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Hello, fellow gameschooler! Are you looking for the best educational board games for your homeschool? Would you like to learn more about how to homeschool with educational games?

Games are an important part of our homeschool curriculum and family culture. I have always loved games, but since homeschooling, I have become a huge advocate for game-based learning… because I’ve seen it work again and again!

Why do games work so well? It’s simple! Playing games offers children a chance to practice and build skills in a no-pressure, non-judgmental way. If the game doesn’t go the way you wanted it to, you can start over and try again.

Gameschooling: 100 Educational Games for Homeschooling | My Little Poppies

Here is a perfect example, and one that I share often because it worked so well – Money Bags successfully taught all three of my kiddos coin value, addition, and subtraction!

If you would like to add more play to your homeschool day, keep reading!

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Gameschooling: 100 Educational Games for Homeschooling

Before I show you 100 educational games, let me ask you a question: Are you new to gameschooling?

Gameschooling is a form of play-based learning. Play helps the child discover his or her unique interests, likes, and dislikes. These are discoveries that no one else can make for you.

If you are new to gameschooling, I encourage you to bookmark my Gameschooling 101 article.

The Gameschooling 101 article has all the gameschooling details you need to get started, from what gameschooling is, to the benefits of gameschooling, to basic gameschooling resources, to building your game closet on a budget, to organization, to planning, to sibling squabbles, to toddlers underfoot, to actually playing the games, and so much more!

So, if you want to learn everything there is to know about gameschooling and more, please read this:

Gameschooling 101: How to Homeschool with Fantastic Games

If the gameschooling resource above is too long for you, do not fret! You might want to listen to this gameschooling how-to episode of The Homeschool Sisters Podcast:

Gameschooling: Learning Through Play {Episode 11} | The Homeschool Sisters Podcast

Wondering how to balance gameschooling and homeschool curriculum?

Gameschoolers use games as part of their homeschool curriculum. In fact, some gameschoolers abandon curriculum entirely!

You can read all about how this gameschool family uses games and homeschool curriculum here:

Would you like to meet my little gameschoolers?

Introducing my “expert gameschooling panel”:

As a gameschool family, we play games daily. We consider games to be part of the curriculum and value the power of play. Today, I would like to introduce you to my expert gameschooling panel.

This expert gameschooling panel is helping me with a new gameschooling series, which you can read here.

Meet my 10-year-old gameschooler…

This fella’s all-time favorite game is Go Nuts for Donuts. This game has been a recent favorite over here!

He said, “Go Nuts for Donuts is really fun. It has good illustrations and I like looking at all the different kinds of donuts. It has a lot of strategy involved. If you like card games that have a lot of strategy but that are also really fun, you’ll love this game.”

Meet my 9-year-old gameschooler…

My sweet girl’s favorite game right now is One Night Ultimate Werewolf. We spent a week in Vermont this summer and we played this game nonstop. We made so many memories!

She said, “I love One Night Ultimate Werewolf because you have to guess and bluff and try to pretend you are someone else and fool everyone else. I like getting the card that has the werewolf on it and then trying to fool everyone. It’s a great game for a lot of people and it can be exciting.”

Meet my 7-year-old gameschooler…

All of my kids love to play games, but this little guy is a hardcore gamer. He plays more than anyone else and if no one is around to play, he won’t be deterred. He’ll just play a few rounds with his imaginary friend, Mister Pancake. This guy’s all-time favorite game is Gubs. (One day, I will write a post about my love for Gubs. This game taught this fella how to read!!)

He said, “I really like Gubs because I like the characters and the imagination. For example, the characters look like bugs but they changed the word to Gubs. I like the Esteemed Elder the best because it’s a really good card and the only thing that affects it is lightning. If you have a great imagination, you might like Gubs too.”

One more thing before we get to 100 Educational Games: HOLIDAY Gameschooling!

The holidays are on the near horizon and I have created the perfect post to get you through those super-excited days when it is hard to learn in the traditional sense because the kids are over-the-moon excited for Halloween, or Thanksgiving, or Christmas.

Check out the Holiday Gameschooling Resource Page here:

Holiday Gameschooling: How to Play Your Way Through ALL of the Holidays!

Now, it’s time for 100 educational games…

100 Educational Games for Homeschooling

Below please find over 100 educational games for gameschooling. If I’ve missed your family’s favorite, please leave me a comment and I will be sure to add it in! When it comes to games and gameschooling, the more, the merrier!

Gameschooling Art and Music:

Are you looking for additional resources for homeschooling art and music?

Be sure to check out these articles:

Gameschooling Coding:

Gameschooling: The Best Coding Games for Your Homeschool

Are you looking for additional resources for teaching coding in your homeschool?

Here is a post that might help:

Teaching Kids to Code

Geography Gameschooling:

Are you looking for additional geography resources?

Be sure to check out this article:

How to Make Homeschool Geography Super Fun

This has been a go-to game for years! Read our review here.

History Gameschooling:

Are you searching for additional history resources?

This article might help:

How to Make Homeschool History Amazing and Fun

Gameschooling Language Arts, Reading, and Literacy:

Are you looking for additional resources for homeschooling Language Arts, Reading, and Literacy?

This article might help you:

How to Rock Homeschool Language Arts

Gameschooling Logic:

Are you searching for additional logic resources?

This article might help:

Improve Quiet Time with Educational Logic Games

Math Gameschooling:

Are you looking for additional homeschool math resources?

Be sure to bookmark this article:

How to Make Homeschool Math Amazing and Fun

Check the Fridge teaches math skills and spreads giggles, as you can see here. Click here to read our full review!

Gameschooling Nature:

Are you looking for additional nature resources?

These articles might help:

Read more about pairing fantastic picture books and educational games here!

Science Gameschooling:

Are you looking for more science homeschool resources?

Check out this article:

How to Make Homeschool Science Amazing

This memory game teaches children about moons and planets… plus, it’s gorgeous! Read our review of it here.

Gameschooling STEM:

Are you looking for more STEM resources?

STEM Resources for the Whole Family

One-player Gameschooling:

Card Games for Gameschooling:

One day I will write a post about this game. Gubs taught my youngest how to read!

Cooperative Games:

Party Games:

Movement Games:

Harry Potter Gameschooling:

Harry Potter Gameschooling: Awesome Board Games for Potterheads!

Funny Games:

Games Little Gameschoolers:

Trivia Games:

Conversation Starter Games:

Travel Games:

Classic Games:

Backyard Gameschooling:

Games to Play in the Dark:

Harry Potter Games:

DIY Games:

Additional Gameschooling Resources:

Would you like to see even more gameschool resources? Look no further:

Play More with These Helpful Gameschool Resources

Are you looking for a gift for your favorite gameschoolers?

Check out some of our favorites here:

Do you love games and gameschooling?

Be sure to check out these related posts:

Do you want to see our gameschool in action?

Be sure to follow My Little Poppies because we share snapshots of gameschooling moments… and heaps of incredible books!

You are also invited to join the My Little Poppies Gameschool Community, a private Facebook Group for parents who wish to add more play to their family and/or homeschool routine.

This post was part of a 100 Things series from iHomeschool Network…

The series goes live on November 5, 2018. If it’s after that date, please click the image below to read other posts in the series:

Now, it’s your turn. Tell me: What are your family’s favorite gameschooling resources right now? Share here.

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