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Literacy Board Games
Boggle
Boggle is a great game for all ages. It incorporates the use of letter cubes, as they are shaken in a 4x4 tray. Once a three-minute timer is started, the players try and find as many words as they can use the letters that are show. This game is a great way to get students thinking about all of the combinations of letters that they could use to make words. Throughout the game, students gain practice on building words, using prefixes and suffixes in the process. Boggle is available in many toy stores, including Walmart, Target, and Amazon.com as well. Price: $16.90 |
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Scrabble
Scrabble is a game where you create words on a game board grid. Each letter is worth a certain amount of points. The goal when playing this game is to create words that result in a high point total. Scrabble is great for your children because they are creating and thinking of words and having fun at the same time! During the game your child may result to strategizing words to create a higher point value. This strategizing results in thinking at a higher level. Scrabble is available in many toy stores, including Walmart, Target, and Amazon.com as well. Price: $15.46 |
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Words with Friends
Words with Friends is much like the game of Scrabble. This game challenges players to create and add words to the board in order to earn points and beat their opponents. Throughout this game vocabulary and spelling skills are constantly being assessed. Words with Friends is available in many toy stores, including Walmart and Amazon.com Price: $34.99 |
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Bubble Talk
Bubble Talk is a game where players draw a card containing a picture and then write a caption for the picture on that card. It is a fun and creative game that you and your children will love playing! Bubble talk helps develop writing and reading skills through the use of creating captions. In order for your child to write an appropriate caption, they need to understand what the image is saying. Put on your “thinking caps,”it’s time to get creative! Bubble Talk is available in many toy stores, including Walmart and Amazon.com Price: $15.77 |
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Rory's Story Cubes
Get Ready! Get Set! ROLL!! Rory's story cubes encourage your child to use their imagination and creativity while they practice important skills of storytelling. Throughout this game you and your family will have the opportunity to roll nine 'story dice' to create a "Once upon a time..." tale based on the images that you roll. Rory's Story Cubes is available in many toy stores, including Walmart and Amazon.com Price: $7.45 |
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Math Board Games
Yahtzee
Dice are great manipulatives to use within the classroom. Yahtzee incorporate many different topics, including graphing and the use of dice into one game. During the game, each player has three tries to roll dice in hopes of obtaining the elusive Yahtzee. This is a game of luck and strategy. Let the good times roll! Yahtzee is available in many toy stores, including Walmart, Target, and Amazon.com as well. Price: $9.99 |
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Monopoly
During the game of Monopoly, your child receives the opportunity to buy and sell different properties around the board. Throughout this process, he/she gains practice with adding and subtracting skills. The concepts of money and chance are utilized within this game. Monopoly is available in many toy stores, including Walmart, Target, and Amazon.com as well. Price: $18.25 |
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UNO
Uno is great game to practice concepts like “more than” and “less than.” The goal of this game is to be the first person/team to score 500 points. In order to score 500 points you must get rid of all of your cards before your opponents. Uno provides hours of fun and math practice! Uno is available in many toy stores, including Walmart, Target, and Amazon.com as well. Price: $6.99 |
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Pizza Fraction Fun
Who wants a slice of fraction pizza? This is a wonderful game for helping your child understand that fractions make up a whole. Pizza Fraction Fun allows students to visualize fractions by using concrete examples. This game won’t leave your child hungry when it comes to learning! Pizza Fraction Fun is available in many toy stores, including Amazon.com. Price: $15.53 |
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My First Clock
My First Clock game will help your child learn about full hours, half hours, and minutes in three different games. Within this game there are clocks with hands that your child can manipulate to create the time listed on each card. This game is great because it provides your child with “hands on” practice with using a clock and telling time! My First Clock game is available in many toy stores, including Amazon.com. Price: $9.29 |
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