Board Game Evening
With all this talk of games and education, it's important not to overlook one of the most powerful aspects of games: connecting people together. Click here for a great article about a group using games as a way to give parents and their kids another way to spend time together. What a wonderful idea.
Teaching Self-Control
Here's a fascinating piece about how play can help kids learn self-control, and increase "executive function" (the ability to think straight and self-regulate). Or, as they put it:
the key to developing self-regulation is play, and lots of it
Looking for Contests and Grants?
Have you seen our new page on contests and grants? It's on the "Community" menu in the navigation bar (or you can just click here). We currently only have a couple of contests there, but we'll be adding more. Also, if you haven't checked out the young inventor challenge (click here), the prizes being offered there are really something special. If you know of a contest or grant that you'd like us to post, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Prussian Wargames
If you've ever played any historical miniatures games, you'll really get a kick out of this one. And if you haven't, maybe it will help you reconsider looking into one of those games as an after-school activity. What am I talking about? Well, the Prussian army actually used this style of game to train their army. Click here to check it out!
New Episode of Teaching Strategies!
Tom and Giles just posted the latest episode of their Teaching Strategies podcast. It's all about math games. Check it out!
Libraries Got Game
Brian Mayer's new book Libraries Got Game is now taking pre-orders. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but if it's anything like the articles that Brian writes (click here for an example), it'll be an absolute must-have for any librarian, teacher, or homeschooler. Click here for more information.
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