Why? Kids can take it out, set it up, and play it by themselves. Cooperation and independence for the win! (Pro tip: Provide a playing card tray for easy management of the draw pile and discards.) 12. This classic game might make adults groan, but we still consider it one of the best board games for preschoolers. Zingo supports vocabulary development and print awareness as well as focus-you have to be watching to call out and snag your picture first! Spanish, sight word, number, and word building versions are also available. Sliding the card dispenser has a similar appeal to spinning a bingo cage. To get Pete’s cupcakes back from Grouchy Toad, kids must name objects, sing songs, and act out charades. Pete the Cat: The Missing Cupcakes GameĪnything with Pete the Cat is an automatic preschool win. Help kids learn basic game-playing skills like rolling a die and moving along a path in a familiar context: bedtime! Kids love helping make decisions about how Bunny’s bedtime routine will go.

Monkey AroundĮasily adaptable to large-group play, movement cards ask kids to practice gross motor skills with a fun beanbag banana. The enticing popsicle-shaped cards will get them talking about attributes as they play! 7. Preschoolers feel so empowered once they catch onto the principles of a basic memory game. The board is simple and uncluttered, and the picture-and-word shopping lists encourage the development of concepts about print. Shopping List Memory GameĬhildren race to be the first to fill their shopping baskets with the items on their lists.

Sturdy and visually-pleasing cards offer tons of possibilities for building number sense students can use them to count, match amounts, compare, subitize, and more. Here’s a year’s worth of Math Center activities for you in one cute and tiny box.

Free games for boys five