🎲Games we played this week are Professor Noggin-The Wonders of Science, Go Fish- Ancient Egypt, Connect 4, and 5 Second Rule.
Here’s a little bit of information about each game:
🔬 Professor Noggin- Wonders of Science is a really amazing and fun way to learn about so many topics in science. Some of the topics covered are motion🎢 , energy, natural disasters 🌪 , plants 🌱 and the states of matter 💧. There are 6 questions in total- 3 easy and 3 hard. Player A rolls the dice and Player B will read the question on the back of the card to Player A while also showing the picture on the front of the card. If s/he gets the answer right, they keep the card, if not, it goes into a discard pile. (note: the professor noggin’s series is currently updating their cards from illustration to real pictures so I am not sure which version you will get when you purchase it.)
🇪🇬 Go Fish- Ancient Egypt. This is a hit with my 7 year old as he is loving the facts and pictures on the cards. My 5 year old enjoyed playing the go fish part of the game. There are two ways to play this game depending on the age. We played it the simple way where we ask for “do you have a mummy?” “No, Go fish” “Do you have a pharaoh?” “Yes, here’s the card”. Once we get accustomed to the information on the cards, then we can play the challenging version.
🔴Connect 4 is a hit with my 5 year old. I can’t believe I didn’t buy this game earlier! What can kids learn from playing this game? Visual perception, detecting patterns, problem solving, hand-eye coordination, pincer grasp, and basic math. The object of the game is to get 4 of your color (red or yellow) in a row- horizontally, diagonally, or vertically.
⏱ 5 Second Rule has quickly become a favorite in our household. It is a quick game and really gets you to think of a variety of things- peoples’ names, cars, activities, animals, and so on. There’s so many different topics! I think that’s why my kids are so engaged. You go from naming 3 types of Honda cars to naming 3 back to school supplies to making 3 items on your counter top 😄. To play, the group decides how many rounds to play and then at the end, count up the cards (1pt each) and the person with the most points, wins! 🏆 What does this game teach? Memory recall, quick thinking, reading practice, and social skills. There is also a version for younger kids, 5 Second Rule, Jr.
Which one of these games is your favorite to play?