Blokus
Players: 2 or 4
Ages: 4 and up
Cost: $15-20 (Buy on Amazon)
Math Ideas: Spatial Reasoning
Questions to Ask:
Which pieces are hardest to put on the board? Why?
Which of your pieces could fit in this space?
What shapes and designs can you make with your pieces?
Sorry!
Players: 2-4
Ages: 5 and up
Cost: $9 (Purchase on Amazon)
Math Ideas: One-to-one correspondence, decomposition
Questions to Ask:
What card do you hope you draw? Why?
What card do you not want to draw this turn? Why?
If you draw a 7, how will you split the seven moves between your pieces?
How many spaces until you are safe?
Uncle wiggily
Players: 2-4
Ages: 4 and up
Cost: $15-20 (Buy on Amazon)
Math Ideas: Counting, Number Recognition
Questions to Ask:
What card do you hope you draw? Why?
I drew a card. It's lower than 5. What is it?
Which card is better, 7 or 10? Why?
Shut the box
Players: 1-4
Ages: 6 and up
Cost: ~$13 (Buy on Amazon) or make your own!
Math Ideas: Decomposition, addition, subitizing
Questions to Ask:
Which tiles can you shut?
What do you hope to roll?
What combinations of dice add up to 7?