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

Clap for Classroom Libraries!

My students need BOOKS! We want to enhance our classroom library. These are the books my students borrow daily from the classroom and take home to share with their family.

  • $460 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

As a teacher in the public school, we are forced to make what we have work for our students. Our classroom is special because we are a inclusion kindergarten classroom. An inclusive classroom is a general education classroom in which students with and without disabilities learn together!

Our classroom is special because each student is unique this it allows students from different backgrounds to come together to collaborate and share their bright ideas!

Every day my students come into my classroom eager to learn and share their ideas with their friends. We follow Waiakea Elementary School's Mission, preparing our students for today and tomorrow by providing strong academic and emotional foundations.

My Project

Reading and sharing stories help our children become familiar with sounds, words, and language. Reading can also build stamina- stronger self-discipline, longer attention span, and better memory retention. Reading develops the mind, helps us discover new things, and develops imagination...with reading you can go anywhere in the world, the possibilities are endless!

I would like to enhance our classroom library so my students can have access to a variety of books that they can take home and share with their family.

I want my students to love reading, providing them access to a variety of books can spark their enthusiasm for books and reading!

Mrs. Botelho
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TIME FOR KIDS(r) Nonfiction Readers Grade 1 Complete Set (30-Book Set) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $144.46 1 $144.46
Minnie and Moo: The Night of the Living Bed • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
On The Go • AKJ Education $2.25 1 $2.25
Kelsey Green, Reading Queen • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95
Princess Penelope's Parrot • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95
Cold Snap • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95
Me and My Dragon • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95
George the Genius Gerbil • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95
Bones and the Apple Pie Mystery • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95
Pickles to Pittsburgh • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95
What Bear Likes Best • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95
Pins & Needles Share a Dream • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95
Revenge of the Phantom Furball #2 • AKJ Education $1.90 1 $1.90
Paulette the Pinkest Puppy in the World • AKJ Education $1.90 1 $1.90
My Mommy and I • AKJ Education $1.90 1 $1.90
Freda Is Found • AKJ Education $1.90 1 $1.90
Rise of the Zombie Rabbit • AKJ Education $1.90 1 $1.90
Night of the Howling Hound • AKJ Education $1.90 1 $1.90
Flight of the Pummeled Parakeet • AKJ Education $1.90 1 $1.90
Classroom Capers (Magic Bunny) • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Bella the Bunny • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Blue Wish: Step Into Reading 1 • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Riff Raff Sails the High Cheese • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Zach and Lucy and the Yoga Zoo • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Backyard Chickens • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Spooky Sports Day • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Bears Are Curious • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Letting Go • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Mia the Mouse • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Pee Wee Scouts: Grumpy Pumpkins • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Scat, Cats! • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
A Place for Zero • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Pookins Gets Her Way • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
Me and the Measure of Things • AKJ Education $1.80 1 $1.80
Freda Says Please • AKJ Education $1.80 1 $1.80
Great Choice, Camille! • AKJ Education $1.80 1 $1.80
Our Puppy's Holiday • AKJ Education $1.80 1 $1.80
I'm Not Scared • AKJ Education $1.80 1 $1.80
Benny Says, "Achoo!" • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Pearl and Wagner: Four Eyes • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Sophie and Abigail • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Silver and Gold Everywhere • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Brown Everywhere • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Hooray for Me! • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Too Much Tooting! • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Orange Everywhere • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Dora's Eggs • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Pink Everywhere • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Beth and the Bugs • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Monster's Night • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Squeeze in a Pinch (Handy Manny) • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Moo Hoo • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
The Good Bad Day • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Reach for the Stars • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Beware of the Bears • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Nick Plays Baseball • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Tall Tilly • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Toot & Puddle How Does Your Garden Grow? • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Mama, Will You Hold My Hand? • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Fiona's Luck • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
On With the Show! • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Dina the Rapper (I Love Reading Phonics Level 3) • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Yellow Everywhere • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
My First Day of School • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Red Everywhere • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
My Wild Sister and Me • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Flying Mosquitoes • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Buddy's Playdate • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
What Wally Wanted • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
White Everywhere • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Gretchen Groundhog, It's Your Day! • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Pins and Needles • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Gray Everywhere • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Purple Everywhere • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
The Field Trip • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
The School Fair • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
The Talent Show • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Wild Weather Tales • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Twinky the Dinky Dog • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Eve the Knight (I Love Reading phonics Level 4) • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Martha Go, Go, Goes Green! • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Time for Recess • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Open Wide • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Munch • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
How Can You Tell How People Feel? • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
My Favorite Bear • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
Three Cheers for Mallow (Butterfly Meadow #3) • AKJ Education $1.55 1 $1.55
Saro Tells a Story (The Land Before Time) • AKJ Education $1.00 1 $1.00

Materials cost

$303.87

Vendor shipping charges

$38.67

Sales tax

$13.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$390.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.91

Total project goal

$459.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$459.38

5 Donors

-$224.40

Donations toward project cost

-$199.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.66

match offer

-$224.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$190.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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