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Curious George
Hide and Seek
Look and find numbers game
Play Now!Sesame Street
Abby's Sandbox Search
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
Help Abby find the objects hidden in the sand!
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Xavier Story Creator
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
All new! Create a poem inspired by Maya Angelou & more!
Peg + Cat
The Big Dog Problem
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Read a storybook with Peg and Cat!
Peg + Cat
The Election Problem
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Mathematics,Social Studies,Computational Thinking
The chickens vote for someone to watch them while the farmer is away!
Sesame Street
Storybook Builder
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Social & Emotional Growth
Create stories with Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and Cookie Monster!
Sesame Street
Letter Dance Party
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
In this game, your child can practice letter recognition and dance with Big Bird and Snuffy.
Plum Landing
Can You Dig It?
Science
Dig underground to find food, but watch out for predators!
Martha Speaks
A Tale of Two Soup Cans
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
A Martha True Story about two soup cans and what happens when we are done with them.
Martha Speaks
Getting To The Game
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
A Martha True Story about getting to the game!
Martha Speaks
Operation Ice Cream
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
A Martha True Story about all the ways to get the message out about an ice cream party!
Martha Speaks
How to be an Inventor
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
A Martha True Story about how to be an inventor!
Martha Speaks
Super Inventions
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
One of the Martha True Stories texts.
Martha Speaks
How Do You Measure Up?
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Mathematics
Read about measurement with Martha!
Martha Speaks
Planning an Elephant's Party
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Mathematics
A Martha True Story about planning an elephant's birthday party!
WordGirl
Comic Book
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
WordGirl Interactive Comic Book Activity
WordGirl
Storybook Adventure
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
html5 choose your own adventure book
Arthur
Arthur's Park
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Science,Social & Emotional Growth,Executive Function Skills
Help Arthur build a new park and beautify Elwood City!
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Adventure Stories
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
Create stories with Clifford!
Molly of Denali
Explore With Molly
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Social Studies,The Arts
Explore Molly's town, play games, and help her neighbors pick blueberries, find agate stones, and make syrup!
Molly of Denali
Fish Camp
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Social Studies
Fish for salmon with fishing rods and wheels to feed Molly's friends and sled dogs!
Molly of Denali
Beading Art
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Social Studies,The Arts
Create beaded designs with Molly using step-by-step instructions or create your own designs.
Molly of Denali
Denali Trading Post
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Mathematics,Social Studies,Executive Function Skills
Help run the Trading Post with Molly and Suki! Fill customer orders and restock shelves.
Molly of Denali
Sled Dog Dash
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Social Studies
Go on a sledding adventure! Help Molly care for the sled dogs and make deliveries.
Molly of Denali
Veggiezilla!
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Science,Mathematics
Grow giant vegetables with Molly and Trini for the Alaska State Fair!
Molly of Denali
Alaskan Adventure
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Science
Explore the Alaskan wilderness with Molly, her mom, and Nina. Take photos of amazing animals and record what you find in your notebook.
Super Why!
Wonder Red’s Rhyme Racer
Roller skate and rhyme with Wonder Red.
Super Why!
Alpha Pig's Paint By Letter
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
alpha pig letter and painting game
Super Why!
Super Why! Saves the Day
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
Use your spelling knowledge to help Super Why finish the story!
Super Why!
Storybook Creator
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
super why reading storybook creator
Super Why!
Princess Presto's Spectacular Spelling Play
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA)
Help Princess Presto put on a spelling play filled with letters!
Molly of Denali
Molly’s Winter Kitchen
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Science,Social Studies
Help Molly and her mom prepare traditional foods to last all winter!
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Xavier's Museum Maker
New room unlocked! Build your own museum!
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Hero Maker
All new heroes & items to create your avatar!
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Hidden Heroes
Go through the Secret Museum to find the heroes!
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Hero Elementary
AJs Recycle Rescue
AJ has a mission to to reuse litter in the park and clean it up for his friends to enjoy.
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Peg + Cat
The Election Problem
The chickens vote for someone to watch them while the farmer is away!
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Sesame Street
Sesame Street Super Salad Diner
Keep your customers happy in this restaurant game!
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Alma's Way
Alma Train Game
All Aboard with Alma! Build your own subway system to drop off and pick up passengers!
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Donkey Hodie
Go Fetch With Bob Dog
Bob Dog is on a mission to become a top fetcher with his coach, Penguin Referee! Go Fetch! With Bob Dog is a fun, claw machine-style game from Donkey Hodie where players use classification, flexible thinking, and visual discrimination to help Bob Dog sort the toys he wants and toss the ones he doesn't as fast as they can.
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Pinkalicious and Peterrific
Splashtastic Beach Day
Build sandcastles, dance with fish & more with Pinkalicious at the beach!
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Xavier's Museum Maker
New room unlocked! Build your own museum!
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Hidden Heroes
Go through the Secret Museum to find the heroes!
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Pinkalicious and Peterrific
Pinkcredible Story Maker
Celebrate fall & create new Pinkalicious stories!
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- Love Day Games
- Winter Games
- Friends & Neighbors Games
- Space Games
- Reading Games
- Dress Up Games
- Engineering Games
- Back to School Games
- Play Together Games
- Feelings Games
- Nature Games
- Music Games
- Animals Games
- Create Games
- Adventure Games
- Storytelling Games
- Science Games
- Shapes Games
- Dinosaurs Games
- Arts Games
- Rhyming Games
- Math Games
- Spanish Games
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- ABC Games
- Measurement Games
- Vocabulary Games
- Food Games
- Routines Games
- Matching Games
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Hero Maker
All new heroes & items to create your avatar!
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Hero Elementary
Push Pull Puzzles
Fur Blur need help getting to her snack.
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Team Hamster! & Ruff Ruffman
Team Hamster! Splash Dash
Use tools to fix the water pipes and have a hamster pool party!
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Elinor Wonders Why
Elinor Hide & Seek
Hide and seek with Elinor & friends, play by yourself or with a friend!
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Pinkalicious and Peterrific
Pinkcredible Story Maker
Celebrate fall & create new Pinkalicious stories!
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Sesame Street
Letter Dance Party
In this game, your child can practice letter recognition and dance with Big Bird and Snuffy.
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The Cat in the Hat
Clasificalo-todo
Ayuda Nick y Sally a ordenar las diferentes cosas en Toborrowland!
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Oh Noah!
Oh Noah! Curtain Up
Create your own game!
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Curious George
Curious George Busy Day Spanish
Juega juegos de matemáticas con Curious George
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Construir-a-ma-loo
Construye una máquina que hace obras de arte.
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CITH Sonida-paluza
Construye un instrumento especial - un Sounda-pa-looza!
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The Cat in the Hat
Puente-ramoso
Construye puentes con el Dragón para llegar a tiempo a la fiesta!
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The Reading Machine: Reading Games
Looking for ways to keep kids excited about reading? The Reading Machine provides links to 36 online games to help you teach and reinforce important reading skills, and to help your students practice and enhance their skills.
The games make great "reward time" activities too.
Word Finder
Reading Skills: letters, spelling (Grade 1-3)
ABC Bingo
Reading Skills: letters, spelling (Grade K-1)
Alphabet Action
Reading Skills: letters, spelling (Grade K-1)
ABC Finder
Reading Skills: letters, spelling (Grade 1-2)
Missing Letter / Busy Letter
Reading Skills: letters, spelling (Grade 1-3)
Word Scramble
Reading Skills: vocabulary, spelling (Grade 3-6)
Guess-a-Word
Reading Skills: vocabulary, spelling(Grade 1-5)
Spanish Sentence Scramble
Reading Skills: vocabulary, spelling, Spanish (Grade 6-8)
ABC Flash Cards
Reading Skills: ABCs, letters (Grade K-2)
ABCs Spanish
Reading Skills: ABCs, letters, Spanish (Grade 1-6)
Alton-Ra: The Lost Statue
Reading Skills: spelling, using suffixes and prefixes, sentence structure (Grades 3-6)
The Best Trampolini Game
Reading Skills: understanding suffixes (Grades K-2)
Sink It 'n' Solve It
Reading Skills: spelling, vocabulary (Grades 3-6)
Fun City
Reading Skills: spelling (Grades 1-3)
Synonym Toast
Reading Skills: vocabulary, synonyms (Grades 3-12)
Wizards and Pigs Poetry Pickle
Reading Skills: identifying rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration (Grades 3-6)
Synonym Sam's Lab
Reading Skills: synonyms(Grades 2-4)
The Grammar Gorillas
Reading Skills: parts of speech (Grades 2-8)
Punctuation Paintball
Reading Skills: punctuation, capitalization (Grades 1-8)
Gator's Smash 'Em
Reading Skills: spelling (Grades 2-6)
I Spy City
Reading Skills: vocabulary (Grades K-4)
Chicken Stacker
Reading Skills: short vowel sounds (Grades K-2)
Upper and Lower Case Letter Matching
Reading Skills: upper and lower case letters (Grades preK-1)
Spell Check
Reading Skills: spelling (Grades 1-12)
Flood
Reading Skills: vocabulary, classification (Grades K-3)
Letter Matching
Reading Skills: spelling, vowels (Grades K-2)
Word Confusion
Reading Skills: vocabulary, homophones (Grades 3-12)
Name That Play
Reading Skills: comprehension, recall (Grades 10-12)
Fuzzy Lion Ears
Reading Skills: letters, vocabulary, phonics (Grades preK-1)
I Spy BINGO
Reading Skills: vocabulary, comprehension (Grades K-3)
2Bee or Nottoobee
Reading Skills: verbs, present tense, past tense (Grades 1-4)
Dress Up Olivia
Reading Skills: reading (Grades K-2)
Super Readers Challenge
Reading Skills: letters, vocabulary, spelling, reading (Grades preK-2)
Supermarket Spree
Reading Skills: vocabulary, languages (Grades K-6)
The Plural Girls
Reading Skills: spelling, plurals (Grades 2-12)
Tina's World: Real or Make Believe?
Reading Skills: real and make believe (Grades K-1)
Hugo Cabret: Write Your Own Word and Picture Stories
Reading Skills: writing, storytelling (Grades 3-8)
Dogs Letter Pit
Reading Skills: letters, phonics, vocabulary (Grades preK-1)
Anagram Sleuth
Reading Skills: anagrams, comprehension (Grades 4-8)
Rooting Out Words
Reading Skills: vocabulary, root words, prefixes, suffixes (Grades 3-8)
The Effective Detective
Reading Skills: reading, comprehension, problem solving (Grades 2-5)
Seussville Story Maker
Reading Skills: reading, writing, storytelling (Grades K-4)
Charlotte's Web: Make-Your-Own Comics
Reading Skills: writing, storytelling (Grades 3-6)
Hedgie's Alphabet
Reading Skills: vocabulary (Grades K-2)
SpellaRoo
Reading Skills: spelling (Grades 1-6)
Updated 6/10/2013
Learn to Read and Learn Letters!
The Evil Snow Queen froze the magic letters of the alphabet and the animals were trapped in ice.
And only your smart kid can save them, for which he must learn the letters of the alphabet and make words - the names of animals.
Collecting words from the letters of the alphabet, the child hears the sound of each letter of the alphabet, which allows the child to subconsciously remember the letters and their sound. And after your smart little fellow saves all the animals, a smart kid will have an educational game - a quiz in which a preschooler can consolidate his knowledge of letters and reading skills.
At the end of the quiz, the joyful bunny will dance to the kid in an incendiary dance, stimulating the child to continue the fun preschool reading!
METHODOLOGY
The application uses an effective sound method of teaching reading, similar to the "Zaitsev's cubes" method and the principles of the Montessori method, namely:
WE DO NOT NEED ABC AND PRIMER. AND WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW THE ALPHABET!
To learn to read, the baby does not need to know the names of the letters.
A common phenomenon: a mother bought an alphabet for children or a primer, the child learned the letters, even learned the alphabet, but cannot read. His words don't stick.
The well-known teacher Nikolay Zaitsev claims that the alphabet is harmful for kids! In the alphabet and primer, for each letter of the alphabet, a picture is given: A - stork, B - hippopotamus, etc. When we learn to read the alphabet, the baby will remember both the letter and the picture, but how then to explain to him that the zebra - stork - lizard - heron, flashing in his mind, should form the word "hare"? How to teach a child to read?
Instead, in the application "Learn to read - Save the animals" the child does not learn the alphabetic names of the letters, but their "sound" or sounds, from which the child can easily form a word.
The game has 2 modes of learning to read:
1. Learn to spell - great for a child to learn letters and understand the basics of reading. It is recommended to start with this learning mode - it is very effective for memorizing letters and learning to read short words.
2. Learning to read by syllables (warehouses) - for children who already know the letters. By "syllables" the method "Zaitsev's cubes" means "warehouses" - i.e. a combination of a consonant and a vowel: for example, ko-ro-va, ko-sh-ka. Learning to read in such short syllables is much easier for a child than in complex "school" syllables. And the easier it is to learn to read, the more effective!
WHAT YOUR BABY WILL LEARN:
• Learn the letters of the Russian alphabet in a fast and fun way
• Develop phonemic awareness by collecting letters and listening to their sound
• Expand your vocabulary with many new words in Russian
• Learn to read by syllables and spell by letter
• Explore lots of new animals
• Reinforce our reading skills with a fun quiz
• We don't teach kids the alphabet, we teach them to read!
• Preschool and pre-school education for children aged 4+ free of charge
The interface of the educational game for children is built in accordance with the principle of the Montessori learning system - "Help me do it myself!".
It is so simple that a kid from 3 years old will figure it out in a minute and will learn the letters of the alphabet with joy and a smile, and his happy parents will be able to take a break!
Learning to read has never been such an informative and interesting activity!
This free version of the educational game contains 4 learning levels. The full version contains all 16 learning levels, arranged in ascending order of word difficulty. If at the first level words consist of 2-3 letters, then at the last level of 7-8 letters.
Board games to help you learn to read: Az da Buki first, then science!
Reading is the best teaching.
A. S. Pushkin
The ability to read is one of the most important communication skills a person needs . From childhood, the child studies the world around him, learns a lot of new and interesting things. Books, tablets, computers and the internet all use text. In ancient times, few people who could read and write were respected in society, but in the modern world, reading skills are vital.
Unfortunately, learning letters, syllables and making words out of them can become a boring and uninteresting task for a small student. Remember the cheerful long-nosed Pinocchio, who easily exchanged his ABC for entertainment! What to do? Caring parents come to the aid of educational board games for children, which Igroved will tell about today.
Children's educational games with letters.
How does the ABC begin… Of course, with letters! A variety of symbols, when skillfully written, form words, words form sentences, and sentences merge into an interesting text. Displaying letters on a piece of paper for children is quite often difficult, so board games for children contain plastic and cardboard letters, as well as special fields with hints.
Erudite Friendly letters
Board game Scrabble Friendly letters. All children love fairy tales, so a lesson in a playful way using fairy tale characters will definitely be a success with a child. A developing children's game will help to organize this lesson, in which the guys will go to the country of Bukovka.
Several interchangeable fields set different tasks for the players: children will understand the principles of dividing letters into vowels and consonants, learn to look for sounds in words composed on the field, compose words from chips and read them. With the help of "Friendly letters" it is easy and fun to teach children to read.
Since preparation for each lesson (even magical ones) takes some time, this board game with letters for parents has a special reminder with tasks. The box contains more than a hundred letter chips, 9 interchangeable fields, a convenient transparent screen and an auxiliary booklet - just open the necessary page and you can immediately give a call to the start of a magical lesson! Of course, this is only the beginning - you can come up with tasks yourself and conduct your own, even more interesting lessons!
Scrabble for children
Board game Scrabble for children. This board game for kids is specially designed for curious gamers who are learning letters.
A bright double-sided field and a set of plastic chips in a stylish pouch will allow novice writers to put down their first words.
On one side of the field there are drawings and words have already been composed, the player has to put plastic chips on top of the filled cells like a lotto game. Placing the letters on the field, the child memorizes them and learns the alphabet. On the back of the field is a standard variant in which players will form words and earn victory points. With the help of this educational children's game, the child will expand his horizons, get acquainted with letters, learn to read and spend time with benefit.
Knowledge Chest. ABC
Board game Knowledge Chest. ABC. How do you think knowledge is measured? The game expert suggests - chests, since one such square box contains a huge amount of useful information! At first, I can’t even believe it ... This board game for children will not only allow you to learn the letters of the alphabet and words, but also require the utmost care from the players.
In just ten seconds, you need to look at the card and remember everything that is shown on it, because no one knows what question will be asked.
While you are reading this sentence, the facilitator will turn the hourglass over, show you a card with colorful pictures, words, letters and symbols, and... Time is up! Now you need to roll the die, choose the appropriate question number and either earn a card as a prize (in case of a correct answer), or the presenter will return the card back to the box (in case of a mistake). The development of memory, the expansion of horizons, the study of letters and words - a real chest of knowledge!
Board games with letters for the whole family.
Children are growing up… The alphabet is mastered, the first story is written about “How I spent the summer with my grandmother”. Young writers no longer need hints and are ready to compete with adults in any educational board game. We remove everything superfluous from the field, leave the classic grid, and the whole family sit down at the gaming table!
Erudite
Board game Erudite.
This board game with letters has a bag of chips, original coasters and a playing field lined into squares. Will we need to solve a crossword puzzle or play "words"? Yes and no". Players need to make words out of available letters, intertwine words with each other, use letters previously placed on the field to create their own words. This game is familiar to your parents, it is played by millions of players around the world. Even the Iron Curtain could not stop the spread of the game to all countries, regardless of language.
But composing a word is only half the battle. You need to get the maximum number of points for it. After all, each exposed letter has its own value, and there are special cells on the field that increase the final result of your move. Many combinations, a huge number of possibilities, exciting gameplay - the educational board game Scrabble will be interesting for both children and adults!
Scrabble
Board game Scrabble. A familiar bag with letters, a lined playing field, plastic coasters.
A new name for a familiar board game with letters? It would be more correct to say: “It all started with her” ... Developed in 1931 in the United States, this educational board game has remained virtually unchanged and has come down to us exactly in the form in which it was invented by the unemployed architect Alfred Mosher Butts. Igroveda has an interesting article, which tells in detail the history of the appearance of the Scrabble game.
To win, opponents need to use their entire vocabulary and get intricate and rare words from the most distant corners of memory. Children will expand their vocabulary, and adults will be able to show off their knowledge and demonstrate to children the wisdom of the phrase: “Study hard at school, this knowledge will be useful to you in life.”
Scrabble Travel deluxe
Board game Scrabble Travel deluxe. When you and your family go on a long journey, the best companion will be an educational board game. Do not interrupt the educational process, use your free time for the benefit of you and your child! The road version of Scrabble is no different from the usual one, except that you can make words even during a strong pitching, standing on the deck and watching the waves!
Special fasteners securely hold the plastic letters on the playing field.
Compact coasters have original lids - you can hide the set from prying children's eyes in your pocket.
Scrabble Unexpected turns
Board game Scrabble Unexpected turns. The playing field imposes certain restrictions on opponents - I want to make a word, but the edge of the field interferes. What will happen if all the obstacles are removed and the chips with letters are made round? An unexpected turn, or rather - "Unexpected turns"! This is a new version of the famous educational board game, which is not inferior to its progenitor in terms of intensity of passions.
From now on, words can be formed ... in any direction, even diagonally. It is enough just to attach your disk to the previously laid out letter and collect a new word from the chips available in your personal stock. No restrictions, no restraining frames and sides - only your imagination, erudition and vocabulary! Since the letter discs are made of plastic, you can compete in spelling words on any smooth surface.
By the way, they say that on the surface of the "Dead Sea" a person can lie down and sunbathe. I wonder if it is possible to play Scrabble Unexpected Twists on the water surface?
Whatever the name of the game: Scrabble or Scrabble - all of them will allow the child to learn the alphabet in a playful way, learn how to make words from letters and, of course, read!
Board games with words
Letters are known to form words, and words form sentences. In the table games with letters discussed earlier, we made up a great many words from letters. It's time to complicate and diversify the task! There are children's board games for learning to read, some of them will be told to you by Igroved.
Soft sign
Board game Soft sign. Since we already know how to read, the set of educational children's games includes cards with various signs (words) and a convenient bag for storing them. Players need to read the word and ... find something in the room that matches the description as quickly as possible.
It can be mother's favorite vase (white), or a glass standing on the windowsill (transparent). Found? Bring it to the table immediately, because the faster the task is completed, the higher your chances of winning!
Take the game outside and complete tasks in the park, on the beach or in the country. This amazing and fun game promotes the development of horizons, the child will read the words and connect the definitions with real objects. Several games, and the young researcher will not only learn and memorize new words, but will also know that milk is white and the cactus is prickly! It's so interesting to explore and study the world around you, especially during the game!
Antoshka
Antoshka board game. Day and night, cold and warm - this board game is full of cards with opposite concepts. With them, you can train your memory according to the Memo rules or arrange a speed contest. And in the game the concept of antonyms will be learned by itself.
The bonus is the "need" to read the word-two-third (relevant for beginners to add syllables) and vocabulary enrichment.
Funny illustrations will make the process even more fun, and the compact size will allow you to take Antoshka with you on a trip.
Alias
Board game Alias. Words give characteristics to objects and describe the events taking place around us. But what to do if this word is… impossible to pronounce?! Suppose you find yourself in a magical land where the local ruler forbade the word "palm tree" from being spoken. How to explain to a friend that it is necessary to meet under the shade of this tree at noon? At first glance, an impossible task, but for board game players, this is a mere trifle: “green, tall, leaves, hot, coconuts”! Solution found!
Alias is a team game, so victory depends on the well-coordinated actions of all team members. And this means that more experienced quiz participants can help beginners, and adults can help children. During the game, young players will learn to read (words are given on the cards), learn about the properties of certain objects, and expand their horizons.
But most importantly, the whole family will receive a charge of positive emotions and have fun. For maximum effect, the game expert recommends inviting friends and neighbors to participate in the quiz.
Alias for kids
Board game Alias for kids. We got so carried away with educational board games that we forgot about the smallest players who are just starting their journey in the letter world. Especially for them, a children's version of the quiz was developed, on the cards of which, in addition to the words, the objects themselves are depicted. The task remains the same: using synonyms, sounds and hints to define the object depicted on the card.
"Why be able to read when there is a drawing?" Imagine that the picture shows a box with three lights: red, yellow and green. It’s easy to portray this street accessory: take in more air and hold your breath until it turns red, and then show everyone a yellow T-shirt and green sandals. "A traveler overheated in the sun, a Martian, a bunch of balloons, a traffic light"? The correct answer is indicated on the card under the picture .
