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Top Ten Learning Games For Kids. Top 10 Learning Games for Kids (If you are confused about what all the Core Drive #s are about in this post, make sure you check out the Gamification Framework: Octalysis first!) This is a follow-up to last week’s post on What are Learning Games. One of the most promising applications of gamification is to enhance the learning experiences of children. The teaching tools of today are no longer limited to chalkboards, whiteboards, flashcards, textbooks and worksheets. Games offer kids more interactive options. “There is no commandment which says, thou shall not have fun,” says one YouTuber who discussed the use of games for educational purposes. But be forewarned. “I love and support the idea of tapping the engagement and strategic thinking of game play, but I’ve also seen very poor examples that are little more than gussied-up rote learning,” With that said, here is my list of Top Ten Learning Games for Kids.

Learning Game #1: Dragon Box Learning Game #2: Mind Snacks Learning Game #3: DIY.org. Writing Games. LRRH Plan with phases 1 -3. Everybody_writes_Pie_Corbett_sentence_level_ideas. Pie_Corbett_Rec_Yr_1_ ideas. Progression-by-year-group-talk-for-writing.