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Activities Kids can participate in to Improve Time Management Skills

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on June 30, 2009

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Name some important lessons that children can learn that will benefit them tremendously throughout their lives, people will often overlook how important time management and task prioritizing skills are.

Have them draw illustrations that show the priority of the day’s events.

If you want to teach children anything that’s new, a very effective way to do this is to turn the subject into a game. Have them start by drawing pictures of things that they do every day that have priority in their lives. This can be done by having the children take a blank sheet of paper and dividing it into 4 squares. The next step is to have the children write in each square the day’s events according to their priority.

Teach priority by having them organize objects based on their priority.

Include different colored containers in this exercise and have the child place objects into each of the containers according to their priority, like: schoolwork, material for chores and toys.

Use time limits
When limits (like time limits) are set children often respond well to them and so try using a timer to let the children know how much time they should spend doing their homework, playing or chores around the house.

The Shadow Knows
As you the parent go about your daily activity, allow your child to follow you as if they were your shadow. Along the way fill them in on what it is you are doing and the importance and priority of each particular task. Encourage them to take notes or draw pictures along the way. Once the day is over, have a conversation with your child about the order in which you chose to do the activities.

Make up a fun quiz
Create a game where each question in regard to prioritizing activities, has three possible choices with only one right answer. When the correct choice is made rewards are given.

Sprouts

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on April 27, 2009

in For Parents & Teachers, Games & Activities and Indoor Games

The game of sprouts was originally developed by math professors at Cambridge University in 1967. As simple as this game may appear, there are complicated math properties involved in solving the game and as a result, Sprouts has been written about in the magazine; Scientific American. Due to the complexity of Sprouts, it was the focus of study at the famous Bell Laboratory.
In its forty years history, Sprouts has never been popular as a recreational game but it has been popular in academic circles however, this all may eventually change as more people become aware of how challenging it is and will want to play sprouts recreationally.
To prepare for play, you start with a piece of paper and draw three random dots in an attempt to be the player who has the most bushy, tangled sprout at the end of the game. This is done while following four simple rules. It sounds easy, when you think that all you have to do is connect the dots, but the game is a whole lot more than meets the eye.
There are basically four rules that you must follow in the drawing of the sprouts; two dots must be connected by each sprout, existing sprouts must be not crossed over by newly drawn ones, with every new sprout drawn and new dot must be added along its length and each dot may only make contact with a maximum of three sprouts.
There has been one variation added to this game since its creation, this change has been to add plus signs in place of dots and has been referred to as Brussels sprouts. With every turn, a player draws a sprout that joins an arm of one plus signs to another.

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Tic-Tac-Toe

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on March 27, 2009

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Tic Tac Toe Game Where you draw the line is entirely up to you in this fun, entertaining and easy to play game. All that you need to get started is a pen and paper and basic understanding of how to play the game. We all remember the simplified version Tic-Tac-Toe. Now a twist has been added; instead of the standard three, four marks in a row are needed to create a line. This can be in any direction vertical horizon or diagonal.

You start by drawing a ten by ten grid containing 100 squares or you can draw a larger grid with more squares if you prefer, that is entirely up to the players in the game and agreed upon before play begins. Different letters of the alphabet are assigned to each player which represents their personal mark.

The game begins with the first player marking any one square of his choice with his assigned letter in an attempt to line up four of his letters. If the participants in game decide to make the grid with more than just the standard 100 squares, the patterns become more complex and interesting. It might be fun to try playing this game on a standard sheet of graph paper and require six in a row instead of four to form a string.

For an added twist, why not agree before-hand to require two strings instead of the standard one to win and allow then to be joined at any point on the grid. You will see all sorts of interesting patterns developing; from T’s to L’s to V’s.

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Trumps

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on March 24, 2009

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Trumps Game The game of Trumps is of northern European origin and dates back to the sixteenth Century and over time, has become Italy’s favorite card game. Throughout the years, Italians assigned Trumps a new name and is now referring as ‘Briscola.”

This game is generally played with two or three players but can be played by four participants in teams of two. A standard deck of cards is used with the eights, nines and tens remove leaving a total of 40 cards in play.

The dealer will be decide once each Participants in the game cutting the and the player that displays the lowest numbered card in the deck. Once this first dealer has been determined, turns will be taken as the dealer in a counter-clockwise direction.

Should there be four players in the game; teammates will sit facing one another and if there are three players one of the number 2 cards is removed from the game leaving a total of 39 cards in play.

In Trumps your objective is to earn the most points by performing “tricks.” The player to left of the dealer cuts the cards and then three are dealt to each. One of the left over cards that was removed from the deck is placed face-up in the center of the table and then the remaining cards in the deck are set on top of that card half covering it. This half exposed card is considered the Trump for that particular hand of play. The particular suit is considered the “trump suit” and all cards that are of this suit will trump cards that are of a different suit. Moreover, the lower valued card in this suit will trump cards of a higher valued one if it is of a different suit. An example of this would be a three of diamonds would trump a queen of clubs. This is an example of how the tricks are earned.

The action begins with a card being placed on the table by the player seated directly to the right of the dealer. He then picks up a card from the top of the deck to replace it the discarded one. The players that follow must use the same suit, should they have it in their hand. That player then draws a card from the deck to replace the one that he has discarded.

A player wins a “trick” when he puts a card with the most value and of the leading suit on the table (Dealer’s suit) or presents a trump card. Point values for the trump suit are as follows: Jacks are worth two points, Queens are three points, Kings are four points, 3’s are ten points and Aces are eleven points.

A hand is ended when all the cards are drawn from the pile and only the trump card is remaining. When the game is played in teams of two, one variation is to allow teammates to view each other’s cards to decide the best one to put in play. The player or team wins the hand when they have earned sixty-one or more points. Should each player or team earn sixty points, the hand ends in a draw. The number of hands played is decided beforehand by the participants involved in the game.

Communication of any kind between teammates is forbidden during the first round of play but from the second round on, teammates are allowed to communicate non-verbally with each other with pre-determined facial expressions. Caution must be employed to not allow the other team to figure out what you’re communicating.

Threes and Aces are referred to as “loads.” It is advisable to avoid playing these unless you are certain that both of them are held by your teammate. It is critical that you memorize all of the played cards and in particular, the trumps and the loads.

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Molecular Flip

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on March 22, 2009

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Molecular Flip Game If you’re a fan of games involving logic and spatial relations, then Molecular Flip is a one that you must try. It can be played alone or in a group, creating a highly spirited atmosphere where players attempt to be the first to solve the puzzle. Writing anything down is strictly forbidden and so pens/pencils must be kept out of reach, however mental notes are allowed to be taken.

To begin play, 9 coins are randomly mixed so that there is an arbitrary arrangement of heads and tails. You can play this game on any flat surface but a table is preferred since you’re going to want to be comfortable once you begin since play can continue for hours. With the nine coins, make three evenly spaced rows of three creating a perfect square which forms the “target square.” This process is repeated, creating a second square of nine randomly flipped heads/tails coins next to the first square. This is referred to as the “flipping square” and all of these squares are identical to their opponents’ making it an even playing field.

You’re objective is to be the first player arrange the pieces in the flipping square so that it matches the arrangement in the target square. The players who follow in order have the option of copying the preceding players’ move or if logic sees fit, to flip another “molecule” that he thinks will get the target square arrangement first and play continues in order until someone has matched the target square.

If it agreed beforehand and there are more than 2 participants in the game, the action can continue even after one player has solved the puzzle, this way there can be a second and third place winner in the game.

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Grandmother’s House

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on March 21, 2009

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A Game that was created out of sheer necessity in order to keep impatient kids distracted in route to perhaps, an elderly relative’s home for a visit. Concerned parents will go to no ends to provide for their children in any way possible and that include finding a way to keep them entertain and if not for any reason other than their own sanity.

To be successful in this game a player must be able to remember a series of words arranged alphabetically and play begins as one participant uses a word starting with the letter “A” in the story. An example of that would be; “On my way to Grandmother’s house, I put an APPLE in a picnic basket to give to her. The second participant would add to the story by possibly saying; I brought an “APPLE” and “a loaf of BREAD.” The game continues with each player, in order adding another item to the list in alphabetical order.

The game continues and players are eliminated as they fail to recall the alphabetized list of items, however, if the player following the forgetful participant is also unable to recall the list of items in order, the previous player will not be eliminated and the next player has the opportunity to eliminate both. If one of the players in the group is able to remember the entire list in order, then all previous players who have forgotten are eliminated.

It is not necessary that an item be food in the case of the letter “X” when added to chain of words, since in the English dictionary there are no foods listed, starting with the letter “X.”

Once all the letters of the Alphabet have been used, the game continues with the letter “A” again but continues with original list of twenty-six entries.

A useful tip, is to create a spoken rhythm in the way in which the list recited. This often makes it much easier to remember how the story goes by creating “mental markers” along the way.

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Mancala A.K.A (Wari)

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on March 19, 2009

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Mancala A.K.A (Wari) Manala is a very interesting board game which roots lay in ancient Egyptian culture and is still popular to this day. Throughout the African continent this game is known by many as Wari. The game is also known to have close associations to traditional tribal rituals in that part of the world. This game is a duel between two players and the action takes place on a rectangular game board which consists of two rows of six squares with additional squares placed at end for a total of 14 squares. Along with the game board, forty-eight game pieces are used.

The action begins with the players sitting opposite each other with the game board placed in the middle. All 48 game pieces are placed within the twelve adjacent squares providing four in each square.

Once it has been determined who will begin the game, this lucky first player will start by removing any four of his game pieces from any of his squares on his side of the table and divides them up evenly in the next squares in a counter-clockwise direction. The player is also permitted to invade his opponents square on the other side if the game board in the first two of the opponent’s squares, with your goal to gain as many of your opponent’s pieces in the hole’s of your opponent’s squares.

The action begins with each player moving all of his game pieces, on by one from one hole to the next. Once the last moved piece has ended up in an opponent’s square which contains only two or three pieces game pieces, those game pieces become captured and removed from the game. As the game pieces are captured, they are placed in the end hole to the player’s right.

When a player captures an opponent’s game piece, the consecutive pieces in order situated in an opponent’s row are also captured during the same turn. When a hole is left vacant, the hole is jumped and will be filled on the following turn by his opponent during the following turn. When a player finds that all the holes in his row are vacant and it is his turn, the game is over and.

The winner is determined when all the pieces remaining on the game board are added up and the pieces placed aside are added to the count as well. The player with the most pieces is the decided winner.

Mancala is a difficult game to understand but with practice and patience become more interesting as you develop more detailed strategies in this fast-paced and complex game. When considering strategy, you must always keep in mind the positioning of the filled holes of your opponent, with special attention paid to holes that have 2 or 3 game pieces. If you are able to threaten more of your opponent’s holes in order to keep him on the defense that is a huge advantage.

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Ludo

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on March 19, 2009

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Ludo Ludo is a game of East-Indian origin and has roots in the game of Pachisi. Once this game was introduced to England, the rules were simplified and the game was changed slightly to move at a faster pace. Ludo is still very popular today and is popular among the sailors of the Royal British Navy.

This game can be played by between two and four players and requires a game board that has a playing area which is in the shape of a cross and squares in each corner. There are four sets of four game pieces with each set being of a different color and one standard six-sided playing die. Play begins with each participant placing his game piece in the starting position of the bottom left corner of the game board. Participants take turns rolling the die to determine who begins the game first. The first player can move either one or two pieces depending on the number that he rolls and each player’s ultimate goal is to get all four of his game pieces home to the center square.

To start a game piece in play, you must first roll either a one or a six. If a one is rolled, the player will start by placing a game piece on the first square but if a six is rolled, he can place two game pieces on the first square or one on the sixth house which is the sixth square in order from the start square.

The roll of the dice will determine the number of square in which a player’s piece will be advanced and a player can move however many spaces or pieces he see fit depending on the number that is rolled on the die. If a player rolls a six he automatically rolls the die again once he’s made his move. It is allowable for a player to have 2 or more of his game pieces on the same space but he is only allowed to move them one at a time.

You can eliminate the opposing player’s pieces by landing on a square in which they occupy. By doing this, you will send your opponent’s game piece back to the starting square, whereby he must again roll either a 1 or a 6 to get back in the game. If there are two or more pieces occupying one square these pieces are safe from attack other pieces are not allowed to land there.

In the final phase of the game, all players will be in the process of moving their game pieces along the central track towards the Home Square. To reach the home square the die must roll the exact number to land on the home square. The first player to get all of his game pieces to the home square is the winner

A player can attempt to employ some strategy by placing two or more of his game pieces within the same square near the end of the track. By doing this, his game pieces are protected from being sent to “square one” by an opponent landing on his square.

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The Fox & The Geese

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on March 18, 2009

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Fox & Geese Game This ancient game was the creation of early Nordic hunters and was enjoyed by many once it gained widespread popularity in Italy during the medieval period, eventually reached England in the fifteenth Century and was met with much popularity and in fact it was one of Queen Victoria’s favorite pastimes.

This game requires two players, a game board made in the shape of a cross with lines of many directions creating thirty-three intersecting points. Game pieces include seventeen pieces which symbolize the geese and one piece symbolizing the fox. Once it has been decided who gets to play the fox and who plays the geese, the geese are arranged on the board accordingly and then the fox has the option of being placed anywhere he wishes on the game board.

The geese can prevail in this game by surrounding the fox and blocking all of his potential escape routes. The fox on the other hand, will is successful by eliminating twelve of geese since it would require more than five geese to halt his progress.

The fox always begins the game with the first move and can move in any direction forward or backwards to an open space. The geese on the other hand can move in any direction aside from backwards. The fox will eat a goose when he is able to jump it and land on an empty space and once a goose has been eaten it is removed from the game. As in the game of checkers, multiple jumps are possible as long as there are empty spaces to accommodate the landings.

Turns of each player must be taken and not skipped, even if this puts a player in an undesirable position. It might prove interesting to change the rule a bit and allow the geese to move backwards as well or even play the game with only thirteen pieces as in an earlier version of this game that was popular prior to the Seventeenth Century.

Making the jumps of the fox compulsory can add a whole new element to the game and can force an opponent to retreat to a previous position. The player playing the role of the geese has the ability to keep the fox in check by making sure he has made only the allowable moves.

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