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Mrs. Damm from Pipestone, MN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teaching Personal Finance Through Game Play

Help me give my students games that help teach personal finance. Game play is an effective way for students to learn how to budget. PayDay and Budget are great examples!

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Game play is an excellent way for students to learn how to budget their personal finances. Financial literacy is a skill that all students need to learn and game based learning can help retain the knowledge students will learn.

My goals are for students to understand why having a budget is important, paying bills, and building an emergency fund.

Students love to play games as a way to learn and both PayDay and Budget will fit nicely into my Personal Finance classes. I am a business teacher in rural Minnesota and would appreciate any help I can get!

Mrs. Damm Pipestone Area School Grades 9-12

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wiebe Carlson Associates - Budget • Teachers' School Supply $27.99 5 $139.95
The Game of Pay Day With Popular 1970's Artwork by Winning Moves Games USA, where Players Make and Spend Money for Fun, for 2-4 Players, Ages 8+ • Amazon Business $18.99 5 $94.95

Materials cost

$234.90

Vendor shipping charges

$15.39

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$283.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.08

Total project goal

$333.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$333.89

2 Donors

-$216.94

Donations toward project cost

-$184.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.54

match offer

-$116.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$99.41

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.54

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$0.00

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