I'm a librarian at a small school in a small town on the coast of Maine. While we love living here, it does mean that we don't necessarily live near each other which means students are always looking for ways to socialize. They love to gather in the library during lunch or any other unstructured time. They also love to help me with tasks in the library. It's sometimes a little overwhelming to have so many students asking if they can help me shelve books or organize. Many of these students are avid readers and rely on the library to provide most of their reading materials.
My Project
Most of my students are readers but some have trouble finding books they like. I want to create book and game pairings to feature different sections of the library collection. For example, I will use the game "Clue" to promote the mystery section, "The Game of Life" to promote the realistic fiction section, "Operation" to promote books with medical themes, and "Sorry" to promote stories of friendship or love. I'll use "Jenga" to promote our engineering section and "Monopoly" to promote our economics section. There are so many ways to use these games.
While promoting reading is my primary focus, a secondary use for these games will be a brain break for my students who crave nothing more than a few minutes of fun with their friends at school.
We frequently talk about meeting the social and emotional needs of our students but we don't always build time into their school day to make sure we really are meeting their needs. This project will help me do that.
My students already see the library as a community space where they can follow their own interests and these games will reinforce that and ideally, they will remember that their public library can be the same kind of place for them.
Classic Connect 4, Classic Sorry!, & Classic Trouble [Exclusively Bundled by Brishan]
• Amazon Business
$40.00
1
$40.00
Hasbro Gaming The Game of Life Game, Family Board Game for 2-4 Players, Indoor Game for Kids Ages 8 and Up, Pegs Come in 6 Colors
• Amazon Business
$14.29
1
$14.29
Classic Operation Game
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Mattel Blokus Shuffle: UNO Edition Strategy Board Game for 2 to 4 Players, Gift for Kid, Family or Adult Game Night, Ages 6 Years & Older [Amazon Exclusive]
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Hasbro Gaming: Jenga Classic Game
• Amazon Business
$10.27
1
$10.27
Hasbro Gaming Guess Who? Game Original Guessing Game for Kids Ages 6 and Up for 2 Players
• Amazon Business
$9.84
1
$9.84
MONOPOLY Classic Game
• Amazon Business
$9.00
1
$9.00
Hasbro Clue Game; Incudes The Ghost Of Mrs. White; Compatible With Alexa (Amazon Exclusive); Mystery Board Game For Kids Ages 8 And Up
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Czech Games Codenames
• Amazon Business
$8.04
1
$8.04
SKIP BO Card Game
• Amazon Business
$7.79
1
$7.79
Sushi Go! - The Pick and Pass Card Game
• Amazon Business
$7.39
1
$7.39
Boggle Classic Game
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
Pressman Toy Double Six Wooden Dominoes, 28 Pieces Wooden Dominoes Six, 5"
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
UNO Play with Pride Card Game with 112 Cards and Instructions, Great Gift for Ages 7 Years Old & Up
• Amazon Business
$4.49
1
$4.49
Materials cost
$161.06
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$8.05
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.42
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$201.53
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$35.56
Total project goal
$237.09
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$237.09
8 Donors
-$214.25
Donations toward project cost
-$182.41
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$31.84
match offer
-$22.50
Match offer toward project cost
-$19.12
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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