It can be fun to introduce learning into a summer day or after-dinner evening with the family during Family Time. Pull out board games that you’ve played a thousand times and add a learning component to them for a new twist on the game. A math, literacy, history, or any educational spin can be made to board games to make them appropriate for your child’s age and interests. See how we’ve made modifications to board games:
Learn with Board Games
There are so many ways to learn using board games. Occupational therapy providers love to use games and play as a facilitator to supporting skills. Try some of these ideas for example:
Then there are games that use specific items that are found in the home. Using items like game pieces, paper clips, etc. are easy ways to make a DIY game that supports learning. Try these ideas:
to specific letters. Players keep the cards that they capture by playing the game with the game boards.