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

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Reading Is A Mystery

Help me give my students mystery books to conduct book clubs during our mystery reading unit.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Holmes's classroom raised $579

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My Project

I teach 34 fourth grade students who have a love for reading. One of my goals this year is to focus on conducting book clubs throughout the school year. We cover many different reading units. One of them being a mystery unit. We do not have enough sets of mystery books for us to hold reading clubs, let alone enough books for each student to read their own mystery chapter book.

By adding 4th grade mystery chapter books to our classroom library, we will have enough small sets of mystery books to have book clubs during reading.

These books will be utilized to create small groups based on reading levels. Students will have a mystery book to read at their appropriate reading level & partners that they can discuss and work on their reading comprehension with. In addition to learning about the different components of mystery books.

The chairs will be used for reading groups to sit in various locations around the classroom. This will help to create a comfortable reading nook for group members to read quietly together and discuss their mystery novels.

Ms. Holmes Hicks Canyon Elementary School Grades 3-5 Irvine, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

34 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Flex-Space Washable Comfy Floor Seat - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 2 $139.98
The Boxcar Children Collection - 11 Book Set • AKJ Education $64.56 1 $64.56
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Collection - 8 Book Set • AKJ Education $37.78 1 $37.78
Ballpark Mysteries #7: The San Francisco Splash • AKJ Education $5.10 4 $20.40
Ballpark Mysteries #3: The L.A. Dodger • AKJ Education $5.10 4 $20.40
A to Z Mysteries: The White Wolf • AKJ Education $5.10 4 $20.40
Encyclodedia Brown Boy Detective • AKJ Education $5.10 4 $20.40
AZ Mysteries The Kidnapped King • AKJ Education $5.10 4 $20.40
AZ Mysteries The Invisible Island • AKJ Education $5.10 4 $20.40
Sleepover Sleuths • AKJ Education $4.37 4 $17.48
Nate the Great and the Lost List • AKJ Education $4.37 4 $17.48
Capital Mysteries #06 Fireworks at the FBI? • AKJ Education $4.37 4 $17.48

Materials cost

$417.16

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$38.17

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.75

Total project goal

$578.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$578.34

10 Donors

-$515.84

Donations toward project cost

-$438.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.37

Matching donations from our partners

-$62.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$53.12

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.38

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$0.00

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