Board Games for Homeschoolers

A game counts as a lesson, and the kids never argue about it. Strategy, probability, planning three moves ahead, and the hardest skill on this list, losing and playing again. Put one on the schedule like math, because most of them are math.

How to use it: Friday afternoon is the natural slot, but the real trick is playing after dinner when nobody is thinking about school. Play to win. Kids can tell when you are letting them, and beating you for real is the whole point.

The full shelf: Games That Teach.