CLICK ON A CARD FOR SOME OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD TRIVIA

CLICK ON A CARD FOR SOME OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD TRIVIA

CLICK ON A CARD FOR SOME OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD TRIVIA

INTRODUCTION

Children love cards. They enjoy playing with them, sorting them, examining their pictures, and memorizing the information on them. Games for Your Brain card decks tap into each child's natural interest in cards, while teaching fascinating facts about the world. Games for Your Brain are beautifully designed, fabulously fun, and extremely educational.

Games for Your Brain can be used in many different ways at school and at home. For example, these cards can be used with an entire classroom of students as a stimulating introduction to a new topic, or as a review of material they have already studied. They can also be given to a small group of students who complete their class work early and are looking for enriching activities to fill their time. Additionally, they are useful for individuals that need to work a little harder to grasp a particular subject, or who crave deeper knowledge than a class unit provides.

Each deck is packaged with a set of game ideas; the ideas are assigned a skill level from one to three based on the difficulty of the game. Level 1 games are for children who cannot yet read; Level 2 games are for early readers; and Level 3 games require reading and problem solving skills. As children play these games they absorb a wealth of information about the subject while having a great time.

In addition to the games described in the decks, you can use the activity ideas listed below to further engage kids in the excitement of learning with Games for Your Brain.

PREPARATION

To supplement some of the activities listed below, you will need to ask the children to begin collecting pictures from magazines that are related to the topic. If you do not have the luxury of getting them to prepare in advance, you can collect a big pile of pictures for the group to share.

DISCUSSION

Opening discussion: Before introducing students to a new topic, ask them to tell you what they already know about this topic. Make a list of what they already know on a large piece of paper. (It is okay if some of these things are not correct.)

Ask the children to make a list of all the things they would like to know about this topic. Write these on another large piece of paper.

Closing discussion: At the end of the unit bring out the lists and review them with the students. Did the children correct misconceptions? Did they learn everything they wanted to learn? What are the most interesting things they learned? What are the most surprising things they learned? What new questions do they have? How would they go about answering these new questions?