In April of 2020, as much of the world had fallen under the pall of the pandemic, more and more people were resorting to Zoom video as a replacement for socializing in person. A few organizations (not affiliated with Zoom) decided to organize a “#ZoomJam,” with the challenge to create innovative games that could be … Read more
I’ve noticed that a popular activity during our COVID-19 pandemic right now is scavenger hunts. My favorite scavenger hunt app is Goosechase, which I wrote about in January of this year. Although I don’t currently have students, I immediately thought of this app when pondering how I would engage my students during online learning. I … Read more
UPDATE 3/14/2025: Solitaire Chess is now a magnetic traveling game, but the online Flash version no longer exists. Tic Tac Chec (honestly one of my favorite ways to introduce chess to young people) is sadly no longer being produced. You can still find used versions of the game, though. For more chess resources, you can … Read more
A few years ago, I wrote a post about a site called, “Puzzle Your Kids.” Hosted by the author of the Puzzling World of Winston Breen series, Eric Berlin (@puzzlereric), “Puzzle Your Kids” provided a free puzzle each week, as well as a $5 monthly subscription for more puzzles. It looks like there have been … Read more
“Old people shouldn’t be forced to learn chess, but if they want to learn chess surely they can! They’re allowed to,” a young girl assures the interviewer in The Magic of Chess. “Even though they could be doing something else – like playing Legos,” the young boy next to her adds. This adorable short film … Read more
Sometimes I notice recurrent themes in my Twitter feed and start bookmarking them. This morning, I saw a few tweets related to using board games for learning, and thought I would share them with you. The first one is from Maria Copete (@copeteworld), who uses Monopoly to teach her students about American Capitalism. Just in … Read more