Here's how playing simple, paper-and-pencil games can go beyond fun and also serve as practice for higher-level, abstract thinking.
Game: Ghost
How to play the word-building game Ghost.
Simple, cheap, paper-and-pencil strategy games are fantastic ways to practice higher-level thinking. Don't just play the games, but encourage students to notice patterns, develop strategies, and change the rules around.
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Get A Game Each WeekHere's how playing simple, paper-and-pencil games can go beyond fun and also serve as practice for higher-level, abstract thinking.
How to play the word-building game Ghost.
Let’s play Tic-Tac-Toe with numbers. But instead of three-in-a-row, we’re summing to 15.
Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!
Let’s play the simple (but surprisingly strategic) game of Chomp!
With Sprouts, students draw a small set of dots and then connect those dots with lines. The first person who can’t make a connection loses.