Playing board games is a great way to pass some time while we are all stuck inside. Board games are not only fun but they help teach patience & sportsmanship as well as build educational skills.<\/p>\n
Here is a list of some games as well as the educational skills that they reinforce:<\/p>\n
Bananagrams<\/strong>: reading, spelling
\nBattleship<\/strong>: coordinate planes, strategy, critical thinking
\nBlokus<\/strong>: math, strategy, spatial relationships
\nBoggle<\/strong>: reading, spelling, critical thinking
\nConnect 4<\/strong>: patterns, critical thinking, strategy
\nDominos<\/strong>: matching, strategy
\nGuess Who?<\/strong>: critical thinking, physical attributes
\nHiHo Cherr-o<\/strong>: one-to-one correspondence, counting, number recognition
\nMad Lips<\/strong>: reading, spelling, sentence structure, English grammar, language arts
\nMastermind<\/strong>: patterns, strategy
\nMonopoly<\/strong>: math (addition & subtraction), money management, cooperation, strategy
\nScrabble<\/strong>: reading, spelling, math, critical thinking
\nSpot It<\/strong>: working under pressure, visual skills, critical thinking
\nScattergories<\/strong>: reading, spelling, vocabulary, critical thinking, language arts
\nRummikub<\/strong>: sequencing, patterns
\nQwirkle<\/strong>: spatial recognition, planning, problem solving, strategy, reasoning, critical thinking
\nTwister<\/strong>: physical fitness, coordination
\nYahtzee<\/strong>: math (adding, multiplying), probability, reasoning, strategy, social skills<\/span><\/p>\n