February 2013: Tell a Story!

February's newsletter is all about stories and story-themed games. It's loaded with free games, reviews, and ideas for just how fun and educational stories can be!

 

A Newsletter for Teachers, Parents, and Librarians
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Feature Articles

Playing Stories

by Brian Torney
Just how do stories, and story-telling, fit in with learning? Brian shares his own experience with stories and toys, and shows us that we can find storytelling in a lot more places than we might think.
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ToyFair 2013

by Patrick Mattehws
Every year, game and toy publishers go to Toy Fair to show off their latest and greatest products, and every year, I do my best to make sense of what I see there. Here's this year's report.
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Game Review: LeftSide RightSide

by Kim Vandenbroucke
This month, Kim takes a look at the line of games published by LeftSide RightSide. They publish educational games for vocabulary, ESL, students, and test prep.
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Choosing the right educational game

by Ryan Rivera
There are so many educational games out there. How do you pick the right one? Ryan Rivera, of The Calm Clinic, is here to help.
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Free Games!

Emergent Literacy Games

by Shara Lawrence-Weiss
Shara brings us three fun games that you can play with your kids in all sorts of different situations. They're all about building emergent literacy skills, and having fun while you do it!
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Three Free Storytelling Games

by Anna Van Slee
Anna brings us three new storytelling games that will fit perfectly into either the classroom or the home. They're free and fun, and worth printing out and saving.
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Have an Idea for a Story?

Let Us Know!

We're always on the lookout for good stories, whether they're game reviews, or ways teachers or parents can use games, or even discussions of the educational benefits of games.


If there's something specific you'd like us to write about, let us know! This newsletter is all for you, after all. Why not let us know what you are interested in?

 

Tell a Story

This month's issue has run late, but we have a good reason for it: it's our biggest issue ever.

Our theme this month is about stories, and we've got lots of them.

So dig in, have fun, and enjoy!



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