If you’ve always wanted to wear a lab coat and goggles and mix some interesting, colorful, and pretty elements together, this is the game for you! In Compounded, all players chemists are in a race to concoct the most compounds. Each player uses his Work Bench to organize elements, track experiment levels, and store Lab … Read more
Age: 8+ Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 20 minutes Category: Words/Vocabulary/Card Gameschool Area: Language Arts Price: $20 Publisher: Educational Insights Finding a fun way to teach anything language arts is the way to go. Intentionally learning new vocabulary can be…dry…boring…but games make it fun! We love Super Sleuth to learn about different kinds of words: Synonyms, … Read more
We love being outside and visiting National Parks and were so thrilled to see some of our favorite Jr. Rangerland card games at the Visitor’s Centers of 2 recently visited National Parks! Jr. Rangerland has a wide selection of nature and National Park themed games for kids of all ages. (My favorite online place to … Read more
This game is going to wow you visually, I promise! Ecologies was designed by a science teacher to help kids learn and get excited about food webs, biomes, predators, and all that great Circle of Life Stuff. It’s a card game illustrated in a beautiful vintage Victorian style. The art alone makes this game worth … Read more
Age: 10+ Players: 2-5 Playing Time: 40 minutes Category: Board/Strategy Gameschool Area: Science/Chemistry Price: $32 Publisher: Genius Games Are you ready for another strategy science board game that will knock your socks off? We’ve played A LOT of science games in our time as homeschoolers, and the 2 games we’ve played from Genius Games are … Read more
At our last visit to a National Park (The Redwoods in California) I noticed a whole bunch of Jr. Rangerland games in the Visitor’s Center gift shop! Next time you’re there and see these beautiful games and are tempted to pick one up, just do it! We have several Jr. Rangerland nature card games and … Read more
I love finding games that preschool aged kids can play together or with slightly older siblings – anything that helps them be independent and play quietly while learning and having fun is the best possible thing in my life! Fickle Fish is a fun card game that is perfect for early elementary and preschool aged … Read more
Memory games are one of our favorite genre of games. Everyone can play and the little kids can even win! Our current favorite line of memory games are from Thames & Kosmos and are a step or two above your typical memory game. They have several versions, each targeting a different kind of memory practice … Read more
Age: 10+ Players: 2-5 Playing Time: 60-90 minutes Category: Strategy/Board Gameschool Area: Science/Biology Price: $35 Publisher: Genius Games How would you like to learn more about cell biology? There are plenty of ways to learn/study biology that will bore you to tears, but I think the best way to become familiar with the fascinating subject is … Read more
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 … Read more