Lost Puppies is a collaborative board game that will encourage shared decision making, creative problem solving and a sense of community. Players work together as a team against a common obstacle, not against each other. Players work together to find the lost puppies and bring them home before night falls. Players work as a team to turn over cards, one by one, to find the puppies and open up a path to home. While this game is designed for multiple players, it can by enjoyed by a single child. This game can be a great choice for siblings or mixed age elementary students who are learning the value of collaboration and supporting each other. It also grows self confidence and leadership qualities in students as they learn to explain their choices and be open to the ideas of other collaborators. No reading is required to play the game. The bright colors, fun imagery and sweet theme of helping puppies will engage most children.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

Here, puppy, puppy. Players try to find the lost puppies and bring them home before night falls. Be careful, the road is blocked and night is falling. Turn over cards, one by one, to find the puppies and open up a path home. Get them home and you all win.