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Workshop: Design and Make Your Own Board Game (Open-Ended Design)

Completed by 10 learners
Ages 6-8
Live One-Time Class
We will each design and create our own original, playable board game.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(107 reviews)

Live video meetings
Meets once
2-9 learners per class
40 min

What's included

1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Let's make a board game!

We'll go step-by-step, designing each element of a simple board game. After class, students will be able to play their board game with friends or family! We just need a few simple office supplies, some creativity, and a bit of imagination.

We'll be designing the gameboard, the game pieces, the rules, and special elements that will make your game unique. We won't need videos or lectures. We will discuss and carry out each step together in class however, students will usually want to continue decorating and putting finishing touches on their games after class. 

I have made many different simple board games at home with my own son. Once the students get the basic steps down, they will be able to easily create many more board games. The sky's the limit!

Learning Goals

- Students will be able to make a board game
- Students will use fine-motor skills to draw, cut, write, glue, and/or tape

Other Details

Supply List
- 1 paper for the gameboard: it can be regular printer paper, a piece of cardboard, a poster board, an old manila folder... anything that's 8.5x11" or bigger will be great (It does help to have a back-up piece in case the student makes a mistake and wants to start over)
- Another sheet of regular paper for cutting and making game pieces 
- A pencil and good eraser
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils (or whatever your child likes to color with)
- Scotch tape
- Optional: a few pennies to put in the game pieces
- A coin or dice
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

4.9
107reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Ohio Teaching Certificate
** Currently on a break because of work being done on my house. Hope to see you again as soon as possible!**

Hello, friends! I am a specialist in Early Childhood Education (Master of Arts in Teaching), and I've been teaching online for over 4 years. Before that, I was a preschool and kindergarten classroom teacher. I love when learning is so fun and engaging that students don't even realize that they're learning new things! (Shh...)

I'm a native English speaker, I speak Spanish with my family, I studied French in France and Quebec, and my son and I are learning Mandarin (we've been learning for about three years) and Japanese together. Needless to say, I love language -- I love teaching, studying, and having fun with different languages.

I'm also excited for you to meet my best friend -- my cottontail rabbit. I find that animals (especially rabbits!) help shy and nervous students open up and feel more at home in online classes.

A few of my interests that I'd like to incorporate in classes are:
 - video games, particularly Zelda (all of them), Super Mario, Mario Kart, Pokemon
 - pets, wildlife, plants, and nature in general -- I'm an avid gardener
 - geography and culture, because I believe learning about other people builds empathy and character
 - art and music, which help internalize new concepts and big ideas
 - stories... I just love to read

If you like to sing, create art, dance, play games, and get creative while learning something new, let's go! I'm excited to meet you and your family. See you soon!

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