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Mrs. Marsh from Green Cove Springs, FL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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BRSG: Promoting Perseverance by Playing Chess

Help me give my students quality materials to practice strategic play and to compete in the game of chess in class and during an after-school club.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Marsh's classroom raised $728

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students thrive on activities that require strategic thinking skills. They enjoy competing with each other but still need direct instruction on leadership skills, problem solving and character building. The goal of this project is to use class time and after-school club time to practice and compete in chess games. As the students progress in skill, they will mentor other students from the school.

Students will work in pairs to identify strategies to help persevere in difficult situations.

This resilience standard is repeated throughout grades three through six including HE.4.R.4.1, HE.4.R.1.4, HE.68.R.4.4 in both the areas of character and critical thinking and problem solving. Since students will also engage in teaching other students, resilience standards concerning leadership skills will also be promoted (HE.5.R.3.2 and HE.3.R.3.1).

To begin, students will use the Quick Chess sets to learn strategies competing with only a few pieces. These unique sets will help students learn the movement of the special pieces but will also facilitate strategic thinking in order to achieve checkmate in a game. As their skills progress, students will compete with each other in chess matches using the wooden chess sets. These sets are magnetic to assist in piece movement without losing the placement of all the pieces on the board.

Some students already have playing skills in chess so these students will be able to compete and lead others in matches. Since the Quick Chess games can be used with players at the same time as the wooden sets, many games can progress at the same time with only one or two teachers monitoring. This will allow games to continue in class and in the after-school chess club even though players are at different levels.

Decision making, mentorship, and perseverance skills will reviewed and promoted as students encourage and empower others.

Mrs. Marsh Shadowlawn Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Green Cove Springs, FL View local requests

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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Vahome Magnetic Chess Board Set for Adults & Kids, 15" Wooden Folding Chess Boards, Handcrafted Portable Travel Chess Game with Pieces Storage Slots & 2 Extra Queens • Amazon Business $36.99 10 $369.90
ROO GAMES Quick Chess - Learn Chess with 8 Simple Activities - For Ages 6+ - Chess Set for Kids • Amazon Business $20.94 10 $209.40

Materials cost

$579.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$617.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.06

Total project goal

$727.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $727.05

1 Donor

-$650.52

Donations toward project cost

-$617.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$76.53

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 $0.00

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