Create a board game based on the play, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka. This could actually be used for either children or adults to help create any type of board game. Includes assessment rubric and prompt.
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Design a Willy Wonka Board Game
11-Aug-10Free Bird Font
27-Apr-09Birds of a Feather Font is a free to download font that you can use to make games. Find a color picture of the bird and match it to its silhouette, make a GeoSafari card to identify what each bird is and use them on a game board path. http://www.dafont.com/birds-of-a-feather.font
Die-Cuts
07-Jul-08Have any of you bought die cuts? They make great additions to your game making arsenal. They are relatively inexpensive but when your stuck buying a pack of 30 of the same items, it might be wasteful if you run out of ideas to use the shapes. In my local library, they have an AccuCut [...]
Timelines
18-May-08Timeline tools and samples Creating a Time Line Book Picture of a Charlotte Mason style timeline book Timeline Book Instructions – Instructions for making a timeline book, set up like the Book of the Centuries. Make a Personal Timeline Timeline Sample Ideas Time Line Maker Make your timeline horizontal or vertical. Historical Timeline Figures samples [...]
China Lapbook
13-May-08China Lapbook – I really like that their lapbook has laminated cards of Traditional Costumes which are separated showing layers such as hair (use as discussions for hair styles or why hair was worn a certain way), clothing (use as discussions of ceremonial dress or traditional dress – make more and use for play!), etc. [...]
Library Pockets
21-Apr-08Library pockets can be used in your homemade games for sorting. Library Pocket Templates http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/mirkwooddesigns/library.htm http://www.houseofstirfry.com/chia/templates/lib01.html http://www.houseofstirfry.com/chia/templates/lib03.html http://www.paperwishes.com/products/7273180000 I was looking in a paper craft magazine July 2006 and found a few big punches that fold to shape like little file folders and library pockets. I actually have one that is shaped like little file [...]
Marble Paper
14-Jan-08Learn how to Marble Paper using just: shaving cream, tempera paints, paper plates (or trays for larger prints), brushes, combs, paper (cut to size needed), cardboard, sponges for clean-up. Once done, you can use the paper in sketchbooks, bookmaking, lapbooks, greeting cards, notebooks, and more. For more information on lapbooks, visit the website at Lapbooking [...]
Native American History board game
06-Jan-08Create Your Own Native American Board Game–U.S. History lesson plan (grades K-5). Game Objectives – Students will: 1. discuss how games reflect a culture’s beliefs, priorities, and aspects of everyday life; 2. learn about a few games and toys of Native American children; and 3. analyze basic elements of a selected Native American tribe in [...]
Discovery School board games
06-Jan-08Discovery School offers many ideas to make your own board games. Classroom Planetarium–Astronomy/Space lesson plan (grades K-5) Students learn about the relationship of the nine planets in our solar system to the sun by creating a three-dimensional representation. They find out the planets’ relative distance from the sun and their approximate size in relation to [...]
A game I’m working on
13-Jun-05I’m working on a science game about simple machines. I’m just getting pictures together now. It will be a spinner path game. Hoping to have it done by tomorrow.
