EDUPRESS Getting the Main Idea: Around the World Game – Blue Level (RL 3.5-5.0) LRN101

Description

Players make their way around the world, stopping to sightsee in such far-off places as Paris, Istanbul and Beijing. At every stop, a story card asks them to read a leveled passage and choose the main idea from multiple answers. The first player to go around the world and reach the finish wins!

Covers the following aspects of Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge, Comprehension

* Compact size saves space on the shelf and in the classroom
* High-interest graphics and content
* Short passages allow time for full comprehension and the chance to read a variety of topics
* Winning is based on knowledge and skills, not random factors
* Games address important content, not trivia
* Directions are easy to understand, so as not to restrict learning opportunities
* Players never lose points for wrong answers