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The Best Gameschooling Resources for Under $15

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Are you looking to build your gameschool closet on a budget? I’ve got you covered! Today, I am sharing the best gameschooling resources for under fifteen dollars!

(And, trust me, as I mentioned in an earlier post, NOW is the best time to hit those thrift stores! The Kondo Craze is causing the stores to overfloweth with used and like-new games!)

Let’s dive in…

The Best Gameschooling Resources for Under $15

Gameschooling on a Budget: The Best Games for Under $15

Before we begin, I just want to make a quick note about prices. In general, these games are $15 or under but sometimes, as we all know, prices change. If a price is off when you check it, my sincerest apologies and I would advise you to keep an eye on it because it should go back down!

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Are you looking to build your game collection without breaking the bank? It is possible, and here’s how to do it:

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  • Dice
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  • Dominoes
  • Let’s Play Math

Gameschooling Resources for Under $15

Card Games:

Most card games are under $15 and you can read more about the best card games for your homeschool here:

  • Gameschooling: The Best Card Games for Your Homeschool 

Also, consider adding more travel-sized games to your game closet collection. These bite-sized games offer a lot of bang for your buck. Read more here:

  • The Best Travel Games for Your Family

The Arts:

  • Compose Yourself
  • Professor Noggin Trivia Decks are typically available between $9 and $15 and cover all academic subjects
  • Usborne Art Activity Cards are typically available under $15

Cooperative Games:

  • Count Your Chickens
  • Hanabi
  • Hisss
  • Hoot Hoot Owl

Games for Littles:

  • Count Your Chickens
  • Hisss
  • Hi-Ho Cherry-O
  • Hoot Hoot Owl
  • I Spy Eagle Eye

Geography:

  • Cardline Globetrotters
  • Flag Frenzy
  • Professor Noggin Trivia Decks are typically available between $9 and $15 and cover all academic subjects
  • Scrambled States of America

History

  • Professor Noggin Trivia Decks are typically available between $9 and $15 and cover all academic subjects

Just for fun:

  • Go Nuts for Donuts
  • GUBS
  • Guess Who?
  • Harry Potter UNO
  • Hedbanz
  • Professor Noggin Trivia Decks are typically available between $9 and $15 and cover all academic subjects
  • Sushi Go
  • Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

Math & Logic:

  • 24
  • Block by Block
  • Brick by Brick
  • Check the Fridge
  • Clumsy Thief
  • Dutch Blitz
  • IQ Twist
  • Logic Links
  • Math Dice
  • Mille Bornes
  • Money Bags
  • Rat a Tat Cat
  • Rubik’s Cube
  • SET
  • Shape by Shape
  • Sleeping Queens
  • Star Realms
  • Sum Swamp
  • Qwixx
  • Yahtzee

One-Player Games:

  • Block by Block
  • Brick by Brick
  • Fidgitz
  • IQ Twist
  • IZZI
  • Rubik’s Cube
  • Shape by Shape
  • Stratos Spheres

Reading, Writing, and Language Arts:

  • Apples to Apples Freestyle
  • Bananagrams
  • In a Pickle
  • Mad Libs
  • Professor Noggin Trivia Decks are typically available between $9 and $15 and cover all academic subjects
  • Quiddler
  • Rory’s Story Cubes
  • Scrabble
  • Tell Me A Story Cards
  • Word-A-Round
  • Wordical

Science, STEM, & Nature:

  • Clue Master
  • Keva Brain Builders
  • Professor Noggin Trivia Decks are typically available between $9 and $15 and cover all academic subjects
  • ThinkFun’s CODE series

Didn’t find the game you were looking for?

Check out our ultimate list of gameschooling resources, organized by academic subject:

  • Gameschooling by Subject: The Best Games for Your Homeschool

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Now, it’s your turn. Tell me: What did I miss? What is your favorite gameschool resource for under $15? Share here!

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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling *can* be almost all fun and games!

Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
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