Teaching games are a fun way to improve home school or class performance. Using board games is a great, economical idea.Teaching games are an effective and fun way to educate a child

Great teaching games are especially memorable. If you find a way to introduce a fun element into learning, kids are far more likely to enjoy themselves and excel at the subject.

Well-chosen board games make great math games for kids. Word board games make fun tools as the basis of English teaching games. With some creative thinking, board games can tackle virtually any subject you can think of.

We asked educators and home schoolers for their experiences of using board games as teaching tools. If you have other ideas, please share them! 

Kids' math games

Snakes and Ladders/Chutes and ladders is a perfect math game for kidsMath games for kids

The first of our math lessons using board games series introduces Snakes and Ladders as an addition math game for kids

English games

Upwords is an excellent English teaching game.Implement this great English game at home

If you're looking for English games, you could do far worse than trying Upwords on your children

Bible Trivia

Bible Trivia can be used to teach the Scriptures, says Cheryl HannepinLearning the Scriptures with Bible Trivia

Cheryl Hinneburg explains how Bible Trivia and a child's natural desire to win make it a great Christian Bible study game

Other subjects

Using board games to teach the importance of sportsmanship and other subjects.Avoid bad sportsmanship: Here comes Trouble

Rebecca Brown shows how the Trouble board game can help teach the importance of being gracious in victory or defeat to kids


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