tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post216101471897240023..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: 2 New Games for the LibraryMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-314979652151754172010-07-30T00:23:56.715-04:002010-07-30T00:23:56.715-04:00Hi Franki,
Glad to see all the great games you ar...Hi Franki,<br /><br />Glad to see all the great games you are collecting in your library. You would love our basement full of the best boardgames. I recommend Zooloretto (and there is an extension) for your upper elementary kids. We also love Ticket to Ride - great for geography (and then Ticket to Ride Europe, Switzerland, the Nordic countries and Germany (with detours into Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland and France).<br /><br />My husband, Martin, is a Go player and will be glad to hear your kids are playing Go. Go began a resurgence in Japan after Hakiru No Go came out.<br /><br />Looking forward to September.Jennifer Branch-Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057805189334365941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-39947121019944613292010-07-27T22:43:53.403-04:002010-07-27T22:43:53.403-04:00Think Fun is a great company for promoting strateg...Think Fun is a great company for promoting strategic thinking.<br /><br />Here are a few of our favorites from lots of places...this would also bring math to the library. CrossWise, Flip 4, Dizios, Guacamole, Quiddler(word card game) Trionimoes, Qwirkle, Pictureka, Zingo and What's Gnu for little ones. Blokus, Boggle,Doodle Dice, Yatzee, Set, Tranrix, and Hiss.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-62206960372614534182010-07-27T21:04:59.394-04:002010-07-27T21:04:59.394-04:00My students love playing Blokus. I bought a magne...My students love playing Blokus. I bought a magnetic poetry kit from Amazon that's a big hit as well. At a school where I once taught, the librarian would hold Connect Four Tournaments for the top readers at the end of each grading period. Your library sounds like a great place. I also enjoy your blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564675564370679147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-53370299857975701362010-07-27T18:41:19.791-04:002010-07-27T18:41:19.791-04:00I am starting an after school Scrabble club this y...I am starting an after school Scrabble club this year. I have the Jr. version as well as the original Scrabble game added to the library. They will be available at other times of the day as well, but I thought this would be a good way to get our older students to think about words.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674549982411181231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-62261219023612559842010-07-27T17:05:40.640-04:002010-07-27T17:05:40.640-04:00Used your link for pentago online--fun game! Thank...Used your link for pentago online--fun game! Thanks for the info on games!<br /><br />:)Poochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574939007869525677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-38661129662325504662010-07-27T13:50:29.846-04:002010-07-27T13:50:29.846-04:00Yesterday at the library I saw some kids and grown...Yesterday at the library I saw some kids and grown-ups playing board games together and it was just so lovely. What a great way to spend a summer afternoon.BethMooreSchoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587665700660063411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-36278122431713937882010-07-27T10:03:17.689-04:002010-07-27T10:03:17.689-04:00I love this vision of the library. We have a Lego...I love this vision of the library. We have a Lego table with our Lego books, and I'm working on adding a chess table, but I'm going to take a look at some of these games and puzzles that you've mentioned. Our library is the hub of our school. I'd love to encourage the kind of activity that you're describing. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!Becky Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491591656689260482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-17448980352769849232010-07-27T08:35:59.872-04:002010-07-27T08:35:59.872-04:00Glad to find a list of games - I'm not a libra...Glad to find a list of games - I'm not a librarian, but I'm always looking for games for my kids, whose ages range from 4-14. They've recently been enjoying Quiddler (the youngers are on my team).Emily J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01132106976424535611noreply@blogger.com