Help me give my students classic board games and card games to allow them time at recess to play and learn the classic games before technology. Games such as Sorry, Chess, Uno and Life provide students fun!
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My Students
I am the school counselor for a middle school that provides education for 425 students 5th through 8th grade. Majority of these students come from low, socio-economic home environments and "family time" for many is foreign as well as having the means to play board/card games are low within their home environment. Many are more focused on their next meal and clean clothes to wear to school. As the Winter months approach, it makes it more difficult for students to spend their pent up energy they fuel in the classroom and not able to go outside when it is too cold.
Students need activities to fuel their minds, release energy and stress, and connect with other students.
The students need games and activities to do during the winter months since it is too cold to go outside to run off their stressors and pent up energy. This generation of kids has been "raised" by technology thus board games are foreign to many of them. Simple card games and board games like Sorry and Life have never been introduced allowing them to interact with others in a positive manner. Help us to gather more games for students.
My Project
We are requesting games such as Sorry, Chess, Uno and Life provide students fun! The majority of my students have never played board games or card games. Many of these students only know technology through gaming systems, phones and computers. By having these games available to students during recess and other activity time, students can play innocent, classic games using strategy, team play, manners and fun!
This generation has lost the art of playing classic board and card games that allow people to unite, make memories and have fun!
Many of these students need opportunities to exert their energy pent up sitting in class most of the day. Other students may have stressors that for a brief time, can be set aside while they play board games such as Sorry, Life and Mancala.
More than half 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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Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$21.46
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.70
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
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Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$65.20
Total project goal
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How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$434.68
3 Donors
-$219.83
Donations toward project cost
-$186.86
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$32.97
Matching donations from our partners
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