ProudGrandma Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I am looking for the best of geography, math, grammar and phonics games from personal expereince. If you have a winner or a loser at your house and want to share the pros and cons, I would love to hear what you have to say. My kids are 6, 8 and 9 1/2. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 please help me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanki Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) I just bought these two games for my dd7 and she loves them... Words on my Mind and Head Full of Numbers Both are by Learning Resources. Forgot to add pros and cons.... pros...dd usually has trouble sitting still but with the hourglass timer she tries to hurry up and find as many words or equations as she can before the time is up. It holds her interest for a longer period of time than other games we have played. She also struggles with reading, so for now we only look for 2 and 3 letter words. She usually does not want to sit and do any kind of phonics work but this is a "game". cons...really haven't found any yet Edited May 30, 2010 by jjhankins97 added pros & cons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skissugar Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 i dont know if they meet your wants but there is a company called "simply fun" that has fabulous games.. they all take less than 30 min to play! and they all have some form of educational usage to them!! its a great company! I highly suggest their game "bank it" for learning money and learn about saving for something and still giving back to a charity! its an awesome game!! They have a game called linkety.. you can use it in tons of different ways.. naming countries, naming states, naming capitals, naming animals, naming whatever..... all of their games are made with multiple ages in mind.. so you can adapt them easily to play with preschoolers all the way up to adult :) enjoy! christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Not exactly a game, but we have been enjoying Geopuzzles for Geography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsmama Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 For geography, my son and I like any of the "10 days in ......" and Take Off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 these are all awesome ideas...thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 My kids love the board game Great States Junior. I will probably branch into the bigger version soon. I also just found a Mad Libs card game that they really enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 My kids love the board game Great States Junior. I will probably branch into the bigger version soon. I also just found a Mad Libs card game that they really enjoy. I never knew Mad Libs had a card game version...have to check it out. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embassy Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I am looking for the best of geography, math, grammar and phonics games from personal expereince. If you have a winner or a loser at your house and want to share the pros and cons, I would love to hear what you have to say. My kids are 6, 8 and 9 1/2. Thanks. I've used the Hop Off game for US geography, Yahtzee for math, Take Off for world geography, and 10 Days in Europe for European geography. I love utilizing games for learning. I wrote about each of the games I listed and shared pictures at the links above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani n Monies Mom Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Awesome game, based on the book and perfect for the ages you have. I wrote a review here. Ava Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Awesome game, based on the book and perfect for the ages you have. I wrote a review here. Ava :iagree: This is a great game! We also like Amazing Labyrinth. It gets played daily and it is never the same game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 My kids are 6, 8 and 9 1/2. Thanks. Kiddo is a Zeus on the Loose addict. Math and estimating odds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 ...Equate! It's like Scrabble with equations instead of words. The normal version has mostly 4 function arithmetic and pretty simple fractions, and you can purchase an extension that has more difficult concepts. I vaguely remember that there might be another extension for very young children, but am not sure. The Garden Game--not in one of your categories, but I love this game. It gently teaches organic gardening principles, and it is truly fun, not like a lot of other educational games. You don't have to know anything about the topic to play this game. I don't think that anyone really outgrows Sorry--and the very young children can learn math strategies from the options on some of the cards. For history, when they get a little older, Perspective is a great timeline game. Rather than knowing specific dates, it requires players to know RELATIVE dates--which events came before or after which others. They do have to know some history to enjoy playing this, though. Family Pastimes has a lot of cooperative games, where the players basically team up and play together against the game itself. These are generally pretty engaging, and lend themselves to a lot of great discussions about strategies. My recollection is that the Forest one was especially good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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