[Edu] Hello from Hattiesburg, MS

[William M. Reed]

Thomisina,

What an impressive, creative, perfect adaptation for school.  I've  
never heard that one suggested before.


Bill

William M. Reed
St. Joseph Montessori School
933 Hamlet St.
Columbus, OH     43021


On Jan 17, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Kimberly Terrill wrote:

> Hi, Thomasina!
>
> I like that adaptation! I hadn't bought the game yet, as the theme  
> just didn;t fit into our school.. but I might have to get it and  
> make some changes like that! Thanks!
>
>
> Kimberly- homeschooling 3 boys
>
> On 1/17/07, Thomasina Parker <tparker at hpsd.k12.ms.us> wrote:
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> Hi!  My name is Thomasina and I teach the REACH program in  
> Hattiesburg, MS.  I have 2nd through 6th grade students who are  
> ruled Intellectually Gifted.  I contacted Looney Labs today about a  
> game that I use with my students and they told me about this list.
>
> I thought I would share what I have done with my students, but I  
> have to first tell you how I found out about Looney Labs.  My  
> fiancé and I have a store that sells games (board, card, dice,  
> miniature, and role playing games).  I played a game called "Are  
> You a Werewolf?" for the first time at our store and have been  
> addicted ever since.  I though it would be a great game to work on  
> my students' deductive reasoning, creative thinking, and persuasion  
> skills.  Unfortunately, I didn't feel that "werewolves" was the  
> best topic for my students.  I had to find a way to play the game  
> with my students, so I changed the game to "Are You a Bully?".  The  
> villagers became students; the werewolves became bullies; and the  
> seer became the principal.  My students love this game!  I just  
> printed off some cards with the words student, principal, and bully  
> on them and had them laminated.  It took the students a game or two  
> to completely understand the object, but once they got it, they  
> love it.   I always stress when they are working on skills and ask  
> them how they are strengthening their skills.
>
> I hope this was not too long of a first email.
>
> I look forward to hearing all the wonderful things you are all  
> doing in your classes.
>
> Thomasina "Squeaky"
>
>
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