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Mr. Maples from Austin, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Face to Face Family Time

Help me give my students access to strategy games that will encourage face to face time with friends and family.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Maples's classroom raised $594

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate 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 predominately from low socioeconomic households. Because of this, they often have less access to enrichment experiences than students from more affluent backgrounds. However, my students arrive at school each day with a natural curiosity and enthusiasm for learning new and novel things.

Of course there is a wide range of interests within my students: some are more interested to learn about technology, coding, 3D printing, and robotics; some are drawn toward the natural world; others have an inclination towards art and music.

I strive to provide as many opportunities for my students to try new things as I can, offering them hands-on opportunities to engage their interests and curiosities.

I'm working to not only introduce my students to new ideas and experiences, but also to find ways to empower them to follow their passions outside of the school setting.

My Project

For the past two years we have held weekly strategy game days in the library. Students are introduced to a wide variety of games that require them to read, strategize, plan, organize, and make decisions. Many of the games require a considerable amount of reading and interpretation: Yu-Gi-Oh and Dominion to name a couple. Others employ skills related to math, pattern recognition, and memorization.

Our game days are opportunities that permit our students to step away from their screens and have authentic interactions with other students and teachers.

Students work to develop not only their academic skills, but also their social skills: strengthening focus and attention span and learning to be a good loser/winner.

Recently students have expressed an interest in taking the games home to play with family members, but at this time we do not have the resources to permit this. Having additional copies of these games will allow us to continue to teach and play with our students on campus, but will also allow students to share what they've learned through face to face time with their own families.

Mr. Maples Bedichek Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rio Grande Games Dominion Base Cards • Amazon Business $12.29 5 $61.45
ASNEY Upgraded Magnetic Chess Set, 12” x 12” Folding Wooden Chess Set with Magnetic Crafted Chess Pieces, Chess Game Board Set with Storage Slots, Includes Extra Kings, Queens and Carry Bag • Amazon Business $26.99 2 $53.98
PlayMonster Stratego Original Game -- New Update - Classic Pawns with No Stickers!, White, Red, Blue • Amazon Business $24.99 2 $49.98
Dominion: Renaissance • Amazon Business $38.02 1 $38.02
Rio Grande Games Dominion Empires Game • Amazon Business $33.35 1 $33.35
Rio Grande Games Dominion Adventures Game • Amazon Business $31.50 1 $31.50
Rio Grande Games Dominion Dark Ages Expansion • Amazon Business $30.25 1 $30.25
Pandemic • Amazon Business $28.79 1 $28.79
Dominion: Intrigue 2nd Edition Board Game • Amazon Business $28.59 1 $28.59
Carcassonne Board Game Standard • Amazon Business $27.97 1 $27.97
SET: The Family Game of Visual Perception • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
Sushi Go! - The Pick and Pass Card Game • Amazon Business $8.95 2 $17.90
Konami Yu-Gi-Oh Yugi/ Kaiba Starter Deck Reloaded • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Yugioh Structure Deck Dragons Collide SDDC Sealed • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Saga of Blue Eyes White Dragon Structure Deck • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98

Materials cost

$467.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.05

Total project goal

$593.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $593.67

1 Donor

-$593.67

Donations toward project cost

-$504.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.05

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