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Mrs. Werner from Zionsville, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Mystery of the 3rd-Grade Book Clubs

Help me give my students mystery book club books to go along with our mystery genre study.

  • $488 goal

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My Project

Third grade is a year of transition for many students as they make the switch from learning to read to becoming readers. Students begin engaging in deep discussions about their book choices as well as inferring, predicting, and responding to their reading. We discuss character development, theme, plot, and more in class together and students apply their learning to their own reading. We begin the year by working to build our reading lives, then we study the mystery genre. Our mystery unit is a great opportunity to hook our 3rd-grade readers with suspenseful books that they want to keep reading.

Book clubs encourage community.

Students can deepen their comprehension and connections to books when they engage in discussions with their peers. Reading becomes a way to connect with others rather than an individual experience. Students can learn from each other as they discuss new vocabulary, reactions to the story, questions, predictions, and connections.

My students need mystery book club text choices that are engaging, encourage discussion, and allow them to practice their mystery reading skills. The books that I have selected for this project will reach students at a variety of skill levels so that all of my students can continue growing as readers. The book sets could also be used by other classrooms in my building to further spread the benefits of book club reading.

Mrs. Werner
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Yellow House Mystery (The Boxcar Children, No. 3) (The Boxcar Children Mysteries) • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95
The Case of the Haunted Haunted House (Book 3) (The Milo & Jazz Mysteries) • Amazon Business $6.79 5 $33.95
The Mystery of the Gold Coin (1) (Greetings from Somewhere) • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
Sleepover Sleuths (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #1) • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
Lost in the Tunnel of Time (2) (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
Pool Party Puzzler (1) (Nancy Drew Clue Book) • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
The Bald Bandit (A to Z Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
The Soccer Secret (Zach and Zoe Mysteries, The) • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
Calendar Mysteries #9: September Sneakers • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (The Adventures Of The Bailey School Kids) • Amazon Business $4.99 5 $24.95
Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow (Jigsaw Jones Mysteries) • Amazon Business $4.99 5 $24.95
Hero Dog!: A Branches Book (Hilde Cracks the Case #1) (1) • Amazon Business $4.99 5 $24.95
The Football Fiasco (Zach and Zoe Mysteries, The) • Amazon Business $4.99 5 $24.95

Materials cost

$378.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$414.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.06

Total project goal

$487.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $487.09

13 Donors

-$449.53

Donations toward project cost

-$414.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$37.56

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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