cool! Thanks for your answers Magi and Timothy.... this helps.
What do you all think of the games club? Is that something that would work where you're at?
Carol
On 12/15/06,
Magi D. Shepley <magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'd do Family Fluxx...I'd be worried that regular Fluxx would have some
cards that are objectionable to the staff/parents. EcoFluxx might be a
good choice also, if their science curriculum does any kind of
environmental or recycling lessons. You could also challenge them to
make their own Fluxx version. I really need to finish that with my ED
kiddo. Maybe we can work on it this week since its a short week.
I'd also do NanoFictionary, although we are still struggling with that
with my students... writing is a real challenge for them, and all we've
been able to do with Nanofictionary is describe characters. That has
taken anywhere from 60-90 minutes depending on the day we do it. I
keep meaning to try Kimberly's version, but then I forget to send the
pictures she supplied to my email or something else comes up.
Chrononauts would be a good choice as well, especially the early
american history version because that is usually studied briefly in
elementary school.
I don't know much about Icehouse or the other games, because those are
just so far beyond anything I could imagine my students doing right now...
Magi
Carol Townsend wrote:
> I got this great email from a counselor at Pierce Elementary in Cedar
> Rapids, Iowa. Having been born in Cedar Rapids (and lived there the
> first 6 years of my life), this caught my eye immediately!
>
> Anyway, I wanted to pass on this link to an article about their Board
> Games Club for 4th and 5th graders - it's a great project that seems
> to be taking off well. It would be great to see this sort of thing
> copied in schools all over the country!
>
> <
http://pierce.cr.k12.ia.us/schoolactivities/boardgameclub.html>
>
> This is also a great list of games - except for one thing... they
> don't quite have Looney Labs games there. Which is why she contacted
> me... to see what games we would suggest for her club.
>
> I think that kids who are playing Ticket To Ride, Carcassone, and
> Settlers can handle just about any of our games. Thoughts? Opinions?
> What would be your list of Looney games that you'd suggest for this
> sort of group?
>
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