Games

For use with JRL197 Alphabet Arc, sold separately.

Spark imaginations with 36 colorful cards, featuring artwork by favorite Barefoot illustrator Miriam Latimer! Kids will delight in piecing together creative stories about dragons, castles, magic potions and more. Includes instructions for more than 30 games designed to teach children basic storytelling and writing skills, with a focus on social-emotional learning.

• Created by an Early Childhood Education Expert: Includes more than 30 games crafted by an education specialist to build social-emotional, literacy, sequencing and problem-solving skills in children ages 3 - 10.
• Social-Emotional Learning: The 8 red character cards each show a person or animal experiencing an emotion for children to identify. Piecing together stories with the cards prompts children to imagine why a character might feel a certain way or how characters might develop friendships and resolve conflicts, preparing them to understand their own emotions and handle social situations with confidence.
• Writers' Workshop: The robust instruction booklet includes directions for activities that help children understand basic story elements, as well as prompts for creative writing activities. The cards themselves are color-coded to indicate characters, objects and settings.
• Handy Deck Format: A smaller version of the format of Barefoot Books' best-selling Mindful Kids and Yoga Pretzels decks, the Magical Castle Build-A-Story Cards' 36 sturdy, versatile cards are designed to withstand travel, frequent solo or group play, and home or classroom use.

Game Includes:

• 34 tile board
• 48 additional playing pieces in 4 different colors
• 1 Instruction guide in English, French, Spanish and German

Skills Developed:

• Logic
• Critical thinking
• Hand-eye coordination
• Concentration
• Focus

Help the squirrels get ready for winter! Can you move the squirrels around and hide their acorns underground? “Squirrels Go Nuts” is a sliding puzzle game with 60 nutty challenges to test your skills.

For the FUN of Words®

Quiddler is a must-have for all early readers…it's fun to make words! Each card has a kid-sized word and colorful ilustration, and as kids make words they earn point chips! Plus, it sharpens skills like spelling, vocabulary and critical thinking, so teachers love it, too! Letters on the cards are based on first 300 sight words kids need to know by the time they finish third grade. For 2 to 6 players.

• Ingenious play and learn system teaches anyone how to play Chess.
• Play 8 different games that teach you how each
  piece moves.
• Quick reference mat is placed under the board and reminds you how each
  piece moves.
• Once you master each piece, you're ready to turn the board over and play a traditional
  game of chess!
• Includes a full size chess board and all 32 pieces, quick chess game, quick reference mat,
  and rules.