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Mr. Johnson from Reston, VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's All Fun and Games.

Help me give my students fantastic games for a school-wide board game lending library.

  • $300 goal

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My Students

I am a teacher at a Lake Anne Elementary in Reston, VA. I teach at a diverse mixed-income elementary school in the suburbs of Virginia, with 40% economically disadvantaged students. I am a specialist who directly teaches most of the students in the school, but for this post, I run a board game lending library that is open for all students in the school, host a weekly board game lunch, open to all, run and after school game club, and an annual game night for school families. My students are kids whose eyes open wide when they are discovering new games and mechanics they've not seen before. They are students who are eager to invite their friends for the next game lunch. And students who immediately want to check out that game to share with their friends in their classroom.

My Project

Modern board games have come a very long way from what many of us remember from childhood. Almost all games teach, and the kinds of games that both have engaging educational content and are fun has grown exponentially. Games engage the learning process of testing information in a feedback learning loop differently from other forms of learning, while also engaging students together around a table, building communication, executive function skills, soft skills, critical thinking, and resilience. I am building and refining a fantastic board game library of games with educational value that is open to all the students in my school.

Mr. Johnson Lake Anne Elementary School Grades 3-5

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More than a third 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

600 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Math for Love Prime Climb • Amazon Business $28.74 1 $28.74
Ion: A Compound Building Game • Amazon Business $23.41 1 $23.41
Outnumbered: Improbable Heroes | A Cooperative Superhero Math Game! Roll Dice, Do Math, Save The City! • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
ThinkFun Mystic Market Strategy Card Game for 2-4 Players Ages 10 and Up – an Exciting Fast Paced Game Perfect for Both Families and Gamers, Multi • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Blue Orange Games Kingdomino Award Winning Family Strategy Board Game • Amazon Business $19.82 1 $19.82
Proof! Math Game - The Fast Paced Game of Mental Math Magic - Teachers’ Choice Award Winning Educational Game, Ages 9+ • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Ecosystem • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Gamewright The Scrambled States of America Game • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Looney Labs Fluxx Math Fluxx Card Game • Amazon Business $14.17 1 $14.17
Gamewright Abandon All Artichokes Tin - A Heartless Card Game • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Pandasaurus Games The Mind - Family-Friendly Board Games - Adult Games for Game Night - Card Games for Adults, Teens & Kids (2-4 Players) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Gamewright Qwixx - A Fast Family Dice Game Multi-colored, 5" • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
Zeus on the Loose • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Sleeping Queens Card Game, 79 Cards • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00

Materials cost

$221.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$254.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.96

Total project goal

$299.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $299.72

3 Donors

-$228.33

Donations toward project cost

-$194.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.25

match offer

-$71.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$60.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.71

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