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Ms. Clift from Schenectady, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Detectives in the Making!

My students need mysteries to solve! We are requesting novels like A to Z Mysteries, The Kidnapped King, Nate the Great and the Stolen Base, along with other novels. We love to develop our reading habits and MYSTERIES are the best for noticing details, predicting and going back to revise our thinking.

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My Students

We are a Community School serving 400 students in a large inner city school district that serves almost 10,000 students

Our diverse students come to reading with a variety of attitudes and motivations about reading, but over the course of our time together, develop a true love of reading, at all levels.

80% of our students are reading below grade level, some significantly. Some are English Language Learners, some have moved from other districts, some have faced trauma. All are amazingly capable! Getting the right books in their hands makes a difference.

My Project

My students need mysteries to solve! We are requesting novels like AZ Mysteries, The Kidnapped King, Nate thtGreat and the Stolen Base, along with other novels. We love to develop our reading habits and MYSTERIES are the best for noticing details, predicting and going back to revise our thinking. We use series books to encourage our low level but older students (3rd - 5th) to develop independence in reading. We read the first book in the series together and learn about how the genre, characters, setting and plot work. After we lay this foundation, students are able to independently access the rest of the series for a fun enjoyable read!

If only you could see the lively debates that come as the students compare the texts as they move through the series!

These mysteries support high level observational skills and encourage the kids to go back in the text to adjust their thinking as they learn new clues. They challenge each other to"prove it" and find the evidence in the text. They question how they missed a clue and... as the series goes on they learn to pay more attention to the details. All skills they need to be successful beyond elementary school.

Ms. Clift Lincoln Elementary Community School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Schenectady, NY View local requests

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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A to Z Mysteries (26 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $96.33 1 $96.33
Young Cam Jansen (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $29.86 2 $59.72
Nate the Great Goes Undercover • AKJ Education $4.37 7 $30.59
Nate the Great and the Big Sniff • AKJ Education $4.37 7 $30.59
AZ Mysteries Canary Caper • AKJ Education $3.64 7 $25.48
AZ Mysteries The Kidnapped King • AKJ Education $3.64 7 $25.48
Bones and the Football Mystery • AKJ Education $3.59 7 $25.13
Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery • AKJ Education $2.91 7 $20.37
Young Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery • AKJ Education $2.91 7 $20.37
Bones and the Dinosaur Mystery • AKJ Education $2.91 7 $20.37
The High-Rise Private Eyes #7: The Case of the Baffled Bear • AKJ Education $2.91 7 $20.37
The High-Rise Private Eyes #4: The Case of the Troublesome Turtle • AKJ Education $2.91 7 $20.37
Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Nate the Great and the Musical Note • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Nate the Great and the Monster Mess • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Nate the Great and the Stolen Base • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
The Buried Bones Mystery • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Bones and the Cupcake Mystery • AKJ Education $2.91 2 $5.82
Bones and the Dog Gone Mystery • AKJ Education $2.91 2 $5.82
Bones and the Math Test Mystery • AKJ Education $2.91 2 $5.82
Bones and the Big Yellow Mystery Level 2 • AKJ Education $2.91 2 $5.82

Materials cost

$470.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.64

Total project goal

$597.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $597.59

1 Donor

-$597.59

Donations toward project cost

-$507.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.64

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