Xoom Cubes is a fast-paced word game that will be fun for students who enjoy competitive words games. The directions suggest a variety of games as well as options for players to make up their own variations. Each player gets a set color of dice and a flag is placed in the middle. The players decide on a specific challenge, such as, "spell a 5 letter word," or "spell a noun." Then after a, "Ready, set, Xoom!" each player rolls a set of dice and tries to meet that challenge with the letters that they have rolled. The first person to meet this challenge grabs the flag from the middle and wins that round. The player's dice should be reviewed to ensure spelling accuracy, and an adult might be needed to make sure disagreements do not arise. Then subsequent rounds continue with an agreed-upon challenge. Adults might need to help with setting the challenges if there is a mixed ability or age group. Since this game depends on speed, it might be discouraging for students with weaker spelling, processing speed or scanning. In addition, it can be quite noisy depending on the surface. Pack A comes with four sets of dice, so if there are more than four players, they can either team up, or buy another pack.

• 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

• Anxiety
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• A player's success depends on speed
• Processing Speed
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• A player's success depends on speed
• Reading Basics
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Self-regulation
• Multi-player activity that requires cooperation or has potential for disagreements
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• A player's success depends on speed
• Social Awareness
• Multi-player activity that requires cooperation or has potential for disagreements
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• Spelling
• Visual Discrimination
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Directions are visually difficult to read
• Vocabulary
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Working Memory
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently

Roll your dice, think fast, slide your letters into words, and be the first to grab the flag to win the round. Easy to learn, fun for all, Xoom Cubes has many ways to play, and you can even make up your own variations. Pack A includes 56 letter dice in 4 colors, and each player uses one color. Pack A-Dice Colors (Red, Green, Yellow, and Blue). If you plan to play with more than 4 people, you'll also want to order Pack B. Ages 6 and up.