45 educational board games that should be in all classrooms (and houses)

For years we have seen how the supply of educational board games grows without stopping. Logical, taking into account the pedagogical potential and enjoyment that they provide in the classroom or in the family. An excellent alternative also to give away for Christmas!

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Are there educational board games?

Of course yes. Maybe some of them you know, who sound or who have spoken of them. We have previously collected board games to educate in values ​​and today we discover up to 40 educational board games that should be in all classes and also at home. Help us continue to expand this list!

1.Code Master

It introduces kids into the world of programming, but without using the computer, and at the same time helps them improve their skills and abilities when solving a problem or working sequential reasoning. There is an avatar that moves through an imaginary world in search of crystals with power and to pick each one of them and to reach the goal
a series of actions and sequences must be correctly completed.



2. Faraway

For students aged 10 and older, their box contains the following elements: 8 character cards, 20 reality cards and 40 fantasy cards. The purpose is that the kids are able to build their own story, formed by 6 chapters, for which they must resort to these mentioned. This will allow them to work and develop their linguistic skills as well as the ability to narrate, as they will have to propose ideas, suggest where the story they have to complete is focused ...



3.Time's Up Kids

It is part of the cooperative board games and its mechanics are ideal for children from four years old and up. There are 20 letters of drawings that must be placed face down without looking at them and what is involved (in a first phase) is to find out what is hidden behind each of them, but explaining with words for what it is used or used. In a second phase, mime will have to be used to explain each of the cards. Of course, it must be done in the shortest time possible because the hourglass runs against.

4.The forbidden island

Endorsed by different prizes, it is a cooperative title that is developed in a mysterious island in which its protagonists will join a group of adventurers to gain four treasures. To reach the goal, all participants will have to agree. From 10 years.



5.Penkamino

To play between two or more, Penkamino is a title that stimulates learning and memorization of multiplication tables in students. It does so through some chips that remind the classic domino only that, in this case, they must be placed according to the results of the multiplications that are being made. There are two types of cards: those that are square have several numbers that are the result of the multiplications that must be completed and those that are cross-shaped have a different number in each corner. What is involved is to fit chips together with their respective multiplication.

6.HedBanz

Who has not ever played to put the name of a familiar person on the forehead and guess who it is. In this line, HedBanz works, playing with objects and animals known and belonging to everyday life, and whose goal is for young children (ages 5 and up) to investigate, identify and learn about their surroundings, while at the same time strengthening their fluency and verbal expression by asking the rest of the group.

7.Race to the Treasure!

An ogre wants to take the treasure and we must avoid it. Race to the Treasure! It shares much in common with other classic board games such as the goose, but adding a dose of strategy, collaboration and cooperation that participants must carry to achieve the common goal. They must build a path together, and if they manage to prevent the ogre from getting their job ... everyone will win. Designed for between 2 and 4 players from 5 years and up.



8.Sequence for Kids

Some letters with illustrations and a board with those same drawings. Each player will draw a card each turn, and mark them; if you get four consecutive, you win. But of course, the key to Sequence for Kids is that you can also remove your opponent's chips, and there are even wildcards that allow you to place them wherever you want. It seems easy, right? Its game mechanism allows to work the logical reasoning and to elaborate the anticipated thought and the strategy.



9.Do not Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Game

A pigeon can drive a bus ... but we can not afford it. In Do not Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Game, based on the book of the same name, we will have to avoid precisely what the name indicates, putting them ahead by strategy and anticipation, moving their respective buses or the pigeon, according to what they indicate a roulette For between 2 and 4 players and ideal for children from 3 years.



10.Qwirkle

One of those games of logic through pieces with strange figures, in which the objective is to combine them in the best way. For this, Qwirkle will require a dose of patience and strategy, as well as consolidate knowledge about shapes, colors, mathematics and problem solving. Its 108 chips, built in wood, offer a number of possibilities that will provide fun for hours. Designed for between 2 and 4 players aged 6 and up.



11.Elements

With a dynamic based on the stone-paper-scissors that we all know, Elements is a logic and strategy game for two players that takes three basic elements - fire, wood and water - that you will have to combine and use to beat your opponent. Manufactured in wood, it is one of the most successful Kickstarter projects of table games in recent years.



12.Spot It! / Dobble

A fast, fast card game, in which visual acuity and rapid reflexes are rewarded. In Spot It! (in Spain known as Dobble) we will have to discard the cards one by one and detect which of the figures shown is also in our hand; in that moment we gained a point. Very simple and focused on improving the mental agility of the players. For between 2 and 8 players, there are different versions for camps, trips, etc.



13.Telestrations

For artistic minds and one of those games in which the good time is guaranteed. In Telestrations, each player will manage a small whiteboard in which he should draw something related to a certain word; then, the next player must guess the word. They will learn vocabulary and know how to express themselves and give importance to the meaning of things.



14.Sushi Go!

One of the most successful card games in recent years is Sushi Go !, as simple as it is fun and entertaining. Designed for 2 to 5 players aged 8 and up, it allows you to reinforce mathematical concepts, visual speed and the wonderful world of strategy and logic. In addition, the illustrations are tremendously fun and there is a table version for up to 8 players.

15.Count your chickens!

From 3 years old, in Count your chickens! the players must collaborate and cooperate with a lot of teamwork and a single objective: that all the chickens arrive correctly at the farm. Does not require knowledge of reading and yes of rapport and collaboration, ideal to learn in these ages.



16.UNO

A classic of board games, more specifically of the category of cards: ONE is a memory and strategy game, in which players must pay attention to the cards that are taken each turn, relating them to the ones they have in the hand. A very simple mechanics that is oriented to up to 10 players from 7 years old, with some digital versions available on mobile platforms.

17.Mastermind Towers

In order to promote skills such as logic and problem solving, Mastermind Towers consists of two players, each with a tower with small animal cards (there are also other themes, such as Disney, SpongeBob or Looney Tunes) in a certain order. A player must guess the order of the cards of the other, and vice versa, from simple questions with answers yes / no about their positions.

18.Jenga

A classic that has been feeding the agility of players of all ages throughout the world for decades: Jenga is composed of 54 wooden blocks that initially form a tower and that the players, in their respective turns, must extract one by one placing them in the higher. Let the tower not collapse! Great for Primary, to develop certain motor skills.

19.Apples to Apples

Oriented at different ages according to the version we contemplate, with a "junior" from 9 years, Apples to Apples is a card game born in 1999 that allows to expand the vocabulary of all players based on crazy language comparisons according to the letter that is stolen at every moment. The mechanics are tremendously simple and the potential is brutal, something that has helped this game to be awarded with different prizes during its history.

20.Stairs and slides

Also known as snakes and ladders, a thousand and one different versions of this classic board game have been made with a touch of chance. The players must go forward through a board in which there are boxes that will allow us to advance, and others that will delay us. Especially interesting to use in Infant and Primary, when they begin to learn to count to secure the numbers. Being a classic of the table games there are multiple thematic versions (including one of Dora the Explorer!) As well as on digital platforms, in the form of an iOS or Android app.

21.IQ Fit

We could say that IQ Fit is a kind of modern Tangram: it consists of a series of pieces that we must fit in a certain way to achieve certain shapes. In total there are 120 challenges divided into 5 levels according to their complexity, which promises a few hours of entertainment in order to train our logical and spatial capabilities.

22.I never forget a face

A very simple game at the same time that unknown, designed for kids from 5 years. In Never I forget a face we will have a series of letters that represent 24 children of different countries, with different traits; our objective will be to identify pairs of kids, something that will improve both concentration and memory. The drawings, in addition, are ideal illustrations to use with young people, which will make you present your complete attention in this game.



23.Zingo

One of the funniest games is Zingo, which by its name you can guess what other game it looks like. Yes, but with the difference of having images and words instead of simple numbers. This will make kids, from 4 years old, promote the recognition of vocabulary, memory and concentration.


24.Catán

Aimed at a more adult audience (from 10 years old), Catán is a board game in which each player must master a series of resources necessary to build certain materials, which are a requirement to reach the necessary points to win the departure. A touch of randomness and a lot of strategy for a game that is among the most recognized, and which can be very interesting to have in Secondary classes. For those who prefer an electronic form, ALSO is available on various platforms .

25.Carcasonne

One of those games tremendously entertaining, in which we must go taking pieces at random to form a puzzle of cities, roads, abbeys and walls, which will give us points as we do. The goal of Carcassonne is to get the more better, for which we will have to have a strategy when placing our pieces. Those who want more complexity, then have to choose some of their multiple expansions to expand horizons and add new difficulty to the game.



26.Mancala

Like chess or go, Mancala is a series of traditional African board games. There are several types, as described in Wikipedia , of which Kalah is the most common in the West, and although the game is quite complex, especially to start in it, there is much material to learn. For example, there is Mancala online that even includes a tutorial to take your first steps.



27.Rush Hour

A priori it seems a simple game: in Rush Hour we must remove a car that is parked next to others, moving them as we deem appropriate ... but only in horizontal or vertical movements. Easy, right? It ends up being one of those extraordinary puzzles, with which you can not stop passing levels, and more levels ... until one of them blocks you. The board game costs about 25 euros and you can try it online for example on the website of the leading manufacturer , although there are numerous distributors.



28.TimeLine Inventions

Card games have evolved to such an extent that they even allow us to learn about inventions and inventors, for example with TimeLine Inventions. A small deck of very simple cards that we must study, combining several cards among themselves to be able to beat your fellow players. And by the way, other thematic ones also exist like science and discoveries, historical events or music and cinema, all with the same mechanism of game.



29.Hoot Owl Hoot!

With an exceptional aesthetic, Hoot Owl Hoot! It is a game for the little ones (from 4 years old) in which they must cooperate with an aim: that the owls return to their nests before the sun goes down. It does not look for competitiveness among the players and its mechanism is extremely simple as well as fun, based on colors and positions within a board. A perfect introduction as a first board game for many children, fun and at the same time formative.



30.Tangram

A classic among the classics that we have all played at some time, Tangram is a game of Chinese origin that consists of a puzzle in which we will start from a series of pieces, and we will have to make different constructions and shapes based on opaque planes in those that do not see what pieces we should use, only the final form to be obtained. If you do not want to buy one for about 10 euros (they cost less than that), an excellent option is to create your own with cardboard or wood.

31.Rory's Story Cubes

In recent years the Story Cubes have positioned themselves as a game extremely simple but fun and entertaining for young and not so young. They are 6-sided dice that instead of numbers there are small illustrations; the idea: to throw some of them and with the results to invent a story, and thus strengthen the creativity of each of them. There are many ways to use them and also many models available for about 10 euros each pack, which includes 9 dice.



32.Math Dice Jr.

Defined as one of the first games of mental calculation, Math Dice Jr. is ideal for kids from 6 years to begin to think mentally all those mathematical operations that will be essential during the following years of their educational life. For between 2 and 8 players and with the possibility of adding complexity when they need to go to the next level of difficulty. It costs about 13 euros and has also multiple versions available.



33.Dixit

We talked about him the other day , and for your comments he is one of the best known. Dixit is a game extremely simple and brutally fun that will allow us to improve verbal intelligence, creativity and imagination, and also collaboration with our peers. Each one of the cards that make up this game will make us think about dozens of possibilities, words, phrases and much more. Its price is about 30 euros, approximately, with many extensions available.



34.IQ Splash

Logic games of those to squeeze the brain there are many, such as IQ Splash. Starting from some initial pieces - and irregular ones -, we will have to combine them according to the rules of a series of cards, and whose difficulty will increase as if they were levels that we should beat. For a single player, it is designed for ages from 6 years and includes a total of 111 challenges, all in a small format and easy to save and carry around if necessary.



35.Robot Turtles

With the aim of teaching the basic concepts of programming to kids from 3 years, Robot Turtles is one of those games born on the platform Kickstarter that have reaped great success among the educational community around the world. Its operation is based on characters and cards with orders that we will have to use and combine effectively to satisfy missions and objectives.



36.Bananagrams

One of those games in which each tile is a letter, and we will have to compose several words. It is not as competitive as other board games like the best known Scrabble, and in fact Bananagrams also has several different packs including some for parties or even one for "your first words", aimed at first readers of Infants and Primary. In favor of Bananagrams, moreover, that it is economic and that there is also an options that includes schools and school

37.Letter to Letter

To work on aspects of language such as vocabulary, it is a simple but interesting card game in which the letters of a word are enunciated, and the first one to guess it is the one who wins that round. There is a Spanish version that includes 100 letters with 300 words, so that fun is guaranteed for hours; You can also play to create your own cards and add them to, for example, create thematic challenges that you may want to take to the classroom.



38.Swish

At the moment in which we find ourselves with a board with figures and colors, it is most likely that we are facing a game to promote logic and spatial reasoning. Well indeed, this is Swish, who through his transparent letters will allow kids from 8 years and up to develop what are the best ways to sort and place each letter, with the aim of joining several of them in a certain way. Designed for both children and adults.



39.Ocachess

A traditional oca game that aims to teach the principles of chess. Ocachess is one of those 'made in Spain' fun and entertaining, as well as instructive, which will allow kids to know the chess pieces and their elementary movements, as well as discover more advanced concepts to become familiar with this discipline, as it has two levels of game: basic and advanced. It consists of a board and 84 game cards that also propose a series of mathematical challenges, so that in addition to chess will also serve to promote all the mathematical part of our children. Designed for children from 6 years old.



40.Monster Kit

Another Spanish game, specifically written by the author of table games Manu Sánchez Montero, is Monster Kit. Here they provide us with a series of cards with different parts of the body of a monster, which we must combine to make funny little animals and monsters with different colors, several types and numbers of eyes, mouths or asao ... and much more. The game is now in its second edition and allows you to work on creativity, sociability and aspects such as colors and shapes, numbers or letters, among much more.


41.The Three Little Pigs

Everyone knows the story of The Three Little Pigs and their attempts to build their resistant houses to protect them from the Wolf. Following this story, in this game the participants roll the die to try to land on a pile of straw, sticks or bricks. Designed for children between 2 and 4 years, their goal is to collect the necessary parts for each type of house to have a full house.



42.Three Sticks

A creative family table game centered on geometry. It will make children learn more about shapes and their properties thanks to the three sticks with different lengths that it contains. For each figure they believe they will earn points and advance on the board.



43.Dobble

It contains several mini-games whose objective is to be the fastest, since all the players play at the same time. A game of skill designed for children between 2 and 8 years in which players will improve their observation skills and their reflexes.



44.Bus Stop

This game helps children between 4 and 8 years old to improve their basic math skills. They will have to roll the dice to move the bus across the board and go up passengers. With this dynamic, they will learn simple addition and subtraction skills while having fun.



45.Ulysse

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It helps to improve the learning of multiplication tables with your 10-digit table. A good way for children of this learning age to have fun while improving their math level.

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