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Play Board and Card Games to Develop Critical Thinking

Tags

Mathematics ^21st Century Skills ^Extra-curricular/At-Home Elementary School Strategy

Skills

Flexible Thinking Self-regulation Working Memory Social Awareness Verbal Reasoning Abstract Reasoning

Play Board and Card Games to Develop Critical Thinking

If your child would benefit from extra, non-academic, reasoning skill development. NOTE: If you are looking for games you can buy, click here

Find Examples Of Games By Domain

  1. Engage students with a variety of games, including board games, memory, word and math games to develop important skills in critical thinking, executive functions and memory.
  2. Strategy board games and card games to develop critical thinking and problem solving. And try playing a game backwards to exercise flexible thinking. There are plenty of strategy games for purchase.
  3. Word games to strengthen language reasoning skills. There are plenty of word games for purchase.
  4. Jigsaw puzzles to develop visual spatial reasoning
  5. Playground games to strengthen focus and following directions
  6. Car games, Guess my Number, 101 Game, and Buzz Game to practice mental math and math reasoning skills
  7. Role play shopping games to strengthen math reasoning
  8. Memory games to teach retention strategies. There are plenty of memory games for purchase

Why It Works (the Science Of Learning)!

When students are highly engaged, learning is easier. Using engaging and playful games that involve strategy, following directions, sequencing, focus and memory will help them develop important higher order thinking and executive functions skills.