Charlie, David and I all love DOGS, puppies,kittens or cats. This morning in our series on #HomeschoolWithBoardGames Diggity Dogs from Educational Insights is a new Game we will be playing while studying pets in Homeschool.
This morning before David left for work we all sat down to play Diggity Dog. Charlie, and I looked through the cards before we began to play because Charlie wanted to see what breed of dogs they included in the Game.
I let Charlie know I liked Chole who looked like a Pekingese. Charlie loved Maggie a Golden Retriever. I told Charlie now he could look these dogs up on Google to find out more about them for Creative Writing.
Now that we’ve played Diggity Dogs I want to together a Lesson plan on Dogs. Charlie can research were dogs come from. Charlie can prepare a paper on how to take care of dogs.
Charlie said he could write out a report with facts on each dog from the game for his reading class. David said Charlie can draw the dogs and illustrate his favorite dog as well.
The Big Idea
Have some furry, four-legged fun! Hot dog! It’s a game of furry, four-legged fun! Draw from the stack or “go fish” from another player’s hand to collect cards that match all of the pet necessities and accessories of the dog you want to adopt. Collect everything that dog needs then you will adopt the dog! Adopt the most dogs, and you win this preschool matching game. For 2-4 players.
Psst. They’re Learning!
- Develops matching skills
- Practices counting skills
- Encourages social skills, turn-taking, and good sportsmanship
Cut to the Chase
- “Go Fish” style card game with an adorable puppy theme
- Collect the cards you need to adopt the dogs you want
- Features real-life pets from our Facebook photo contest!
Even though Diggity Dogs is created for Pre-Schoolers my family enjoyed playing and using the Game in our Homeschool Class. Were working on new ways to use the cards including playing war and helping my niece and nephew learn their letters, colors, and numbers.
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Reading:
Read the rules to everyone playing then ask them questions to make sure they understood what you read to them.
Then have them ask you questions to make sure you understood what you read to them.
Math:
Count all the pieces in the Game then create 5 math problems for someone in your home to answer.
Then using the number you came up with have them create 5 math problems for you to work out.
Drama Class:
Act out a scene from the Game for your parents and make sure you describe what happened and why. Include your dogs if you can.
Music Class:
Create a Jingle or a Song that you can sing before starting the Game.
Cooking Class:
Create a Snack that the dogs in the Game would like to eat that your guest could eat like Puppy Chow.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
