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Ms. Moore from Cranston, RI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need a Clue: Help Bring Mysteries to Our Libraries

My students need mystery novels and picture books to develop problem-solving skills.

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My Students

"Look Around You" is the name of a silly fake-science BBC show, but it's also one of my mantras in the classroom. I want my students to learn to use their observational skills to answer questions and solve problems.

I am the librarian for two elementary schools, seeing nearly 700 PreK-6 students each week.

In addition to managing the collection, I teach the kids about information literacy. The curriculum can be boiled down to two main threads: 1. Find stuff 2. Use it responsibly Honestly, my kids need a lot of help with the "find stuff" part of the equation. They have to learn to put in more work than one click of a button. True research involves creating your own questions and then searching for the answers from a variety of sources ... just like in a mystery.

My Project

I will use the picture books as readalouds, encouraging younger students to mine illustrations and text for clues. For the older kids, I will booktalk the mysteries and make the connection between detective skills and research skills. In both cases, you're searching for evidence to answer a question.

Having an expanded collection of mysteries, from picture books to early readers to novels, will help my kids hone their investigative skills and be able to better solve real-life problems.

Ms. Moore Stadium Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Cranston, RI View local requests

More than half 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

700 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Fenway Foul-Up / The Pinstripe Ghost / the L.A. Dodger / • AKJ Books $24.82 2 $49.64
Hide and Seek • AKJ Books $12.40 2 $24.80
Capture the Flag • AKJ Books $12.40 2 $24.80
Mystery • AKJ Books $11.68 2 $23.36
"When Did You See Her Last?" • AKJ Books $11.68 2 $23.36
Who Could That Be at This Hour? • AKJ Books $11.67 2 $23.34
The Unusual Suspects (Sisters Grimm Series #2), Vol. 2 Micha • AKJ Books $11.64 2 $23.28
The Legend of Diamond Lil • AKJ Books $10.94 2 $21.88
The Trouble with Chickens • AKJ Books $10.94 2 $21.88
Richard Scarry''s The Great Pie Robbery and Other Mysteries R • AKJ Books $9.45 2 $18.90
Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery Graeme Base • AKJ Books $9.45 2 $18.90
Mystery on the Docks Thacher Hurd, Thacher Hurd (Illustrator • AKJ Books $6.56 2 $13.12
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile Tomie dePaola, Tomie de Paola • AKJ Books $5.10 2 $10.20
Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception • AKJ Books $5.10 2 $10.20
Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen • AKJ Books $5.10 2 $10.20

Materials cost

$317.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$352.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.23

Total project goal

$414.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $414.86

4 Donors

-$414.85

Donations toward project cost

-$352.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.22

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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