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Mrs. Lopez-Kodis from East Boston, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Have You Seen My Cat?

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn from this author and illustrator Eric Carle. His famous books are so colorful and well-illustrated that my ABA, ESD, or bilingual students will enjoy them very much.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lopez-Kodis's classroom raised $302

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

“The arts are an essential element of education, just like reading, writing, and arithmetic…music, dance, painting, and theater are all keys that unlock profound human understanding and accomplishment.” ~William Bennett, Former US Secretary of Education.

My second graders and my ESD students are bright and very interested in learning about Visual Arts.

My students are sixty second grade children from the English-Spanish Bilingual Program and twenty students are from Special Education sixth through eighth grade. Almost all of my students come from low-income households.

The families of my students are from Central America, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia, Morocco or the United States. Almost all of my students were born in Boston, MA. My students are learning to write and read in Spanish and English. They love to draw, paint, and build paper sculptures. They are happy when they have art supplies and did great art activities. In these difficult times, my students' parents lost their jobs and cannot afford to buy art supplies because they are concerned about obtaining food.

My Project

There have been many renowned artists and illustrators who have achieved this high level of notoriety, Eric Carle is one of my favorites for children. Eric Carle has a special way of approaching children through color, shape and words. Each of his books also brings a message or lesson to the children. By the end of these books, as with all Carle stories, they are all as they should be and the main character's problem has been solved. These are just a few of the stories that, with knowledge of Carle's past, we can see his own feelings manifest to help children "build bridges" as children go through the stages of life.

My students are excited to learn more about Erick Carle's books and create beautiful collages inspired by his books.

With your generosity in donating these books and art supplies, my little students will have the opportunity to create beautiful paper collages, increase their own creativity, express their own opinions, and solve their own problems. As a visual arts teacher, I have done extensive research and read different author's books, my students need to read and learn from these books. Now I really need your support to make this a reality.

Thanks for everything!

Mrs. Lopez-Kodis Mario Umana Academy Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
VR360 Peel Stick Wiggly Eyes Set of 1000 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
LA712 Bright Giant Washable Color Ink Pads Set of 5 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
BA8150 PomPoms Set of 300 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 2 $17.98
LC360 People Colorssupsup Crayon Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 2 $13.98
Mister Seahorse • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Mix It Up! • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
Have You Seen My Cat? • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
LC658 Colored Feathers 3Ounce Bag • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
The World of Eric Carle(TM) Eric Carle Number Flash Cards 123 • AKJ Education $6.73 1 $6.73
The Grouchy Ladybug • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Have You Seen My Cat? A Slide-and-Peek Board Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
La mariquita malhumorada (The Grouchy Ladybug) • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The World of Eric Carle(TM) A Journal for Baby's First Year • AKJ Education $5.93 1 $5.93
¿Ha visto a mi gata? (Have You Seen My Cat?) • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Frederick • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Draw Me a Star • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Do You Want to Be My Friend? • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me Miniature Edition • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Una casa para Cangrejo Ermitaño (A House for Hermit Crab) • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$217.43

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$256.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.30

Total project goal

$301.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $301.99

1 Donor

-$151.00

Donations toward project cost

-$128.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.65

match offer

-$150.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$128.34

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.65

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