Welcome back to Playful Pedagogy’s for day 8 of the 12 Games of Christmas! Happy New Year! Bonne Année!Today’s game is Apples to Apples—a comparison card game that sparks language, reasoning, laughter, and some wonderfully passionate discussions. A great choice for today as I used to play this with my family for New Years! Prefer […]

Welcome back to Playful Pedagogy’s Day 7 of the 12 Games of Christmas! Today’s game is Rory’s Story Cubes—a simple, imaginative storytelling tool that invites creativity, connection, and play into the classroom. Prefer to watch instead of read? Here’s a short video where I talk about how I use Rory’s Story Cubes in my classroom. Rory’s Story

Welcome back to Playful Pedagogy and Day 6 of the 12 Games of Christmas! Today’s game is a classic that many of us already know and love: Pictionary. Prefer to watch instead of read? Here’s a short video where I talk about how I use Pictionary in my classroom. Pictionary is simple, flexible, and incredibly powerful in

Welcome back to Playful Pedagogy’s for Day 5 of the 12 Games of Christmas! Today’s game is: Concept and Concept Kids (also called Concept Jr). Prefer to watch instead of read? Here’s a short video where I talk about how I use Concept & Concept Kids in my classroom. Concept is a great game for classrooms with language learners,

Welcome back to Playful Pedagogy’s for Day 4 of the 12 Games of Christmas! Today’s game is: Bananagrams, a word-building tile game that I absolutely love. Prefer to watch instead of read? Here’s a short video where I talk about how I use Bananagrams in my classroom. If you’ve ever played Scrabble, Bananagrams will feel familiar—but with

Welcome back to Playful Pedagogy’s for Day 3 of the 12 Games of Christmas! Today’s game is one of my all-time favorites to use in the classroom: Dixit. Prefer to watch instead of read? Here’s a short video where I talk about how I use Dixit in my classroom. Dixit is a French game (so yes, I

Hello and welcome back to Playful Pedagogy’s 12 Games of Christmas! Today’s game/tool is: A Deck of Cards. Prefer to watch instead of read? Here’s a short video where I talk about how I use A Deck of Cards in my classroom. Like dice, playing cards are a flexible, low-cost teaching tool that can be adapted across

Welcome back to Playful Pedagogy, and Merry Christmas!  Today is Day 1 of the 12 Games of Christmas! Today’s game/tool is: Multi-Sided Dice (also known as D&D dice or role-playing dice). These dice are a simple, magical way to bring fun, suspense, and engagement into your classroom. Prefer to watch instead of read? Here’s a short