This game which premiered at Essen 2000 is for Ages 5 and up. It is educational in nature -- children who have some ability to count are able to develop their skill. Each of the games is a bit more challenging than the last so once they master one game they "graduate" on to the next. Initially the child simply counts. Later the child uses an included ink...
In this tactical tile-laying game, the players try to create living space for as many animals as possible. At the same time, they want to fulfill requests for ecological compensation areas – and it will be even better if these areas can be used for traditional farming. In Siebenpunkt, you need to balance both space for animals and ecological compensation...
A classroom game for six groups of history students, grades 6 to 8. “The Siege of Kenilworth Castle was the longest in English history. The attackers tried everything to take the castle using a variety of siege weapons, including Trebuchets and siege towers. Their attacks focused on the north wall, which was judged to be the weakest part of the defenses....
“The Fortress of Louisbourg was one of the largest fortifications the French constructed in North America . . . Louisbourg was destined to fall to a New England army in 1745 and a professional British Army in 1758.” “The 1745 siege was conducted by an army raised by the colonial governments of New England who raised, equipped, supplied and transported...
“In 1519 Hernando Cortes landed in Mexico with a small army of Spanish conquistadors. They marched to Tenochtitlan, the fabulous Aztec capitol city built in the middle of a lake. Emperor Montezuma welcomed them to the city." "Cortes promptly made the Emperor his hostage and used him as a puppet ruler to gather the Aztec's gold. The mood in the capitol...
The game consists of 88 playing pieces which can be clicked together. Some contain numbers, others contain mathematical operations. There are also cards with numbers and a die. Two cards are flipped open and the players try to produce a mathematical equation with the two-digit number from the cards as a result. Then a die is rolled. On a result of one, the...
Sight Word Spy 1 is a fun and challenging game designed to reinforce sight words and develop spelling skills. The game contains 57 of the first 100 sight words children need to learn to become fluent readers. Each card has one sight word that matches with every other card in the deck! To play the game in a whole group, pass out one card to each student....
A fun way to learn sight-words, build vocabulary, and increase reading fluency! Includes: Game board with 40 sight words 10 write and wipe cards 4 write and wipe markers 4 pawns and one die conforms to ASTM D-4236 OBJECT: Be the first player to complete all of the sentences on your game card. SETUP: Have each player choose a game card, a pawn, and a write...
20TH CENTURY is a fun and anecdotal game that consists of placing curious events of the present century (XX) in the year in which they occurred. – It is not about being a “know-it-all”, but rather locating relevant events in the year in which they occurred. —description from the publisher (translated) SIGLO 20 es un juego divertido y anecdótico que...
From the game website: Sign It! the board game is an interactive new way of learning and practicing American Sign Language (ASL). It is designed to be fun and educational. Sign It! was born out of necessity. The creator is a 50 year old cabinet maker with a progressive hearing loss. While taking ASL classes, he searched in vain for a teaching tool to help...