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Ms. Harris from Silver Spring, MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Crack the Code: Secret Stories in Our Classroom!

Help me give my students access to Secret Stories to unlock the fun and power of phonics through brain-based strategies and storytelling!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Harris's classroom raised $245

This project is fully funded

My Project

Reading is a big part of our day in second grade, and I want to make it as exciting and fun as possible! My students are bright, curious, and full of energy—and they’re working hard every day to become stronger readers.

Secret Stories will give my students a fun and brain-friendly way to understand phonics.

Instead of memorizing tricky rules, they’ll learn through stories that help the sounds stick. These stories turn boring phonics lessons into something exciting and easy to remember. I know my students will light up when they start spotting the "secrets" in words while reading and writing.

With your support, we can bring this powerful tool into our classroom and help my students build the confidence they need to become lifelong readers. Thank you so much for helping our little learners grow!

Ms. Harris Burnt Mills Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Silver Spring, MD 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

24 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Decorative Brights Class Kit - Standard Kit • Secret Stories $149.99 1 $149.99

Materials cost

$149.99

Vendor shipping charges

$16.50

Sales tax

$9.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$207.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.66

Total project goal

$244.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$244.40

5 Donors

-$194.40

Donations toward project cost

-$165.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.16

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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$0.00

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