word Book • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
My First Korean Alphabets Picture Book with English Translations: Bilingual Early Learning & Easy Teaching Korean Books for Kids (Teach & Learn Basic Korean words for Children) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
My First Filipino ( Tagalog ) Alphabets Picture Book with English Translations: Bilingual Early Learning & Easy Teaching Filipino ( Tagalog ) Books ... Filipino ( Tagalog ) words for Children) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
My First Book of Mandarin Chinese Words (Bilingual Picture Dictionaries) (English and Chinese Edition) • Amazon Business $8.10 1 $8.10
My First Book of Italian Words (Bilingual Picture Dictionaries) (English and Italian Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My First Book of Japanese Words (Bilingual Picture Dictionaries) (English and Japanese Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My First Book of Portuguese Words (Bilingual Picture Dictionaries) (English and Portuguese Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My First Book of Vietnamese Words (Bilingual Picture Dictionaries) (English and Vietnamese Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$179.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$220.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.86

Total project goal

$259.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $259.08

2 Donors

-$85.18

Donations toward project cost

-$75.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.78

match offer

-$170.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$144.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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