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04-01-2018, 06:09 PM | #1 |
Rose Trellis
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Gameschooling
Has anyone done this? I'm not really looking to do this as a way to homeschool exclusively but my son loves board games so I'm looking for some of the best educational ones out there. I found this list & I've been adding to my amazon wishlist & some of them we already have. He is six but can play some games for 8+. He's not yet reading but enjoys reading comprehension games - which is awesome because otherwise he doesn't "comprehend" much during school (ie, if it's not exactly what he wants to do, he can't seem to remember a thing). Any great, educational games that your kids have loved? Even older games because I'd like to be able to use games going forward as well so even if they're for older kiddos let me know.
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04-01-2018, 08:17 PM | #2 |
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Re: Gameschooling
We game pretty hard. I started learning about gameschooling in the fall and It has been AMAZING. SHifted our family culture, almost. We play a lot of games together and watch way less TV. We don't do it instead of school, but in addition to school. It has been a blast.
I'll go read the linked list and come back with some ideas. |
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04-01-2018, 08:43 PM | #3 | |
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I hate Monopoly but bought him a Monopoly card game for his Easter basket. I can see myself playing that with him a lot once he gets the hang of it. He loves our old games from when we were kids & has played scrabble & checkers with his 86 year old grandmother & her friends. I'm hoping to do this more often so we can lay off the TV & tablet a little more often. |
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04-01-2018, 09:01 PM | #4 |
Rose Garden
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Re: Gameschooling
Monopoly Deal? It's super fun. I havent taught my kids that one yet.
Some I play with my 6yo often are : Rat a Tat Cat, Stratego, The Magic Labyrinth, Slamwich. That list is great, we have a handful of the ones she mentioned. The gameschool community on FB is really great for ideas and Ive also started checking thrift stores for games! Ive scored some good deals. |
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04-02-2018, 06:34 AM | #5 |
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Re: Gameschooling
https://www.excellenceineducation.com/category/FI.html
This is a great resource. The owners of this store have written a book (which I have) that lists games by subject and grade level.
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04-02-2018, 05:26 PM | #6 |
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Re: Gameschooling
We've had periods of "gameschooling", where we do a lot less formal instruction and spend time each day playing board games. Some of the best:
Dragonwood Sleeping Queens Rat-a-Tat-Cat Timeline (History) and Cardline (Animals) Outfoxed Zooloretto Castle Panic Forbidden Island Catan Dice
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04-02-2018, 08:33 PM | #7 | ||
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04-02-2018, 09:43 PM | #8 |
Rose Garden
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Re: Gameschooling
I just organized all our kid books and games into 12 tubs. One for each month. We plan to play, play, play. And read, read, read! Then purge what doesn't work. Repeat each month!
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04-03-2018, 09:33 AM | #9 |
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Re: Gameschooling
Have not looked at the extensive list but some of our favs: Battleship, Scrabble Jr.,Apples to Apples Jr. 'Banangrams
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04-03-2018, 03:21 PM | #10 |
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04-04-2018, 05:19 AM | #11 |
Rose Garden
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Re: Gameschooling
We have lots of games.
Catan Pandymic - my 8 year old loves this game it is a coopertive adult game so it works to have her play because we are all working to gether. Carcassone - we just got the kids ' my first carcassone' I find it a but anoyinf but it is a game I could hand to a group of 4, 4to 8 year olds to play alone. When we play as a family it will be the adult game Manza - this my all time favorite kid game. Master mind Forbidden island Labetenth Out foxes - this is a kid game that good Rase to the treasure We just got Aquarious - it is a fun card game Set Tsuro Spot it We have more but I think that is all we have pulled out in the last month or so. Some spacificly for school. Mobi - is kind of like the math version of bananna grams Apple letters Q- bits - we have both the normal and the Jr. Mancala Abalon - I haven't worked with the girls much in this but they pull it down to play Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
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04-04-2018, 12:38 PM | #12 | |
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04-04-2018, 01:04 PM | #13 |
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04-04-2018, 01:33 PM | #14 | |
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04-04-2018, 02:02 PM | #15 |
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Re: Gameschooling
I absolutely love:
Set Skip-Bo Blokus I will play those just about any time with my kids. They also like: Catan Carcasonne Labyrinth (I change the rules so it doesn't take forever) Yam Slam (similar to yatzee but with chips instead of a score sheet) Sumoku Kwixx -- a great dice game! Ticket to Ride Sushi Go (we have the party edition) Pandemic Betrayal on the House on the Hill. The LOVE this but it might be scary for some kids. And some others I'm forgetting. They play chess, too. As I think of others I'll add them. The next games I plan to buy are Love Letter and 13 Minutes. |
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