Help me give my students an escape from their daily lives through board game play where students will learn the vital skills of collaboration, teamwork, and good sportsmanship.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Dutton's classroom raised $312
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
My Project
All students in our school are special education-identified students with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Coming from the inner city, our students are faced with challenges inside and outside of the classroom. Our incentives and rewards provide motivation to our students to continue making good decisions and staying on the right path.
Donated board games will reward students for their hard work, commitment to excellence, and adherence to our school-wide norms and BEST philosophy by providing them with much-needed brain breaks and vital teambuilding skills.
Students are eligible for board game breaks based on the points they earn each day for Being Responsible, Encouraging Kindness, Safety First, and Try, Try, Trying Again. Our school is 100% special education in Springfield, MA, and as a Title 1 school receives limited funding due to the small class sizes.
The donated items will be used as motivators, incentives, rewards, and prizes for students to strive to earn through the many programs we offer. Students earn DOJO points for following the principles of BEST, they earn raffle tickets for their daily points earned (for classwork completion, participation, being responsible and respectful, and encouraging kindness), and students can also participate in board game time when they have earned weekly levels for doing their BEST. Please help bring board games to the classroom so that students might have a distraction from the stresses of their daily lives.
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
UNO Play with Pride Card Game (inclusive board game)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$13.00
4
$52.00
Pressman Toy Chess Board Game
• School Specialty
$17.24
3
$51.72
Hasbro Gaming Battleship With Planes Strategy Board Game for Ages 7 and Up (Amazon Exclusive)
• Amazon Business
$16.99
2
$33.98
Hasbro Gaming Guess Who? Board Game, with People and Pets Cards, The Original Guessing Game for Kids, Ages 6 and Up (Amazon Exclusive)
• Amazon Business
$16.21
2
$32.42
Hasbro Gaming Connect 4 Classic Grid,4 in a Row Game,Strategy Board Games for Kids,2 Player .for Family and Kids,Ages 6 and Up
• Amazon Business
$9.99
3
$29.97
Hasbro Gaming Trouble Board Game for Kids Ages 5 and Up 2-4 Players (Packaging may vary)
• Amazon Business
$8.63
3
$25.89
Materials cost
$225.98
Vendor shipping charges
$5.17
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.39
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$264.54
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$46.68
Total project goal
$311.22
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$311.22
1 Donor
-$155.61
Donations toward project cost
-$132.27
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$23.34
match offer
-$155.61
Match offer toward project cost
-$132.27
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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