I couldn't agree more with you, Kimberly, about the abilities of young kids, kids of any age, but I wa talking about the parents who would be acquiring the game, or not, for their kids. I think it would be a good idea to provide a range of games from very simple to something more like Lydia's rules and beyond. David Looney Labs Education Discussion List <edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >I do pretty much what Lydia does. And I have played with 3 yr olds. 3 yr >olds are often much more capable than we realize. for a 4 or 5 yr old, >sometimes they keep their goal card in their hand, so it's a suprise to >the others. Some want to do more in a row. I have never done less than 5 >and the kids I play with have all been fine. At this age, you just give a >go and adjust rules as needed for the child. > >I also made a fun little game with the pyramids for 3 & 4 yr olds. >Little kids are very smart when we sit back, let them think for >themselves, and stop trying to play for them because we think they won't >get it. Often they want to make up their own rules. and that is GREAT and >I always encourage that. > >--Kimberly > >Homeschool Teacher Rabbit > > > >On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Kristin Looney <[ >mailto:kristin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ]kristin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >________________________________________________ > > > >How do you adjust the rules to play with young kids? > >-Kristin > >============================================== >Lydia's Rules > >The player who completes their goal chain first wins. The number of cards >that must be connected is decided by the players. We base it on the >youngest player's age. In Lydia's case we match 3 and sometimes 4 cards. > >* Discard the Action Cards > >* Each player chooses a goal and places it face-up on the table. > >* Place any four block card that has at least one goal face up to begin. > >* Shuffle the deck. > >* Place the rest of the cards in a pile face down. > >* Players take turns drawing a card from the top of the pile. If the >player has a card that matches his or her goal the player can begin to >make a chain. If the card chosen doesn't have a match it is set it aside. >If player's goal is not part of the first card placed on the table, that >player has to wait until another card from another player is connected to >begin play. > >* Players take turns drawing and discarding cards until one player has >matched enough cards to complete the goal. > >* If players run through the deck without a winner, reshuffle the cards >and start the pile again. >============================================== > >_______________________________________________ >Edu mailing list >[ mailto:Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ]Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >[ http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu >]http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu > > >_______________________________________________ >Edu mailing list >Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu