I have found the pyramids and the many games that can be played with
them to be great with my special education kids in my classroom (I am
not a special ed teacher so these are kids coming into a mainstream
classroom for part of their day).
What sort of things are they wanting to accomplish in the special ed
class? If they are working on social skills any game with social
interaction between the kids encourages gaining those skills (turn
taking, negotiation, anger management etc,)
Games that have played very well with my MMI (mildly mentally
impaired) kids have been: Zendo (Looney Labs), Go (classic game),
Treasures and Traps (a new card game I picked up at Origins this
year), and Fluxx (Looney Labs).
-Ryan
On Nov 3, 2007 12:47 PM, Steven Hoffman <divreon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> The Rabbits on this list generally know me, My Name is Steve, and I'm a
> rabbit in Buffalo NY.
>
> Recently a new game shop in the area who is stocking Looney Labs games has
> asked me about Games for use in Special education environments.
>
> I know there are dedicated teachers and the like on here, and I was
> wondering what Looney Labs games work best for these environments?
>
> Outside of Looney Labs are there any games that are good for special
> education purposes?
>
> Are there special rules changes to make them easier or more effective?
>
> I know I'm not being very specific, but I'm not really versed in games for
> education outside of chrononauts for History, and Nanofictionary for
> writing/creativity.
>
> Any information to pass on would be great! Thanks.
>
> -Steve Hoffman
> Buffalo NY Rabbit
>
>
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