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Ms. Glasel from Oxon Hill MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Through Chess Strategies

Help me give my students chess sets to help build problem-solving skills and strategy-building skills.

  • 2 donors
  • $170 still needed

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

Next year I would like to include Chess as a weekly elective for our 3rd and 4th grades. Chess helps build many skills a student will need throughout life such as assessing a situation, thinking outside the box, and assessing many possible outcomes before moving a piece. It helps students to slow down and take their time before choosing a piece to move. It builds confidence and sportsmanship.

I want to build my students' confidence and have them start thinking independently and outside the box while problem-solving to complete their classwork.

I think this will be a great way for my students to be involved in something that is a game to build their confidence. They will also have to control their emotions if they are winning or losing. I want my students to play the actual game and not a virtual computer game. I'm very excited about this activity for next year.

Ms. Glasel
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learning Advantage Quick Chess - Elementary-Middle School - Kids • School Specialty $18.74 13 $243.62
Ziploc Storage Bags Gallon 38/Box (314470) • Staples $6.90 1 $6.90

Materials cost

$250.52

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.36

Sales tax

 $15.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$323.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.12

Total project goal

$380.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $380.79

1 Donor

-$100.00

Donations toward project cost

-$95.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.00

A family that cares about education in P.G. County match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.76

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 $169.02

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