A Board Game Education - Softcover

Hinebaugh, Jeffrey P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1607092603 ISBN 13: 9781607092605

Publisher: R&L Education, 2009

Synopsis

A Board Game Education is an entertaining and valuable resource for parents, teachers, educators, and anyone who appreciates the fun and entertainment provided by classic, traditional board games. The book provides an informative analysis of how classic board games that everyone has played_and probably owns_are not only great family entertainment but also develop core educational skills that have been proven to lead to academic achievement. Through A Board Game Education readers learn a bit of the fascinating history trivia and little-known facts regarding the most loved board games of all time (i.e., how Monopoly was used by W.W.II P.O.W.s to escape). At the same time, Hinebaugh identifies the distinct educational skills developed by each of these games and explores in detail how the play of these games cultivates such skills. A Board Game Education also provides valuable suggestions about how to modify and vary these classic board games to specifically enhance additional core educational skills and concepts. Who would have thought that Candy Land could be modified into a strategy game and Chutes and Ladders could be used to teach algebraic equations and advanced math.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeffrey P. Hinebaugh is a litigation partner with the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, in Cincinnati, Ohio. A life-long board game enthusiast, he has confronted some of the most challenging strategy problems figuring out how to beat his two children in Sorry!.

About this edition

• Publisher: R&L Education
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1607092603
• ISBN 13: 9781607092605
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188