Follstad Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 My almost 9 year old son loves his Nintendo and seems very versed in whatever game/level he's on. Had a thought, it's too bad there aren't any games that wove history into it, in a fun, competitive way that would make it a natural learning experience. Unless I just don't know about them. Or, are there any kind of computer type games that do the same?? He's currently going through auditory processing and vision therapy, so it's a struggle to teach in the traditional manner at the moment, while he's doing so much therapy. Trying to think outside the box! Thanks!!! Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 My kids played Oregon Trail many times. I think the computer version is actually free now (or very very cheap). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I'm pretty sure there are a few based on historic figures and battles. My ds is still sleeping. I'll ask him when he wakes up, although I assume that most the games would be rated T. There are a few for animal science that are rated E, such as a zoo and vet one, plus a few others. I can't think of any of the titles. Sorry, not much help right now, but I will ask ds when he gets up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 oregon trail and I'm sure there is another one...I've found a DS game called "learn geography" and I've seen other subjects for it too.....I'm sure there are more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 My ds said that the only one he can think of is Kessen. It's based on Ancient/Medieval Japan. He's sure there are others, but there are a lot more history based games for the PC than Nintendo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amey311 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I read thru a list of "educational" games on amazon and this one stood out a little: http://www.amazon.com/History-Great-Empires-Rome-Nintendo-DS/dp/B001PA0FC2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1308422155&sr=1-1 Also, if you scroll down, you can see other things that might be a good fit ("other customers bought this instead" or "customers bought these things with this item" etc). ETA: this game is from 2009, so it's one you might also be able to find used at GameStop or similar places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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