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Mrs. Graves from Ventura, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ready, Set, PLAY!

Help me give my students fun. interactive, and engaging games for them to enjoy.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Graves's classroom raised $342

This project is fully funded

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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

Our students and their families are really special. We have a large school, with an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse population, and we work hard to create opportunities for our community to get together to share their unique experiences and engage in and celebrate learning.

With a majority of the families in our school living in poverty, we try to create innovative learning experiences that build our students' repertoire.

We want to offer students at our Title I public school the same sorts of experience that students in rich public schools receive. We are focused on social justice and educational equity.

My Project

This project is intended to provide students with board games that are engaging, fun, cooperative, and challenging. Board games not only challenge students intellectually but provide a social emotional learning component as well.

After returning to teaching and watching students return from almost two years of isolation and solidarity, students need to interact with their peers in positive and meaningful ways.

Board games get students off their screens and provide a space for students to interact with each other in person.

Board games provide an outlet for students to work on their math and language skills. They challenge students to work cooperatively with peers. Additionally, these games allow students to think critically and work on language skills.

These board games will be used on "Fun Fridays" that happen once a month for my Language Arts, Intervention, and Study Skills classes.

Mrs. Graves Anacapa Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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 half 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

90 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Catan Board Game (Base Game) | Family Board Game | Board Game for Adults and Family | Adventure Board Game | Ages 10+ | for 3 to 4 Players | Average Playtime 60 Minutes | Made by Catan Studio • Amazon Business $44.00 1 $44.00
Ticket to Ride Board Game | Family Board Game | Board Game for Adults and Family | Train Game | Ages 8+ | For 2 to 5 players | Average Playtime 30-60 minutes | Made by Days of Wonder • Amazon Business $39.00 1 $39.00
​Blokus XL Family Board Game with Blocking Strategy and Spacial Reasoning, Oversized Gameboard, Gift for Kid, Family or Adult Game Night, Ages 7 Years & Older • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Mattel Games Balderdash, Multicolor, CFX43 & Apples to Apples Party Box [Packaging May Vary] • Amazon Business $25.86 1 $25.86
Hasbro Gaming Taboo Party Board Game With Buzzer for Kids Ages 13 and Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
UNO Family Card Game, with 112 Cards in a Sturdy Storage Tin, Travel-Friendly, Makes a Great Gift for 7 Year Olds and Up [Amazon Exclusive] • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Hasbro Gaming Scattergories Board Game • Amazon Business $19.97 1 $19.97
Hasbro Gaming Scrabble Game • Amazon Business $16.13 1 $16.13
Boggle Classic Game • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
Supersize Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18

Materials cost

$235.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$290.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.20

Total project goal

$341.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $341.31

1 Donor

-$170.66

Donations toward project cost

-$145.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.60

match offer

-$170.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$145.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.60

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