Good Childrens Board Games Can Be Very Educational

One of the easiest ways to teach kids new concepts is with some good childrens board games.

With the advent of affordable games, there are plenty of childrens board games around. These games have a purpose to them.

There are some really good board games with an aim to teach kids their math or phonics, and all the while letting them play to their hearts content.

Since all math and phonics concepts are built on some basic elements, it is easier to put these elements into a game format.

This makes learning fun for kids and rewarding for us to watch them grasp the ideas and concepts and begin to apply them to everyday life.

What do these Math and Numbers Board Games for Kids Teach Them?

The most simple of these children’s board games begin with colors and shapes and then progress on to counting and sorting games. These games teach kids their very basic math and manipulation skills.

Kids board games like The Little Engine That Could “I Think I Can” game, teaches toddlers colors and shapes which is a very important precursor to sorting and counting. And all the while without kids losing their interets in learning.

Their is a huge variety of kids board games available for most of the little fans.

Young Thomas Engine fans who follow the railroad theme can find educational maths board games like “Thomas Count Your Cards” or “Thomas’ Great Race Game.”

Both of these focus on counting to get kids from one destination to the other on the game board. Not only are they counting but they also continue to reinforce the skills of remembering colors and shapes as well as sorting while playing such games.

If you are interested in moving into addition and subtraction, there are games you can consider such as the “Sum Time Game.” In this particular game, there are 15 counting cards and lots of number/symbol tiles which must be put together correctly to solve the puzzle.

Along the way, you will encounter an elephant and giraffe, a snake, an ostrich, sea creatures and many more outlandish creatures such as monsters on Mars that will help kids learn to count, add, and subtract.

For the five year old preparing to enter kindergarten, a game like “Buggo”, a interetsting educational board game that has the children finding all the beetles that are hiding in the sand, all the while watching out for BUGGO, the spider, who wants to make you put your bugs back instead of keeping them. Great game not just to teach math skills but also a good game that teaches memory skills to kids.

And there are educational board games which help teach Phonics too.....

One of the earliest games for helping preschoolers learn phonics is called “Soundtooning.” This game helps to encourage learning sounds and how they are put together to form words.

While it will not teach reading at age three, it certainly teaches the pre-reading skills children need to learn phonics and reading later on.

Building on the pre-reading skills and just in time for Kindergarten is the “Quizmo” Game.” It is a perfect fit in the family board games category It is a board game to give children good practice in learning consonants and consonant blends as well as vowel recognition.

Whether you want to be able to teach with animal characters, by searching for lost treasure, building a pyramid, menu matching, or through travel themes, your family can have fun with educational board games.

They are a great way to spend 20 minutes or a whole evening, just enjoying your child and letting them get to know who you are as their parent.

Grab a bag of popcorn or your family’s favorite treat and indulge in spending time together with such fun and educational childrens board games.

 

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