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Mr. Osborne from Fairfield, VT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creativity & Community Through Fantasy Roleplay

My students need books, dice, maps and figures to play Dungeons and Dragons.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Osborne's classroom raised $622

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school creates confident students through caring teachers. We invest in our students through rigorous academics, congenial discipline and loving guidance. Our goal is to send students to high school with confidence, maturity, discipline and an eagerness to attempt unfamiliar tasks.

In an age of digital distraction, my English classroom emphasizes reading and communication.

Students read a book of their choice for thirty minutes every class period. In addition to better comprehension skills, allowing the students to choose what they read encourages reading as a habit at a pivotal time in their lives. Communication skills are taught through writing, oral presentations and group work.

The final 120 minutes of every day consists of teacher-guided enrichment blocks. My enrichment block is called Creative Writing and Roleplaying Games. In the group, we write and present short stories, play board games including, with your help, Dungeons and Dragons.

My Project

At our school, we dedicate 120 minutes of every school day to enrichment blocks where students engage in teacher-led student-selected activities. My enrichment block will teach creativity, literacy, critical thinking, communication and improvisation skills through Dungeons and Dragons.

Fantasy roleplaying provides off-screen opportunities for fun while tricking the students into building academic and social skills.

To play the game players must talk with each other to find the best solution to the problem at hand, read through multiple books to select skills for their character, creatively describe their character's attributes and actions, draw their character, and roleplay their character's conversation.

This order includes everything needed to start our enrichment block of 20 students. The supplies ordered will provide enough for three dungeon masters and 17 players split into three groups.

The three dungeon masters (DMs) will need to share the Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manuals. However, they will have their own adventure module, DM Screen, fantasy figures, map and dice. The DM crafts their own scenario and guides other students through their epic journey. The DM builds creative improvisation skills as the players engage in actions the DM did not expect.

Each player will have their own figure representing their character and set of dice, but they will share their Player's Handbook with the group. They will use the Player's Handbook to both read about the world of Dungeons and Dragons and look up information about their character's powers. The skills learned through building a mental index of the Player's Handbook will transition to academic skills.

The Fudge Dice will be used for both Homebrew rules and as a soft start to roleplaying through teacher-created scenarios to accustom the students to roleplaying games.

Please help me start this exciting learning opportunity for our students.

Mr. Osborne Fairfield Center School Grades 6-8

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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.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons) • Amazon Business $27.98 3 $83.94
RPG Battle Game Mat - 2 Pack Dry Erase Double sided 36" x 24" (4 Terrains) + 4 Dry Erase Markers + 1 Eraser + 7pc Polyhedral Dice Set - Large Table Top Role Playing Map for Starters and Masters • Amazon Business $34.99 2 $69.98
Monster Manual (D&D Core Rulebook) • Amazon Business $29.97 2 $59.94
Out of the Abyss (D&D Accessory) • Amazon Business $37.15 1 $37.15
Tomb of Annihilation (Dungeons & Dragons) • Amazon Business $33.88 1 $33.88
Dungeon Master's Guide (D&D Core Rulebook) • Amazon Business $30.25 1 $30.25
Dungeon Master's Screen Reincarnated • Amazon Business $9.21 3 $27.63
Volo's Guide to Monsters • Amazon Business $27.58 1 $27.58
Fantasy Creatures Action Figure Playset - 90pc Monster Battle Toy Collection (Includes Dragons, Wizards, Orcs, and more) - Perfect for Roleplaying and D&D Gaming • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Smartdealspro 5 x 7-Die Series Two Colors Dungeons and Dragons DND RPG MTG Table Games Dice with FREE Pouches • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
20 Fudge Dice GM Starter Pack: Mystical - 5 Sets of 4 Fudge Dice with Chocolate Brown Self-Standing Carry Bag by Wiz Dice • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Wiz Dice 20 Fudge Dice GM Starter Pack: Terrestrial - 5 Sets of 4 Fudge Dice with Chocolate Brown Carry Bag • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Hoard of the Dragon Queen (D&D Adventure) • Amazon Business $19.64 1 $19.64
Smartdealspro 6 x 7 Sets(42 Pieces) Two Colors Polyhedral Dice with Free Pouches for Dungeons and Dragons DND RPG MTG Table Games D4 D8 D10 D12 D20 • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
35 Pieces Polyhedral Dice, Double-Colors Polyhedral Game Dice with 5 Pack Black Pouches for RPG Dungeons and Dragons Pathfinder DND RPG MTG D20 D12 D10 D8 D4 Table Game • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$490.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$528.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.22

Total project goal

$621.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $621.48

1 Donor

-$414.32

Donations toward project cost

-$352.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.15

match offer

-$207.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$176.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.07

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