Episode 425 – Learning in Board Games: ELA Skills
Listener request today! We’re going to talk about ELA skills and board games to support them.
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Red Letter, Yellow Letter – Words A-Plenty
We have never cut short a game of Red Letter, Yellow Letter. The goal of winning nine cards is just right. Any longer, and people could get tired of losing; any shorter, and slower players wouldn’t have the chance to get into the game.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Word Fluxx
Looney Labs did some fun and clever things with how they want you to put your words together for success in this game.
» Read moreEpisode 394 – 7 Party Game Favorites
SNAP Review – Landmarks
“For me this game varied wildly from very easy to very hard depending on the map tile that we happened to use.”
» Read more3 of a Kind: Kinda-Like This!
3 Of A Kind taglines itself as “a party game of creative connections” and we expected a silly good time. We found in playing the game that this is exactly what happened. Sometimes.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Time’s Up! Family Edition
We’ve played this game before, and others like it. But we’d never tried something quite like this with our kids.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Tapple 10
Ten word games in a small box, with an intuitive card design. Is Tapple 10 right for your family?
» Read moreSNAP Review – Words of a Feather
Another bird-themed word game? Yes! We recommend Words of a Feather when you want a beautiful setting for a light, casual word game.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Smug Owls
This is a game that encourages outside-the-box thinking, and also allows multiple players to be recognized for their answers and insight.
» Read more2023 Board Game Gift Guide
We’ve compiled a list of great board games to help make your gift shopping a little easier.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Nerd Words: Science
Review science terms and stretch your brain in Nerd Words: Science – a party word guessing game for nerdy folks like us!
» Read moreIlliterati – Leading the League of Librarians!
We love libraries. Who wouldn’t? Now the Illiterati are threatening the world with illiteracy. Can you build words to stop them?
» Read moreEpisode 346 – Room to Grow: Word Games Edition
If you want to play word games with your kids, you’re going to have to wait a LONG time for them to be ready. We suggest a few games that can help your family work their way up to “adult” word games.
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SNAP Review – Word-A-Melon
SNAP Review – Master Word
Master Word is a cooperative word-guessing game that feels a little bit like 20 Questions and a bit like Mastermind. It’s a great fit for families!
» Read moreSNAP Review – 25 Words or Less
Every word counts in this fast-paced board game – but is it a good fit to play with kids?
» Read moreSNAP Review – Tapple
Shout your way through the alphabet with Tapple, a party word game that promises “fast word fun for everyone”.
» Read moreSNAP Review – So Clover!
Do you love word games? Are you a clever clue giver or a lucky clue interpreter? In So Clover!, do both.
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