Ten Fish is a more mathy version of the classic Go Fish game, and is adorable with the fish theme! Each card uses a 10 Frame, which is visually really useful for budding mathematicians. Just like in regular Go Fish, the goal of the game is to create sets, only in Ten Fish, instead of […]
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Grasping the concept of negative numbers is tricky for some kids, so make it easy on everyone and play Absolute Zero! The goal of the game is to collect cards that have a sum of…ABSOLUTE ZERO! This hand is a winner! 11+8 = 19 -9+-10 = -19 11+8 = -9+-10 = 0 See how that […]
If my kids had to choose one game to take with them to a deserted island…I think it would probably be chess. As long as they could also take a brother to play it with… and this traveler chess card game would be their version of choice! It’s a tiny but extremely playable card game […]
Age: 8+ (Box says 10+) Players: 2-8 Playing Time: 25-40 minutes Category: Card Gameschool Area: math, strategy Price: $25 Publisher: Grandpa Beck’s Games Grandpa Beck does it AGAIN! Cover Your Assets was one of his first game hits, and Cover Your Kingdom is a similar concept only with a fantastical, funny, fabulous theme. The […]
Age: 7+ (box says 10+) Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 30 Minutes Category: Card Gameschool Area: Math Price: $18.50 on Rainbow Resource Publisher: Gamewright Games I posted recently about another Gamewright Dragon game called Dragonwood that we had heard about from DOZENS of homeschool friends who love it. Some of my kids love Dragonwood best, but […]
Age: 9+ Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 15 Minutes Category: Card Gameschool Area: Math Price: $17.99 on Amazon Publisher: The Master Theorem Games We love the wide variety of math games we’ve found since we started Gameschooling. There are dozens of excellent math games on the market, and each of them has its own way […]
Age: 6+ (box says 8+) Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 30 Minutes Category: Card Gameschool Area: Math Price: $9.50 on Rainbow Resource Publisher: Gamewright Games We have lots of math games and use many every week to practice math skills in a fun, non-academic way. Games are great for helping kids see the real-life value of […]
Age: 6+ (with more challenging variations for older players) Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 30 Minutes Category: Board, Educational Gameschool Area: Math Price: $29.98 on Amazon Publisher: Learning Resources Counting money is a bit of a lost skill these days with credit cards and mobile pay options. My kids earn money, but they haven’t spent it […]
Age: 6+ (box says 7+) Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 20 Minutes Category: Board, Educational Gameschool Area: Math Price: $15.75 at RainbowResource.com Publisher: Learning Resources I try really hard to leave my kids home when I go to the store. We don’t buy candy. They don’t go to school so they don’t care about all the […]
Age: 4+ (box says 5+) Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 20 Minutes Category: Board, Educational Gameschool Area: Math Price: $15.50 at RainbowResource.com Publisher: Learning Resources Sum Swamp is my #1 recommendation for early elementary math. It’s a simple game, but the dice, the Swamp theme and adorable little rubber playing pieces make this game a favorite […]
