Warning: Choking Hazard - small parts. not for children under 3 years.
Count on Me
Product Description
Count on MeŽ
Being responsible is vital for success in school and throughout life. Count on MeŽ is an educational game specifically designed to teach students how to be responsible. The game focuses on four areas of the students' lives in which it is important to be responsible:
With Classmates With Family At School In the Community
Educational games must be challenging and fun as well as a learning experience. In order to achieve all of these goals, the Count on MeŽ box contains two different games. One game is designed for grades 1 and 2, and the second game is designed for grades 3, 4, and 5. Both games use the same board, but the rules and cards are different. There is a set of even-more-challenging rules for advanced 4th and 5th graders. The "Teacher Materials" booklet contains complete lesson plans and explains which game parts are used with each grade level.
The game for older students involves more strategy, harder questions, more advanced vocabulary, and more opportunities for negotiation. In this game, the students play the role of an elementary school teacher. Players develop empathy as they experience problems caused by students who are acting irresponsibly.
During the post-game discussion students link their experience in the game with real life. Students practice reading skills (reading the cards) and math skills (handling the point certificates). Students are challenged to use critical thinking in answering questions and in forming their strategies for playing the game.
Grades 1-5 (Also high interest material for older students and for kindergarten students when the teacher reads the cards). The ability to show respect and earn respect from others is extremely important for career success, and the game is an ideal school-to-career activity.
SCANS Skills Addressed:
Foundation Skills: Thinking Skills, Personal Qualities, Basic Skills Workplace Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Systems
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the concept of being responsible.
2. Learn specific actions that a young person can take to be responsible as a friend, as a family member, as a student, and as a member of the community.
3. Learn how being responsible (or irresponsible) affects other people.
4. Develop empathy for teachers and parents, as players begin to understand how irresponsible behavior negatively impacts others.
5. Learn critical thinking skills by evaluating behaviors as responsible or irresponsible.
With Classmates With Family At School In the Community
Educational games must be challenging and fun as well as a learning experience. In order to achieve all of these goals, the Count on MeŽ box contains two different games. One game is designed for grades 1 and 2, and the second game is designed for grades 3, 4, and 5. Both games use the same board, but the rules and cards are different. There is a set of even-more-challenging rules for advanced 4th and 5th graders. The "Teacher Materials" booklet contains complete lesson plans and explains which game parts are used with each grade level.
The game for older students involves more strategy, harder questions, more advanced vocabulary, and more opportunities for negotiation. In this game, the students play the role of an elementary school teacher. Players develop empathy as they experience problems caused by students who are acting irresponsibly.
During the post-game discussion students link their experience in the game with real life. Students practice reading skills (reading the cards) and math skills (handling the point certificates). Students are challenged to use critical thinking in answering questions and in forming their strategies for playing the game.
Grades 1-5 (Also high interest material for older students and for kindergarten students when the teacher reads the cards). The ability to show respect and earn respect from others is extremely important for career success, and the game is an ideal school-to-career activity.
SCANS Skills Addressed:
Foundation Skills: Thinking Skills, Personal Qualities, Basic Skills Workplace Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Systems
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the concept of being responsible.
2. Learn specific actions that a young person can take to be responsible as a friend, as a family member, as a student, and as a member of the community.
3. Learn how being responsible (or irresponsible) affects other people.
4. Develop empathy for teachers and parents, as players begin to understand how irresponsible behavior negatively impacts others.
5. Learn critical thinking skills by evaluating behaviors as responsible or irresponsible.
