EKT Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 As I reflect upon the past school year, I'm thinking I would like to inject a little more fun into our day-to-day through things like board games. I was hoping users could recommend any elementary level family games (board games or similar) that are fun but that also offer an educational benefit (for instance, maybe the game requires math skills, or perhaps it is history-themed, etc.). We currently own very few board games, but I would love to start beefing up our collection. Any recs/comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Number Ninjas DS also really likes the Professor Noggin's card games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 We like a lot of the card games from Gamewright - Zeus on the Loose and Rat a Tat Cat are our favorites and both practice basic math skills. I really like 24 for slightly older elementary kids for math facts. Muggins is great for math practice as well. We play a lot of Bananagrams with modified rules for various ages and spelling levels. Dix It and Story Cubes are good for language since they get you talking and explaining. You've Been Sentenced is sort of cute for building sentences. We ADORE all the Timeline and Cardline games from Asmodee. Timeline is for history (start with Historical Events - the others are really hard!) and there's a Cardline for Geography and another for animals, so that's science. For logic, there's almost too many options to list. A couple we like are Mastermind and Set, but, like I said, there are lots. There are especially a lot of solo game entries in this category, like Rush Hour, so consider that sort of game too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Math and logic games: Math Dash (Addition and Subtraction) and/or Math Dash Multiplication & Division Equate This looks like a fun math game, but I've no firsthand experience with it: Mathino: Cool math games for kids Quarto Iota SET Rat-a-Tat Cat. Continuo Clue Spelling/vocabulary games: Bananagrams (Also Bananagrams has versions available for different language such as Spanish, French, Hebrew ...) Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukale Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 7 ATE 9 is in my amazon cart, it looks fun. Monopoly Jr, with my little one playing as the banker. BOOGLE I am searching amazon for some other games for summer. I will be following this thread closely. I plan on a very light summer for the girls. My oldest will be doing some Latin, and my little on reading and playing lots of games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 For specifically math related items, check out some of the suggestions in this thread: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/499692-looking-to-do-some-relaxed-math-here-want-to-share-ideas/ If I could find a way to pin that thread I'd do it... :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehave8 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Muggins! Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Muggins/Knockout Prime Climb Blokus Zeus on the Loose Rat a Tat Cat Birdcage Press artist cards Mythmatical Battles Story Cubes 7 Days in Africa (Europe, Asia, etc.) Pizza Fraction Fun Qwirkle Set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I'm not sure what the ages of your kids are, so some of these may not apply: Huggermugger Jr Q-Bitz Qwirkle Pix Mix Dizios Skippity Spot It ColorKu Scattergories Jr Go To Press Hidden Hints Cooking Up Sentences Hit the Habitat Trail Syl-la-bles Bananagrams Appletters Buzzlewords Alpha Animals Animal Tracks Math Noodlers Some old classics like: Clue Uno Yahtzee Rack-O And, with all the dozens and dozens of game we have (we have way more than this!)....my 11 year olds favorite right now: Scrabble She told me the other day that all she really needs to do for school is play Scrabble. It covers spelling, vocabulary, reading, logic, and math. :lol: My daughter would love to get Pivit. It looks very similar to Qwirkle, but with patterns too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrindam Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 S'math Connect 4 Numsense Animalogic for little ones Scrabble Monopoly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Lots of our favorites have been listed, but I didn't see Whizzizzle Phonics - like Uno but encourages reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 My daughter would love to get Pivit. It looks very similar to Qwirkle, but with patterns too. I hadn't seen that game before, and it does look like fun. Thanks for mentioning it. Regards, Kareni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micron4 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 10 Days in Europe (geography game) there are a few 10 days games. Also Geopuzzles. This is not really a game but we use it that way. For example if there are three of us we will dump three puzzles together in the center of the table mixed up, and then we compete to see who can put together their puzzle first. Also chess. Always a favorite. We started with " no-stress chess" until the kids got the hang of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merylvdm Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 For Geography (other than ones mentioned which are all great) Scrambled States Flag Frenzy BrainBox games are great. I use the geography ones for a co op class I teach but they have them available in many different topics. I just spotted one on Vile Villians that I will get for the class I am about to teach on Historical Criminals :) My kids loved Set for math. And 24 which someone else mentioned. Blurt is good for vocab and there is a Bible Blurt too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 One that hasn't been mentioned yet: Robot Turtles. It teaches kids programming concepts in board game form. My girls both love it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiahn Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Card games: SET and Rummy Roots Board games: Sequence, Sequence States and Capitals, Clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Qwirkle, labyrinth, chess, draughts, snakes/chutes and ladders, Go, phase 10, set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilajoy Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 My kids are still young (6 and 3), so I only have suggestions for the younger set. But they love: For really young ones (preschool): Sneaky Snacky Squirrel (fine motor, colors) Hi-Ho Cherry-O (counting, colors) For kindergarten-1st grade: Sum Swamp (basic addition, subtraction, odds and evens) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKT Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Thanks, everyone, for your responses! This list is fantastic and very helpful! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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