From the Desk of Kelly Harmon
June 2020 Newsletter
Dear Educator,
What is Balanced Literacy?
Summer Game Ideas
Summer is a great time to connect with your kids through playing games. Games are a brain changer! Jane McGonigal's book Reality is Broken, gives us insight into why games are powerful. She says that games are an escape from reality and challenges motivate us.
Logical Thinking Games
Games are great to use to get students engaged in logical thinking. Logical reasoning is an important skill for students to use in all content areas. Here are some games that promote logical thinking for students ages 5 to 18.
Other games for logical reasoning:
- Checkers
- Chess
- Cat Crimes
- Clue
- Logic Links
Word games
Students need to
- Pear Pairs
- Taboo
- Password
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