Our district serves a racially diverse population of students, including those in need of special education services. Minority enrollment is almost half of the student body and higher than the state average.
Our classrooms are filled with students of different ethnicities, backgrounds, and walks of life.
A large percentage of our students live at or below the poverty level and are at-risk academically. Several of our students have many challenges in their lives yet are full of life, personality, and positive attitudes.
Despite different challenges students bring their best to school each and every day. The parents and families of our students are very supportive and eager to help.
My Project
My school participates in a program that provides targeted support to struggling students. The goal of the program is to address academic, behavioral and social issues through enrichment classes. Students are able to choose from a list which enrichment class they would like to participate in. I offer an enrichment class of board and card games for eighth-graders.
Board games are rich in opportunities for students to learn both academic and social skills.
Board games require strategy, critical thinking, and even some teamwork or alliances. Middle schoolers especially get a lot out of board games because it’s an important age to develop critical thinking, logic, and reasoning.
These games help students connect the old-school way: through face-to-face interactions and teamwork. The social enrichment that students incur when playing board games cannot be overstated. Board games can teach important social skills such as communicating verbally, sharing, waiting, taking turns, and enjoying the interaction with others.
All of these benefits while engaging students in a learning process that is so fun they do not even realize they are learning.
Tantrix Gobble The Game - Cardboard Tiles
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
Mattel: Apples to Apples: Party Box - Deluxe Metal Case
• Amazon Business
$23.97
1
$23.97
Gobblet Gobblers
• Amazon Business
$21.69
1
$21.69
Pictomania Game Board Game
• Amazon Business
$21.32
1
$21.32
Mattel Games: The Official Uno Tin [Amazon Exclusive]
• Amazon Business
$9.99
2
$19.98
Mattel Games UNO Flip Tin [Amazon Exclusive]
• Amazon Business
$9.99
2
$19.98
Mindware – Q-bitz
• Amazon Business
$19.89
1
$19.89
LCR (Left Right Center) Dice Game in Blue Tin & LCR Wild Dice Game in Green Tin Gift Set Bundle - 2 Pack
• Amazon Business
$17.23
1
$17.23
Melissa & Doug Suspend Family Game, Classic Games, Exciting Balancing Game, Develops Hand-Eye Coordination, 12.5" H x 2.8" W x 2.8" L
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$15.49
1
$15.49
Blue Orange 3000 0 Brix Strategy Game Board, Multicolor
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$15.11
1
$15.11
Balderdash Board Game
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$14.89
1
$14.89
Winning Moves Games Sorry Classic Edition Board Game
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Schylling Tin Chinese Checkers
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Codenames: Pictures
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Brain Puzzle Back Spin Toy for Kids and Adults, Handheld Mind Teaser Fidget Game for Boys and Girls to Test Logic, Fun Play, Kill Time, Relax, Perfect as Birthday, Christmas, Get Well Soon Gift
• Amazon Business
$13.95
1
$13.95
Hasbro Connect 4 Game
• Amazon Business
$6.89
2
$13.78
Educational Insights Kanoodle Head-to-Head Brain Game
• Amazon Business
$13.26
1
$13.26
Retro Loonacy Card Game
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Tangoes Brainiac
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Classic Tangoes
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Educational Insights Kanoodle - Brain Twisting Solitaire Game
• Amazon Business
$9.79
1
$9.79
Trouble Game
• Amazon Business
$8.77
1
$8.77
Uglydoll Loonacy Card Game
• Amazon Business
$8.71
1
$8.71
Materials cost
$357.74
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.37
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$393.11
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$69.37
Total project goal
$462.48
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$462.48
4 Donors
-$255.00
Donations toward project cost
-$216.75
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$38.25
match offer
-$207.48
Match offer toward project cost
-$176.36
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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