On this blog, I tend to post about a lot of ideas that I find, and some readers don’t always get a chance to know if I ever tried them – or if they were complete flops. This week, I want to feature a few past ideas that I did try and that were successful – and that I definitely want to do again.
For this week’s Phun Phriday post, I want to revisit a game that I’ve already mentioned a couple of times on this blog – Robot Turtles. Robot Turtles was another Kickstarter project that I backed, but the product is now available through ThinkFun, Amazon, and Target. I used it during Hour of Code last year with my younger students to introduce the whole concept of programming. After that, my 1st graders loved having it in a center during the year. When my Kindergartners started class in the spring, they also got to try it. They thoroughly enjoyed it as well.
The great thing about Robot Turtles is that it can be used for various levels of play, and there is a lot of room for imagination and creativity. Older students and families find it fun to play, too. If you have some room in your budget for an educational classroom game that is a great value, then I highly recommend Robot Turtles.
UPDATE 12/9/14: Check out this great top ten list based on research done with Robot Turtles!
