Help me give my students Dungeons & Dragons' supplies including: pawns, mats and manuals.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Banderas's classroom raised $1,217
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 Students
My students come from a low socio-economic background, are primarily Latino and are or have been English as second language learners. I have all 10th grade classes (three English 2 sections, and two World History sections). My average class size is about 37, with my biggest class at 39 students.
My kids have very little exposure to role-playing games (other than video game versions, and it's limited at that) or tabletop gaming culture at all; they are used to being anonymous behind a screen and lack inter-personal skills.
In addition, my students don't have the financial resources to invest in such a risk for them especially since D&D is such a complicated and complex game to learn, even more so on your own.
My Project
Dungeons & Dragons widely incorporates the now heavily emphasized teaching focus on the 5 Cs of 21st Century Skills: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Character/Compassion.
I plan on linking Fantasy Fiction, Medieval primary sources, informational text reading skills, reflections, critiques, and creative writing exercises with the D&D experience in my three English 2 classes (10th grade).
Students will be encouraged to take on the reigns of Dungeon Mastering themselves by the end of this semester (school year ends May 23). By the end of April I hope to have 5 groups running independently in each of my English classes).
I also would like my students, who will likely not get an opportunity like this to come their way again, to experience D&D with as much authenticity as possible. The dice sets bring accountability to student rolls (since everyone can see their rolls) and an aesthetic appreciation of the game, right along with having playing mats available so students can easily track combat situations and really use their 21st-century skills to make a plan of attack. I recognize that miniatures would be quite costly, so the Pathfinder Pawns are a great, cheaper substitute to make the game both visually appealing and running as smooth as possible in the short, 50-minute class sessions that we have available to us (more like 40 minutes at best after attendance, moving desks, getting supplies, and then cleaning up at the end of class). So, any items that can save us time (Dungeon Master's screens, multiple copies of the Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's Guide, etc.) are EXTREMELY helpful in making the game enjoyable and efficient.
More than three‑quarters 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
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons)
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$22.74
20
$454.80
Battle Grid Game Mat - ULTRA DURABLE POLYMER MATERIAL - Role Playing DnD Map - Reusable Table Top Non Hex Mats - RPG Dungeons and Dragons Dry Erase Vinyl Tiles - Large Set for Starters and Masters
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Wiz Dice Bag of Devouring: Collection of 140 Polyhedral Dice in 20 Guaranteed Complete Sets for Tabletop Role-Playing Games – Solids, Translucents, Swirls, Glitters, Alchemic Oddities
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$29.99
2
$59.98
Dungeon Master's Screen Reincarnated
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$10.71
5
$53.55
Pathfinder Pawns: Bestiary Box
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$34.99
1
$34.99
Pathfinder Pawns: Villain Codex Box
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