You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Mrs. Maiolo from North Port FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Marvelous Mysteries

My students need mystery books from the series "Key Hunters", "Nancy Drew", "Hardy Boys", and "Greetings from Somewhere".

  • $215 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach third grade at a diverse, Title I school in Southwest Florida. Our students come from numerous cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. We are an "A" school and one of 27 schools chosen by The Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC) for "Exceeding Expectations." Through lots of hard work, our school continues to help our students succeed.

I encourage lots of independent reading time in my classroom, and I expect my students to read from a range of genres.

I try to keep our classroom library organized by genre so that my students can easily find the books, authors, and series that they love. They love to read and get excited when we get new books!

My Project

For this project, I am requesting two new series of books that will help to expand and update the Mystery section of our classroom library. These books come from two new series "Key Hunters" and "Greetings from Somewhere" as well as the classic mystery series "Nancy Drew" and "Hardy Boys." I hope that once kids read the first book in the series and like it, they'll want to read more!

The more variety I can provide for my readers, the better chances I have of engaging and "hooking" each and every one of them.

Thank you for helping me teach every child in my class to love reading!

“The more you read, the better you get, the more better you get, the more you like it; and the more you like it, the more you do it." -Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook

Mrs. Maiolo
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Maiolo is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Collection: Sleepover Sleuths; Scream for Ice Cream; Pony Problems; The Cinderella Ballet Mystery; Case of the Sneaky Snowman • Amazon Business $15.90 1 $15.90
The Hardy Boys Secret Files Collection Books 1-5: Trouble at the Arcade; The Missing Mitt; Mystery Map; Hopping Mad; A Monster of a Mystery (Hardy Boys: The Secret Files) • Amazon Business $15.66 1 $15.66
Hardy Boys Clue Book Collection Books 1-4: The Video Game Bandit; The Missing Playbook; Water-Ski Wipeout; Talent Show Tricks • Amazon Business $14.48 1 $14.48
Nancy Drew Clue Book Mystery Mayhem Collection Books 1-4: Pool Party Puzzler; Last Lemonade Standing; A Star Witness; Big Top Flop • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
The Mystery of the Suspicious Spices (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Mystery Across the Secret Bridge (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Mystery at the Coral Reef (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Mystery of the Gold Coin (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Mystery of the Secret Society (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Mystery of the Lion's Tail (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Mystery in the Forbidden City (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Mystery of the Stolen Painting (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Mystery of the Mosaic (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69
The Spy's Secret (Key Hunters) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Wizard's War (Key Hunters #4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Haunted Howl (Key Hunters #3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Risky Rescue (Key Hunters #6) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Mysterious Moonstone (Key Hunters) • Amazon Business $4.62 1 $4.62
Battle of the Bots (Key Hunters #7) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Mystery of the Icy Paw Prints (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $3.96 1 $3.96
The Titanic Treasure (Key Hunters #5) • Amazon Business $3.93 1 $3.93

Materials cost

$149.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$181.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.11

Total project goal

$214.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $214.06

1 Donor

-$214.06

Donations toward project cost

-$181.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.11

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Maiolo and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"North Port","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[152196],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"FL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3576495,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":2,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/marvelous-mysteries/3576495/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":16,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Maiolo","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"152196":{"owner":"Mrs. Maiolo","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3576495],"proposalHash":"-1203207016","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp152196_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y15&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1566263370216","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":32102,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":273,"proposalURL":"project/restock-our-snacks/8185749/","proposalTitle":"Restock Our Snacks!","proposalId":8185749},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTAxMDA0Nw=="],"teacherId":152196,"schoolCounty":"Sarasota","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"FL","name":"Florida"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.