funnygirl Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 One l Michelle made the following EXCELLENT suggestion on another thread regarding tools for improving EF and processing speed: Playing games more often, for example, 10 Days in the USA works on organizing and planning skills, Set works on visual perception, quick recognition, and deduction, Pictureka hits visual skills and speed, Ravensburger's Labrynth works cause and effect and planning. Many games have education and theraputic value, these are just some examples. We play games daily here. I LOVE the idea of incorporating games into our daily learning activites. What games do you use to improve Executive Function, processing speed, etc? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Bobby Soxer Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I'll add this one: A Fist Full of Coins - working memory, sequencing, directionality, and expressive language skills Hi, Where did you buy this game? :bigear: Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FairProspects Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Our favorites are: Set Qwirkle Blokus Sequence Rummikub (for older kids) Rivers and Rails (youngers) MasterMind (olders) We don't have it, but I've heard good things about Ticket to Ride as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 We've been on a puzzle binge lately instead of games. She's finally doing 300 piece puzzles on her own. She groans at the idea of games now. They're just hard. Guess I ought to back up and try again. I just didn't realize, when I started playing them with her, how HARD some of them would be. I get a lot of games at the thrift store. Whackamole is big around here. Yup, I'll have to ponder this some more. I have some saved up we haven't tried yet ($3 to $5 finds at the thrift store). At one point we were playing a lot of mystery games (Clue, etc.). Some that I thought she'd like (Othello, etc.) she didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Mama Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 My kids like pictionary quite a bit. We only have the Disney version, I keep meaning to buy the original one as well. One that I found useful was monopoly. It helped my YDS identify different denominations of money and it helped the older ones with making change (dh and I would give them, say, $30 for a $24 rent) as well as teaching them to strategize. We also played Lego Minotaurs for a while. It was fast paced, a must with YDS, and helped them learn to problem solve, anticipate others moves, and deal with setbacks. I just bought apples to apples jr as their valentines gift. From what I've heard it will help them learn to think creatively and hopefully learn to plead their case without whining lol. I just wish YDS would focus on a game. If it is one that takes turns, he will wander off when his turn is done rather than sit through other people's turns. Two player works best for him, I keep trying him on others in hopes that one day it will take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnygirl Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Guess what I just discovered? At the end of each chapter in Linguisystems is a list of games that promote each skill. :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Mama Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Guess what I just discovered? At the end of each chapter in Linguisystems is a list of games that promote each skill. :thumbup1: I really need to get this book for my oldest. Where do you buy them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 You'll have to tell us if you discover any new favorites! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LaughingCat Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 ooking through SN catalogs and seeing what games they used and the description of them. Searching Amazon by skill and seeing what toys and games popped up. Along these lines, when looking at that "Hand full of coins" game on pro therapy I saw the game "Sherlock" (memory) which is currently in our "get rid of pile":lol: - guess I'll have to pull it out and see if I can get DD to play it :tongue_smilie: (things get put in the get rid of pile when NO ONE picks them on game night for an extended period ). We have a couple other memory games that are more fun IMO but that one does require you to remember a the location of a series of cards in order rather than just one card's location. A game that might be good for processing speed is Blink - they used that for a fun reward at DD's VT appts. We also have Spot it and Set which are similar in that speed is a factor. All 3 are also good for visual processing. Also there is a site called boardgamegeek which rates various games (based on user vote). You can search on Category (so "real time" would be what I call speed above - where everyone plays at the same time) or Mechanic (memory is under here). The categories are what they came up with as gamers though so they don't necessarily match what would be interesting to someone looking for SN purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 At least in our house, when games aren't getting played it's because they're rubbing a raw spot, a weakness. I don't get rid of anything. I just find an easier version and work up. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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prairiewindmomma Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Ticket to Ride pocket is available free for the iphone right now..... I just downloaded it and it has been a hit! Normally the board version of the game runs about $40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingCat Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 By no one I meant no adult either since game night includes both DH and I - sometimes the game isn't picked because it's just not all that fun to play :tongue_smilie: DD struggling is, by itself, definitely not enough to nix a game ( usually that is handled by giving her some advantage) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyfordlr Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) I'm new here, but thought I'd chime in... My odd goes to a educational therapist 2-3 times/wk and she rewards the kids with game time. The kids love them, but they all have a purpose. Here's a few of my daughter's favorites: -Slamwich -Sleeping Queens -Rat A Tat Cat -Maya Madness -Look Look (board game) -Tens Game (board game, I found on Educator's Outlet) HTH! ETA: I forgot her favorite! Puzzellations (magnetic tessellations) Edited February 23, 2012 by crazyfordlr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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