{"id":48,"date":"2022-01-21T23:30:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T23:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadershipmentoring.com\/?p=48"},"modified":"2022-02-04T21:32:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T21:32:22","slug":"cooperative-games-give-kids-a-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadershipmentoring.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/21\/cooperative-games-give-kids-a-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperative Games Give Kids a Boost!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cooperative games are a really big hit with students and mentors!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cooperative games differ from traditional board games in that everyone works as a team together.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional board games are great and provide lots of benefits.&nbsp; The benefits include how to win\/lose gracefully,&nbsp; enhancing logic skills, and logic learning progressively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cCooperative board games encourage children to discuss                   decisions and justify their reasoning\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooperative games differ from traditional board games in that everyone works as a team together. In the article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentingscience.com\/cooperative-board-games.html\"> Cooperative board games for kids by Gwen DeWar Phd. in Parenting Science<\/a>&nbsp; says \u201cPeople play because they feel intrigued, challenged, entertained. In fact, some kids &#8212; including young children &#8212; may actually prefer cooperative games to competitive ones. \u201c&nbsp; they additionally say that \u201cCooperative board games encourage children to discuss decisions and justify their reasoning\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mentors and students work together to solve progressively complex problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have seen light bulb moments where students discover new ways to solve problems.&nbsp; Additionally.  the relationship between mentors\/parents and students\/children grow with cooperative games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the most popular cooperative games that I have used with students are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Busy Hour<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/224333310865?chn=ps&amp;norover=1&amp;mkevt=1&amp;mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&amp;mkcid=2&amp;itemid=224333310865&amp;targetid=4580771609030758&amp;device=c&amp;mktype=&amp;googleloc=&amp;poi=&amp;campaignid=410490118&amp;mkgroupid=1234751784804585&amp;rlsatarget=pla-4580771609030758&amp;abcId=9300491&amp;merchantid=51291&amp;msclkid=fd83b148090516c46946d10a89f21f18\"> Educational Busy Hour Puzzle Game Fun Traffic Jam Logic Game Toy For Boys Girls | eBay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/external-content.duckduckgo.com\/iu\/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.UzGh-R_lSbiWx1xB7tI0aQHaG6%26pid%3DApi&amp;f=1\" alt=\"Busy Hour - Trafik S\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131 Oyunu\" width=\"205\" height=\"191\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gravity Maze <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/ThinkFun-Gravity-Marble-Logic-Girls\/dp\/B00IUAAK2A\/ref=asc_df_B00IUAAK2A\/?tag=bingshoppinga-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=o&amp;hvrand=&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=&amp;hvtargid=pla-4583520382419126&amp;psc=1\">&nbsp;Amazon.com: ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Brain Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up \u2013 Toy of the Year Award Winner: Toys &amp; Games<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/external-content.duckduckgo.com\/iu\/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.w51JMGtsF2-Ms66fLL7LjQHaIE%26pid%3DApi&amp;f=1\" alt=\"Gravity Maze A Review of the Falling Marble Logic Game - Board Game Authority\" width=\"215\" height=\"234\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chocolate Fix<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=chocolate+fix\"> Amazon.com : chocolate fix<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/external-content.duckduckgo.com\/iu\/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.q0G3jqu2S3YCayldYZr3UgHaHa%26pid%3DApi&amp;f=1\" alt=\"Chocolate Fix\u00ae - Thinkfun\" width=\"215\" height=\"215\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooperative games are a really big hit with students and mentors! Cooperative games differ from traditional board games in that everyone works as a team together.&nbsp; Traditional board games are great and provide lots of benefits.&nbsp; The benefits include how to win\/lose gracefully,&nbsp; enhancing logic skills, and logic learning progressively. \u201cCooperative board games encourage children&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/leadershipmentoring.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/21\/cooperative-games-give-kids-a-boost\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cooperative Games Give Kids a Boost!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cooperative Games Give Kids a Boost! - Leadership Mentoring<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/leadershipmentoring.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/21\/cooperative-games-give-kids-a-boost\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cooperative Games Give Kids a Boost! - Leadership Mentoring\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cooperative games are a really big hit with students and mentors! 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