Middle

7 Wonders

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You are the leader of one of the 7 great cities of the Ancient World. Gather resources, develop commercial routes, and affirm your military supremacy. Build your city and erect an architectural wonder which will transcend future times.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Other
Play Time: 
30 min.
7 Wonders

Fox and Chicken

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The party game Werewolf has been popular for many years, but now it's time to put the cat amongst the pigeons – or the fox amongst the chickens, anyway.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
ELA
Other
Play Time: 
20 min.
Fox and Chicken

Scrabble Slam!

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In this fast-paced card game based on Scrabble, each player is dealt a hand of two-sided cards: each one has a different letter on each side, and a pair of letters in the corners that note which letters are on each face.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
ELA
Play Time: 
15 min.
Scrabble Slam!

Bookshare.org Book

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This is a holding record for Bookshare.org audiobooks so that we may track the iPod shuffles that get loaned.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

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Copies: 6

When a terrible famine struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat or sell. The family could hardly find money for food, let alone school fees. forced to drop out of high school, William began to explore the science books in his village library. There, he came up with an idea that would change his family's life forever: He could build a windmill.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Penderwicks in Spring

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Copies: 6

Springtime is finally arriving on Gardam Street, and with it comes all the joyful chaos of the Penderwicks. The brood has grown to six with the addition of Lydia, the new youngest sibling, and there are surprises in store for all.

Author: 
Jeanne Birdsall
Lexile: 
880L
The Penderwicks in Spring

Evolution

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In Evolution, players adapt their species in a dynamic ecosystem where food is scarce and predators lurk. Traits like Hard Shell and Horns will protect your species from Carnivores, while a Long Neck will help them get food that others cannot reach.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Science
Play Time: 
60 min.
Evolution

Ricochet Robots

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Ricochet Robots is less of a game and more of a puzzle, which explains why there's such an odd number of solutions possible. There's a four-piece modular board that forms a large room with walls spread around the board. There are also color-coded targets on boards.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Math
Science
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
25 min.
Ricochet Robots

Roll for It!

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Roll For It! is a casual, family-friendly dice and card game. Each player starts the game with six dice of a single color, and three target cards are laid face-up on the table.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Math
Special Education
Play Time: 
15 min.
Roll for It!

Spot It! Basic Spanish

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Spot it! is a simple pattern recognition game in which players try to find an image shown on two cards. Each card in Spot it! features eight different symbols, with the symbols varying in size from one card to the next. Any two cards have exactly one symbol in common. For the basic Spot it!

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
ELL
Play Time: 
15 min.
Spot It! Basic Spanish

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