Education Styles: Gameschooling
Gameschooling is a fairly new term in the homeschool education community and is an intentional way to bring fun, excitement, and buy-in with your child when it comes to learning. Gameschooling is taking board and card games and making them an essential part of your daily/weekly learning. Some families use game schooling as a supplement that adds something fun, while for others, it may be the most formal learning they do. No matter how gameschooling is used in your journey- there are SO MANY benefits:
Benefits of Gameschooling:
Creates a space for positive family culture and making memories!
Builds interpersonal skills
Fosters critical thinking skills
Examples of Using Gameschooling:
To introduce or reinforce a concept
Use as part of a Unit Study
Strengthen Math and Reading Skills
Use for SEL concepts (social emotional Learning)- playing with people of different ages, winning and losing, etc.
Books
The Ultimate Book of Family Card Games by: Oliver Ho
Gameschooling on a Budget by: Ashley Wright
Podcasts
Game Schooler Podcast | Math Games
The Family Gamers Podcast | Teaching Board Games
Articles/Websites
my-little-poppies.com- a gameschooling expert and guru with insight, game lists, and free resources.
themulberryjournal.com- a great explanation and defintion of gameschooling. Realistic ways of supplementing what you are doing with games or go all in and game school for their learning. There's even an option to download an e-book The Ultimate Guide to Gameschooling.
The Benefits of Board Games- an article written by Scholastic.com about the surprising benefits children get from playing board games.
Gaming to Re-Engage Boys to Learning- TED talk by Ali Carr-Chellman October 2010.