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Mrs. Morikawa from Irvine, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I See Me in Picture Books

Help me give my students picture books about diversity and social emotional topics, along with singing birthday plush cupcakes.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Morikawa's classroom raised $343

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are excited to come to school each day and to learn from one another. They enjoy working in collaborative groups and sharing their knowledge with each other. They enjoy using their critical thinking skills to evaluate new information while integrating the arts to show their learning. They get very excited any time we can use technology in the classroom, and they aren't afraid to try something new.

Jane Goodall once said, "You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." With this quote in mind, I want to help my students become aware of the impact they are having on the world around them.

My Project

My students love picture books. However, they have been asking for more books. When we finish reading a book aloud, I ask if anyone connected with it. Because of the diverse makeup of our community, I would like to offer a more diverse selection of books to kids during our reading parties. Having kids see themselves in books is critical to their social emotional health.

Kids who connect with books can become better readers while learning more about their world.

Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light is a book about the Asian American artist who designed the Vietnam Memorial. There Might Be Lobsters is a picture book that can help kids with their worries. The singing plush cupcakes are a great way to celebrate birthdays in our class. I am so excited to build a classroom library that will resonate with students for years to come.

Mrs. Morikawa Santiago Hills Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Irvine, CA View local requests 30 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Asian-Americans Who Inspire Us • Amazon Business $19.63 1 $19.63
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines • Amazon Business $18.89 1 $18.89
Cuddle Barn- Animated Stuffed Cupcake- “Big Birthday Cupcake Spinner” • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
Cuddle Barn- Animated Stuffed Cupcake- “Big Birthday Cupcake Spinner” • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
Sulwe • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? • Amazon Business $13.83 1 $13.83
Saturday • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Undefeated (Caldecott Medal Book) • Amazon Business $12.30 1 $12.30
There Might Be Lobsters • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
Listening to My Body: A guide to helping kids understand the connection between their sensations (what the heck are those?) and feelings so that they can get better at figuring out what they need. • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
The Book of Mistakes • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Hair Love • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Antoinette (Gaston and Friends) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $10.26 1 $10.26
Carmela Full of Wishes • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39

Materials cost

$236.10

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$21.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$291.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.40

Total project goal

$342.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$342.64

4 Donors

-$171.32

Donations toward project cost

-$145.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.70

match offer

-$171.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$145.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.70

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$0.00

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