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Games to Improve Social Skills

My students need basic games to improve their social skills.

  • $233 goal

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My Students

Did you grow up having family game night? We need some fun games to learn new skills.

My students come from a tough neighborhood in NYC.

They have various and multiple special needs and have a very difficult time learning basic skills. They struggle every day trying to communicate their wants and needs. I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and from my experience, these kids would benefit from having simple games to learn turn taking skills, and learn to have fun in age appropriate way. Having games available in the classroom will improve my students' abilities to engage with each other in positive and appropriate ways.

My Project

I am requesting some basic turn taking games that will help my severely cognitively impaired students partake in activities that are typical for kids their age. I plan to initiate a buddy system to have students from different classes and with different abilities work together to improve their social skills and learn from each other. It is my hope that they can learn compassion and make new friends which is so hard to do in a special-education school with self-contained classes. It is important for my students to learn to interact with different types of people through socially positive experiences.

My students rarely have what you or I would consider "normal" social experiences.

I hope with the availability of these games, my students will learn to engage in socially appropriate activities and be able to transfer these new skills to other environments.

Ms. Bukhman PS 36K 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

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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Brooklyn, NY 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

50 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rory's Story Cube Complete Set - Original - Actions - Voyages • Amazon $24.95 1 $24.95
Tomy Pop-Up Pirate Game • Amazon $19.40 1 $19.40
Zingo Sight Words • Amazon $19.16 1 $19.16
Operation Despicable Me 2 Silly Skill Game • Amazon $17.24 1 $17.24
POOF-Slinky 0X2460 Ideal What's In Ned's Head Game with 15-Inch Plush Head • Amazon $15.75 1 $15.75
Candy Land - The Kingdom of Sweets Board Game • Amazon $13.04 1 $13.04
Don't Say It! Game • Amazon $12.81 1 $12.81
ThinkFun Snack Attack • Amazon $11.33 1 $11.33
Don't Break the Ice • Amazon $10.98 1 $10.98
Crocodile Dentist • Amazon $7.87 1 $7.87
Uno Card Game • Amazon $7.81 1 $7.81
POOF-Slinky Model #100 Metal Original Slinky in Box, Single Item, Silver • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49

Materials cost

$164.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$197.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.82

Total project goal

$232.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $232.12

3 Donors

-$116.06

Donations toward project cost

-$98.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.41

match offer

-$116.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$98.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.41

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 $0.00

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