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Mrs. Phillip-Derby from New York, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Enhance Our Environment With Secret Stories

Help me give my students access to Secret Stories visuals and activities to enhance our phonics instruction

  • $472 goal

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There is nothing more that I love than seeing the benefits of strong phonics instruction on a student's reading ability! I am an Early Childhood Educator working with students in PREK-1st. This year I have been using the Science Of Reading approach with my students. Recently, I have been introduced to Secret Stories and I have found the missing link in my instruction.

I love hands-on, fun activities to engage my students and keep them motivated for academic success.

Learning how to read can be fun, but it is HARD. High-interest activities help my students remain engaged. Secret Stories brings to life the Science of Reading phonics approach. Secret Stories tell 'secrets'. My students love learning about the secrets in words. I am requesting secret stories classroom posters and student supplies to enhance my phonics centers by using Secret Stories.

Please help us learn all of the Secrets in reading.

Mrs. Phillip-Derby PS 197 John B Russwurm Grades PreK-2

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

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Nearly all 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

20 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
"Decorative" Square Kit w/Pretty Pastel Posters • Secret Stories $109.00 1 $109.00
Parent & Homeschool Phonics Resource Bundle • Secret Stories $105.00 1 $105.00
Porta-Pic Student Packs • Secret Stories $65.00 1 $65.00
"Heavy Duty" Decorative Phonics Flashcards • Secret Stories $52.50 1 $52.50

Materials cost

$331.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $34.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$400.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.67

Total project goal

$471.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $471.14

8 Donors

-$233.80

Donations toward project cost

-$201.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.07

match offer

-$233.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$198.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.07

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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 $0.00

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