Yay!  The Games class is happening!!  Congrats Ryan!
Anything we can do to help, you just need to ask.  
* GAMA's Games in Education booklets list lots of good ideas and resources
* Board Game Geek might be a place to go - (
boardgamegeek.com) 
* Board Game News is another site that might be good for your kids (
boardgamenews.com)
Any game that has won Spiel des Jahres (Germany's Game of the Year) is a worthy game - especially if you understand the criteria for winning:
http://www.brettboard.dk/lib/award/sdj-b.htmhttp://tinyurl.com/ysqnvn  (article in BGN, URL was way too big for email)
I envy your kids - learning the difference between Monopoly and Carcassonne so early!!  Knowing that Meeple Power rocks!  I'm just tickeled for all of you...
Carol