Kids play for pretend cash and rewards while parents gain a better understanding of what skills their kids need to hone for September with Lakeshore’s new series of play-at-home “Are You Ready? Game Shows.”
With a team of teachers, Lakeshore has created a collection of fun games aligned to the Common Core Standards that target essential math and language skills, which you will enjoy playing with your contestant, er, kid. Lakeshore has games for each year from kindergarten through fifth grade, so I put on my best Alex Trebek impression and played the second grade with my son. The key to sustaining his involvement was rewarding him with time to play video games.
After playing, parents enter the game results on Lakeshore’s website in exchange for free printable activities that target the skills their child needs to review.
“Are You Ready? Game Show” by Lakeshore, $29.99, www.lakeshorelearning.com.
