Sounds good! David Looney Labs Education Discussion List <edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >David, I wasn't speaking to what you wrote. I was just speaking in >response to Kristin how I play with little kids and my mindset when >playing with 3 and 4 yr olds. (or 9 and 13 yr olds...) > >I bet the game could also be made into a GoFish type of game (sans action >& goal cards). Collecting 4-6 cards with the same picture, then laying >them out with like pictures touching. >--Kimberly > > > >On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 8:15 PM, David Millians <[ >mailto:millians.david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >]millians.david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > 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 <[ mailto:edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >]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:[ mailto:kristin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ]kristin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ][ >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:[ mailto:Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ]Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ][ >mailto:Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ]Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>[ [ http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu >]http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu > >>][ http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu >]http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 >[ mailto:Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ]Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >[ http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu >]http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu > > > > > >-- >--Kimberly > my homeschool blog: [ >http://kabersblog.blogspot.com ]http://kabersblog.blogspot.com >_______________________________________________ >Edu mailing list >Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu