tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post1633903909031576718..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: SUMOKU: My New Favorite Game for the Classroom or LibraryMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-37630583958094912432012-01-25T21:44:37.622-05:002012-01-25T21:44:37.622-05:00I love tiles. Love how they feel and sound! This...I love tiles. Love how they feel and sound! This one is going on the family list. Do you have ZIP IT? That's a winner too. Thank you! a.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-89260173266567352182012-01-25T02:02:01.835-05:002012-01-25T02:02:01.835-05:00Cool idea for learning math---without knowing you ...Cool idea for learning math---without knowing you are learning. I can see how that could appeal to kids who don't often go for learning drills.billkirkwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527642718868234828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-81375372991393675512012-01-24T15:18:03.818-05:002012-01-24T15:18:03.818-05:00I don't normally think of games and literacy, ...I don't normally think of games and literacy, but math literacy is important... and I imagine that a game like this, similar to how Bananagrams tiles can be used to help with spelling and word-literacy, could be great. Thanks for sharing,<br />Namaste,<br />LeeLee Wind, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06314692778355984313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-74077039653861852902012-01-24T11:30:33.045-05:002012-01-24T11:30:33.045-05:00This looks great. I'll keep it in mind for wh...This looks great. I'll keep it in mind for when my 6yo is ready. Right now we've been playing Shut the Box to work on her basic addition skills (Blue Orange makes a version of this classic game - Double Shutter). In Shut the Box, there are tiles from 1-9 which flip up and down. You roll two dice and flip over the numbers which equal what you rolled (e.g., you roll a 7, you can flip down 7 or 5 and 2 or 6 and 1 or 4 and 3). When you roll a number for which you can't flip any tiles (e.g. you roll a 6 but 6, 5, 1, 2 and 4 are already flipped), the turn passes to the next person and your score is the sum of the remaining tiles. The winner is the person with the lowest score. If you managed to flip all the tiles (or "shut the box") your score is zero.Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-64158923766886435812012-01-24T07:30:46.023-05:002012-01-24T07:30:46.023-05:00Love the looks of this game, strategy thinking and...Love the looks of this game, strategy thinking and math. Our house needs one too!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.com