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Learning to Solve Problems and Work Together Through Games!

My students need an assortment of 13 board games and card games for groups of students to play together.

  • $422 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

Sitting at home, alone, playing video games with a computer. That is what my students think of when I mention 'games' to them. My students don't grow up playing games with other kids, learning how to interact and solve problems with others. I teach 6th grade in a public middle school in California, in an extremely low-income community. Our families are typically below the poverty level, lacking the money to spend on extra games and enrichment, and the students come in far below grade level in both academics and interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

The first time I introduced board games to my students I sat back, amazed, as I realized that they could barely get started on their own. They had never played Monopoly, Sorry, Life, or any of the games I learned as a kid. Moreover, they couldn't work as a group to read the instructions or solve disagreements as the games progressed. I realized, through talking with them, that they had never had the opportunity to play board games with other kids. Most of them considered 'games' to be video games they played by themselves, in their rooms, with only a computer for company. There are no interpersonal skills needed to play the games they're used to, and there are never any problems that need solving, because the computer figures it all out for them. The students were totally lost when it came to human-powered games.

My students need practice working with others to read directions, decide on rules, and work through problems that arise in the course of a game. Playing board games with other students teaches them to try new things (they've never heard of the games Clue, Life, or many others) and to work through frustrations and disagreements. In order for them to get this practice, we need games to play! By having a variety of games such as Scrabble, Monopoly, Life, Sorry!, Mastermind, and Checkers, available for my students during lunch, after school, and a games elective period, the students will have access to the tools they need to practice essential interpersonal skills. Playing games gives them a chance to work together, enjoy the company of other kids, and have fun in a productive setting.

Your help will increase my students' interpersonal skills and give them the confidence they need to work through problems in their lives outside of the classroom - all while having fun!

Ms. O. Elmhurst United Middle School Grades 6-8

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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Oakland, CA View local requests

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

75 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FG653 - Connect Four Game • Lakeshore Learning $19.99 1 $19.99
Apples To Apples Junior 9+ Game - Second Edition Age 9+----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $31.18 1 $31.18
SMART MOUTH AGES 8 TO ADULT WORD GAME----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $20.78 1 $20.78
SCRABBLE • Cannon Sports, Inc. $25.75 1 $25.75
MONOPOLY • Cannon Sports, Inc. $25.45 1 $25.45
GAME OF LIFE FOR 2 TO 6 PLAYERS AGES 9 TO ADULT • Cannon Sports, Inc. $34.75 1 $34.75
MEMORY GAME FOR 1 OR MORE PLAYERS AGES 3 TO 6 • Cannon Sports, Inc. $5.50 1 $5.50
YAHTZEE BOARD GAME • Cannon Sports, Inc. $12.45 1 $12.45
DON'T BREAK THE ICE FOR 2 OR MORE PLAYERS AGES 3 TO 6 • Cannon Sports, Inc. $11.99 1 $11.99
FG652 - Sorry! Game • Lakeshore Learning $23.99 1 $23.99
Blokus Game - Age 5+----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $37.88 1 $37.88
Mastermind Game - Age 6 to Adult----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $19.26 1 $19.26
Checkers Set by Pressman Toys----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $5.53 1 $5.53

Materials cost

$274.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.45

Sales tax

 $19.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$346.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.95

Total project goal

$421.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $421.95

8 Donors

-$407.06

Donations toward project cost

-$346.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.89

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