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Mr. Franklin from Philadelphia, PA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mancala Madness: and Other Mesmerizing Math Games

My students need math games to keep math interesting during the big push for the state standardized test.

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My Students

Did you have a favorite game as a child that you remember going out of your way to play? For a large number of my students, that game is Mancala. The beauty of this game is not only that it is a strategy game, exercising the mind, but it is also not on a computer or television screen.

My students are 7th and 8th graders in an urban Pennsylvania school district.

They are interested in math games, and really enjoy playing Mancala. It is quite common to have students asking to go all over the school to collect whatever games they can to be able to hold impromptu Mancala tournaments during a missed prep or during lunch.

My Project

I am requesting funding for ten Mancala boards, brain teasers, Math 24 cards, and an algebra game, allowing my students to have tournaments without having to go all over the school to find boards. Mancala is a strategy game that has the ability to improve a student's ability to plan ahead. The Math 24 cards will allow my students to improve their skills working with integers. Additionally, what middle schooler doesn't like a little friendly competition?

Your donations to this project will offer my students a way to have fun and learn basic planning skills at the same time.

In today's technologically-driven world, any time a card or board game can compete with social media and video games, the opportunity must be taken advantage of. Thank you.

Mr. Franklin Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy 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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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

45 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mancala • Nasco $9.45 10 $94.50
24® Game - Integers • Nasco $18.35 1 $18.35
Brain Quest® Deck - Grade 7 • Nasco $9.95 1 $9.95
GAME PLAYGROUND OF ALGEBRA LAB • ABC School Supply, Inc $40.94 1 $40.94

Materials cost

$163.74

Vendor shipping charges

 $16.37

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$212.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.51

Total project goal

$250.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $250.08

7 Donors

-$220.67

Donations toward project cost

-$191.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.35

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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