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Developing a strong understanding of place value is essential for young learners, and one of the best ways to achieve this is by providing a variety of games, puzzles, and explorations throughout the school year. One activity to reinforce place value skills is the 100 dot puzzle. In these puzzles, only the dots for 1-10, 50, and 100 are labeled on a grid of 100 dots. Students must think carefully about where to plot each sum or difference to reveal the mystery picture. What are some activities you find effective for building place value understanding in K-2nd grade?

I love using the classic game Battleship to practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. What I don't love is how much space the storage of the game takes place. My solution was to create my own digital version of the game. My students still enjoy playing the game, and my storage problems are solved! Get all the details in the post. #coordinateplane #mathteaching https://lnkd.in/gEWDS22x

Check out the new game added this week! If you have a classroom of kids, or trying to do some team building within your office, Electric Shock is a great group game to try out! Read the full instructions on how to play here! #groupgames #classrooms #teambuilding

Ten Ways to Incorporate Fun and Games into Your Homeschooling One of the most effective (and enjoyable) ways to boost the homeschooling experience is by incorporating fun and games. Here’s how you can seamlessly blend education with entertainment for an optimal learning environment. (Find this and other articles at HomeschoolApp.com.) https://bit.ly/3MWGi6N

So proud to have finished my last semester with two amazing projects: Might-Eez Workshop & Getting AHead. These two projects are likely my most impressive projects yet and I couldn't have asked for a better class of students to work with on either project. Might-Eez Workshop was my first project with complex interacting systems but thanks to my recent work in learning gameplay programming patterns it was actually quite simple to make, and is not my favorite project that I've ever worked on. The only thing I wish I'd had time to develop before the end of the semester would be a proper tutorial for each of the games. Downloads for both can be found on my personal itch.io page: https://lnkd.in/gH_BSZkq

The Color Vowel Conference is just over 5 weeks away, and we want to *DOUBLE* our attendee list, so check this out: Our new book, "Color Vowel Classroom Games" is a HYBRID publication! It will contain printable word games for hardcopy use, and each game will feature a LINK that takes you to its online interactive version, so no matter how you teach, this book is for you and your learners! 😎

"He's very smart, but doesn't study." That's what Bernardo told me last week during our consultation. Instead of studying or doing homework at home, his middle schooler, "only does his phone, computer, and video games." So, Bernardo signed his son up for the Love to Learn study skills program. Happy to say we had a very successful lesson all about note taking this past week, and we're all looking forward to Thursday's! Welcome to The Batch! If you have a tween, teen, or young adult like Bernardo's son, let's talk! Say "me" below. #lovetolearn #parentsofteens #parentingteens #momsofteens #studyskills #studystrategies #studytips

It is always great to have games and learning activities for parents to do with their little ones at home. This article presents 10 stimulating indoor activities for both quality time and learning. http://ow.ly/PqEg104N3sW

It is always great to have games and learning activities for parents to do with their little ones at home. This article presents 10 stimulating indoor activities for both quality time and learning. http://ow.ly/PqEg104N3sW

We asked Vikas Jindal, our Senior Engineering Manager, to tell us his favorite SKIDOS game and here's what he had to say: "Of all our games, Bath is the most fun! Simple but so engaging, I like how entertaining and familiar it is for kids. As kids play SKIDOS Bath, they not only learn valuable educational content but also develop essential hygiene practices and manners. It beautifully demonstrates how knowledge and good habits go hand in hand, creating a positive impact on kids’ overall well-being." #EducationWithFun #EverydayLearning #GamingForEducation #TransformativeLearning