Panda Head uses cute cards with pictures of pandas in costumes and an unusual twist on trick taking card games to help students develop flexible thinking and strategy skills. Each player starts with seven cards. On each turn, he must play a card that is either the same or higher than the card that is down. If a player does not have a card to play, he must throw down his lowest card. The object is to end the round with the lowest card. The player with the highest card accumulates that number of points. Play continues until someone reaches 21 points and he becomes a "drowsy panda". That player becomes a "pooped panda" (loses) when he reaches 21 points again and is out of the game entirely. The winner is the last player in the game. The game requires players to strategize about when to play their high cards, so that by the seventh trick, they only have a low card left. Panda Head adds a twist to traditional trick taking game in which the player has to think about how to use his higher cards over the course of six tricks while holding on to the lowest card possible. Since players never draw from the deck during the round, it does not have the same element of chance nor do young players need to worry about being able to hold all of their cards. The panda theme adds a cute visual touch to the game. Overall, a nice simple game that offers an interesting twist on traditional card games.

• 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

AVOID PILES OF PANDAS AS YOU ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT AS THE LAST PANDA AWAKE! Eat bamboo shoots for more power and watch out for BIG PANDA! Fun for pandas and people everywhere! An inventive card game fun for all ages. Easy to learn and plays in minutes.