Play Everyday in May
May is here and I am ready to play!
Okay, let’s be honest, I am ready to play games on any given day, but during this month our formal schooling begins to slow down, and we have more free time for unstructured play and learning.
My friend, Lynna, and I thought that May might be the perfect time to teach you how to play a few of our favorite games. We both agree that seeing how to play a game is a useful tool when trying to decide about a purchase for your family.
Play Games: Follow Along
Be sure you are following both NotBefore7 and Homeschooling without Training Wheels on Facebook. We will demonstrate a different game each day and you can catch them live or watch a replay. Once the videos are complete, I will post a direct link to the video on the schedule at the bottom of this post.
Play Games: The “Play Everyday” Plan
Each day during the month of May, one of us will hop on Facebook Live to share one of our favorite family games. We’ll give you an overview of the game and share why we enjoy it.
Below is our basic plan for sharing during the month. We’ll alternate days Monday-Saturday and if one of us is up for it, you’ll see a bonus game on Sunday.
We aren’t committing to a particular time of day because as moms, we know that life brings surprises and consistent timing for a full month would be basically impossible. I’ll link to each video here as they finish so you can go check them out if you missed them on facebook.
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Week 1:Â Language Arts/Word Play
- Monday: Lynna – Apples to Apples and Apples to Apples Jr. – (watch the VIDEO)
- Tuesday: Mary – Dixit Journey (same basic idea as original Dixit) – (watch the VIDEO)
- Wednesday: Lynna – Snake Oil – (watch the VIDEO)
- Thursday: Mary – Codenames – (watch the VIDEO)
- Friday: Lynna – Word on the Street and Word on the Street Jr. – (watch the VIDEO)
- Saturday: Mary – Quiddler – (watch the VIDEO)
- Sunday:Â Mary – Snickerdoodle (pen and paper game) – (watch the VIDEO)
Week 2: Math and Logic
- Monday: Lynna – Can’t Stop – (watch the VIDEO)
- Tuesday: Mary – Colorku – (watch the VIDEO)
- Wednesday: Lynna – Qwixx – (watch the VIDEO)
- Thursday: Mary – I Sea 10! and Sum Swamp – (watch the VIDEO)
- Friday: Lynna – Rat-A-Tat Cat – (watch the VIDEO)
- Saturday: Mary – Mastermind – (watch the VIDEO)
Week 3: Science/Social Studies/Geography
- Monday: Lynna – Fauna and Terra – (watch the VIDEO)
- Tuesday: Mary – Ticket to Ride – (watch the VIDEO)
- Wednesday: Lynna – Lazer Maze/Gravity Maze/Circuit Maze/Balance Beans – (watch the VIDEO)
- Thursday: Mary – Wildcraft – (watch the VIDEO)
- Friday: Lynna – Lemonade Stand – (watch the VIDEO)
- Saturday: Mary – Scrambled States – (watch the VIDEO)
Week 4: Just for Fun!
- Monday: Lynna – Karuba – (watch the VIDEO)
- Tuesday: Mary – Wits and Wagers – (watch the VIDEO)
- Wednesday: Lynna – Medieval Academy – (watch the VIDEO)
- Thursday: Mary – Sushi Go – (watch the VIDEO)
- Friday: Lynna – Lanterns – (watch the VIDEO)
- Saturday: Mary – Splendor – (watch the VIDEO)
- Sunday: Mary – Skipbo – (watch the VIDEO)
The bonus days at the end of May:
- Monday: Lynna – Bazaar – (watch the VIDEO)
- Tuesday: Mary – Great Dalmuti – (watch the VIDEO)
- Wednesday: Lynna –Â Flashpoint Fire Rescue – (watch the VIDEO)
We hope you can join us and chime in on our facebook pages with your favorite games as well!
Let’s do this, guys. Let’s play Everyday in May!
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What an absolutely awesome idea! I love to play, too:) Can’t wait to learn more about these games. I see some favorites & a bunch of new ones that I’m itching to find out about!
I am so glad you put this together! I was unable to watch every day in May, so I’m glad I have a page to visit and catch up! Great ideas. This is something I need to incorporate more into our homeschool days! Thank You to you and Lynna!!