Critical Thinking with Board Games
The intent of this innovative course is to draw children into critical thinking practice explicitly as they engage with their favorite board games. Students play, & analyze many board games – their design, rules, strategies, etc using innovative worksheet exercises, & activities. They learn collaborative and competitive play strategies furthering their thinking abilities.
Students understand and evaluate their play choices, and strategies. They list pros and cons, engage in would you rather, what would you do when.., and so on type of meta cognition and critical thinking exercises while having fun playing board games with friends, and reflecting on personal experiences in class.
Session Info
- 45 minutes per class
- Twice per week for 4 weeks or Once per week for 8 weeks
- 5 - 8 year olds
- 3 - 10 learners per class
Price - USD
$49.99
$6.25 per class per student
This is an ongoing course offered in 8 class sessions. Each new session builds on the previous session for continuing students
Available Times
Batch 1
Mondays & Wednesdays
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM – IST
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM BST
06:30 PM – 07:15 PM SGT
06:30 AM – 07:15 PM EST
Batch 2
Mondays & Wednesdays
9:00 PM – 9:45 PM – IST
04:30 PM – 5:15 PM BST
11:30 PM – 12:15 AM SGT
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EST
Batch 3
Tuesdays & Thursdays
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM – IST
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM BST
06:30 PM – 07:15 PM SGT
06:30 AM – 07:15 PM EST
Batch 4
Tuesdays & Thursdays
9:00 PM – 9:45 PM – IST
04:30 PM – 5:15 PM BST
11:30 PM – 12:15 AM SGT
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EST
Batch 5
Fridays & Saturdays
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM – IST
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM BST
06:30 PM – 07:15 PM SGT
06:30 AM – 07:15 PM EST
Batch 6
Fridays & Saturdays
9:00 PM – 9:45 PM – IST
04:30 PM – 5:15 PM BST
11:30 PM – 12:15 AM SGT
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EST
Course Details
Develop critical thinking skills like identifying, analyzing, & evaluating choices and cause & effect.
Promote creativity, strategy, & problem solving skills through play
Learn collaborative and competitive play skills by engaging with individual and team based board games.
Foster positive interactions, brainstorming, and collaboration among peers
Engage children’s multiple intelligences and develop multifaceted thinking acumen by exposing them to a variety of board games – inviting them to apply strategies, evaluate choices and understand their own thinking process.
Children play, analyze, and mess with board games in a variety of ways in this innovative course. In each class, children play and engage in worksheet based analysis & evaluation activities, build board game models, come up with game strategies, develop new rules, and so on activities, using an age appropriate enriching board game.
Children engage with a variety of collaborative and competitive board games based on different themes and play each other individually and in teams. We select different games that engage learners to think in numbers, symbols, characters, stories, and more. Student participate in structured activities, play, and reflect on their games in each class.
Children have fun learning and applying strategies in the moment during play. Most importantly, they begin to appreciate the creativity and thinking that goes into creating a board game, understand and improvise their own strategies, and develop collaborative thinking skills.
Our teachers are highly qualified, well trained, and experienced subject matter experts, with exceptional ability to interact with, and engage young students online
45 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 30 minutes to 1 hour per week outside of class for home work
5-15 minutes of daily homework to reinforce learning. Homework is optional, children are encouraged to practice daily, post their work, and reach out to the instructor for questions.
Rough notebook or paper, pencils, colors etc. Parents will be notified ahead of class when additional items are needed for class activity
Reference material, and external resource information will be provided
Formative assessment based on student’s performance and participation in class activities and quizzes, will be provided towards the end of the session.
FAQ
This is an interactive, instructor led small group online class that will be conducted on a zoom meeting. Students are given many opportunities to share, and interact with peers, and teachers in class. Each child is given individual attention when needed to ensure that every child grasps the concepts and participates actively in class.
The class caters to students with both advanced and emerging skills, the goal is to advance each child’s abilities with practice. We assess various cognitive skills of each student and progress them accordingly with engaging, differentiated learning exercises.
The activities and exercises during the first class are largely geared towards understanding students’ logical thinking and reasoning abilities, and to build rapport among students, and between each student & instructor. It is very essential for all students to attend the first class of each session.
Yes, parents will be provided with a post lesson summary of the concepts taught, and exercises practiced in each session, through email, WhatsApp & course reference page. Further parents will be notified in advance, when students need any other learning materials/supplies for class activities.
Our research suggest that children learn, and engage better when they learn together with a diverse group of older, younger, and same age peers. Having said that, in order to best serve the learning needs of each child, we differentiate the learning activities and exercises, and adapt & evolve our teaching methods continuously based on children’s response & engagement in class.
Teacher is available for to clarify students’ doubts or questions for an extra 10 minutes, towards the end of class. Further students, or parents on behalf of students, may reach out to us on course email (which will be provided to enrolled students), for questions/clarifications
The Mindful Learning Space ardently believes in continuous learning & practice, to this extent we share relevant exercises, activities and resources for students to practice beyond class, and session.
Please refer to the overall cancellation policy on the main FAQ page. A make up class is offered in exceptional cases, when the instructor is unable to conduct a scheduled class.
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