Sunday, January 30, 2011
Playing Games to Promote Strategic Thinking
Children love to play games. In this world of high tech, we sometimes overlook the simple board games that promote interaction and strategic thought. Many of today's families are starting family game night. Whether the family consists of one child and one adult or many children and several adults, the results are that children interact with family instead of the computer, the baseball team or other outside distractors.
I would like to hear about your family game night. Let's share ideas.
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WELCOME BACK!! It is fantastic to see you back and share your ideas, even if only virtually! Good Luck with this newest endeavor! Art
ReplyDeleteMaking math fun - What a concept. Where were you when I was in school?
ReplyDeleteHi Sally,
ReplyDeleteMath is fun! Most young children really enjoy math--looking for patterns and structures, thinking about what is next, numbers etc. Somewhere in the late elementary years many become disinterested and start saying it is too hard! I want to help all children reach their potential and to see that perseverance pays off, not only in computer games and sports, but in mathematics. There is no better 'ah ha' moment, than the moment one can say " I got it!"
A friend posted this to my Facebook page in response to the games:
ReplyDeleteWe like to play board games with our grandkids 4-14. Big hits at our house are Uno, Connect 4, Blokus, and Sorry. All of these games involve thinking strategically (or “thinking so you can win” accord...ing to our Dominic) and can be played by non-readers. Great opportunity for vocabulary building and numerical concepts.
Another favorite for the 7-10 year olds in our crowd is “Life”. They like to see who will be the richest. They have already learned about mortgages and student loans. Again our Dominic (7) will only live in trailers, so he can be richer. Enough said!.