During the past week, Children’s School friends have played many new games.  We’ve tried several variants of I Spy, including locating treasures in the preschool sand table, discovering the site where close-up photographs were taken, and finding objects on the new I Spy Mobile in the hallway. 

The kindergartners have learned Tic Tac Toe and Mancala, and they made their own versions to share with their families.  They worked collaboratively to make kindergarten face dominoes and a funny face matching game.  They are also enjoying riddles and sharing games from home.

This week, the preschoolers will begin the Games Unit.  The 3’s are focusing on the basics of taking turns in simple games like Snail’s Pace Race and Hi Ho Cheerio.  They plan to make a card game called “Go Teacher” (a variant of Go Fish).  The 4’s will emphasize learning more complex game rules, particularly for games involving numbers.  They will play many dice and domino games, as well as making their own class set of wooden dominoes.  Our Extended Day friends are learning the games described in the “Francis” books, most of which are outdoor games such as hopscotch and jump rope.

It’s been fun to read the family memories and current experiences with game playing.  Thanks for taking the time to contribute them. There’s still time if you haven’t written yours yet! Look for anonymous quotations around the school at the Family Festival.  Also, we invite you to record your game favorites on the graphs in the main hallway.  The options will change weekly, from board games to outdoor games to card games, so feel free to add your input each week.  Also, each Monday, you will receive a new Car Game Card with an idea for a verbal game to play while driving or stuck in traffic.

We look forward to playing games with you at the Family Festival!