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Favorite Homeschool Games
Homeschool games don't have to be educational, but hey, it doesn't hurt!
A friend set up a homeschool game night that met once a week. She had
boardgames for every age group. She also organized "Homeschool Chess
Club", which was a big hit with the teens.
Here are a few of our favorites. Let me know if you have recommendations to
add.
SET Card Game
Once you get the hang of SET Game , it's addictive! The best way to teach it
to younger kids is to start playing and explain as you go. The visual nature
makes this the easiest way to catch on. This is a good travel game.
It's recommended for ages six and above. The object of the game is to
identify "sets" of three cards. Each card is unique in its four features; color -
red, green or purple, symbol - diamond, squiggle or oval, shading - solid,
striped or open, and number - 1, 2 or 3. A "set" consists of three cards on
which each feature is either the same on all of the cards, or different on all of
the cards. It sounds complicated, but kids catch on quickly to what makes a
"Set" and what doesn't. This is, hands-down, our family favorite.
Homeschool games don't have to be educational, but hey, it doesn't hurt!
A friend set up a homeschool game night that met once a week. She had
boardgames for every age group. She also organized "Homeschool Chess
Club", which was a big hit with the teens.
Here are a few of our favorites. Let me know if you have recommendations to
add.
SET Card Game
Once you get the hang of SET Game , it's addictive! The best way to teach it
to younger kids is to start playing and explain as you go. The visual nature
makes this the easiest way to catch on. This is a good travel game.
It's recommended for ages six and above. The object of the game is to
identify "sets" of three cards. Each card is unique in its four features; color -
red, green or purple, symbol - diamond, squiggle or oval, shading - solid,
striped or open, and number - 1, 2 or 3. A "set" consists of three cards on
which each feature is either the same on all of the cards, or different on all of
the cards. It sounds complicated, but kids catch on quickly to what makes a
"Set" and what doesn't. This is, hands-down, our family favorite.
Ten Days in Europe, Boardgame
After playing this game, you'll feel the jet-lag from all the imaginary travel!
Along the way, kids learn about each country, it's borders, and capital. A
friend recommends this as a fun, effortless way to learn geography.
After playing this game, you'll feel the jet-lag from all the imaginary travel!
Along the way, kids learn about each country, it's borders, and capital. A
friend recommends this as a fun, effortless way to learn geography.
Quiddler. This is a fun card game for the whole family. The goal is to make
words out of your entire hand. One to eight people can play, but the more
the merrier. Lots of arguing involved, so have a dictionary handy. For ages
eight to adult. Great game for learning spelling!
words out of your entire hand. One to eight people can play, but the more
the merrier. Lots of arguing involved, so have a dictionary handy. For ages
eight to adult. Great game for learning spelling!
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