Educational Games

As we approach last-minute shopping days let us make the case as to why your gift should not be just any gift but an educational gift to the children in your life! (Hint: 7 Generation Games makes a great last-minute gift and it’s educational! Buy it now and get it delivered to […]

Why Educational Gifts Are the Way to Go

13 Dec, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games by Victoria Moll-Ramírez

One of the hardest things to do in creating a math game is to come up with problems that relate at all to student interests. Textbook publishers try, and so do we. You see a lot of math problems that include baseball statistics or buying CDs. Of course, then no […]

I want math problems for Christmas

11 Dec, 2019 in AnnMaria / Educational Games tagged Christmas / Holidays by AnnMaria De Mars

African-American teen for Forgotten Trail game — African-American mathematicians can be great role models and inspiring stories. Teach those stories in history class. Don't shortchange students on learning math

African-American Kids Need MORE than Role Models in Math

10 Dec, 2019 in Cultural content / Educational Games / Math by AnnMaria De Mars

It’s that time of year again and you still have no idea what to get your mother for Christmas. I get it. Your mom is a grown woman. If she wanted something, she’s probably bought it for herself by now. PLEASE tell me that you did not buy her a […]

What to get mom for Christmas

9 Dec, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games tagged 7GenGames / Educational Games by Diana Sanchez

If you are anywhere near the Internet today – and obviously you are since you’re reading this post – you’re probably being inundated by Giving Tuesday posts. If you don’t know what Giving Tuesday is, it’s the official end to the post-Thanksgiving spend-a-palooza that incorporates Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday/Giving […]

Giving Tuesday: Give Us Time, We’ll Give Games

3 Dec, 2019 in Educational Games by Maria Burns Ortiz

Black Friday is over and Cyber Monday is here, but doesn’t mean that our deal is over! Our best Black Friday deal ever just also became our best Cyber Monday deal ever too. If you still haven’t taken advantage of getting all of our games for the price of 2, […]

Cyber Monday is HERE!

2 Dec, 2019 in Educational Games by Diana Sanchez

Why wait in line? Don’t deal with traffic and fighting for the last item on the shelf. This year the best Black Friday deal is online. For Black Friday, get all of our games for the price of 2. That’s right, all of our games for $20. That’s 8 computer […]

7 Generation Games’ Best Black Friday Deal Yet!

28 Nov, 2019 in Educational Games by Diana Sanchez

“There are always two sides of a story. Unfortunately, when it comes to the history of Thanksgiving, generations of Americans have been taught a one-sided history in homes and schools.” Learn math and get immersed in the Native American history of the Plains Indians with the games listed below: 1. […]

5 Games to Learn About Native Americans This Thanksgiving

28 Nov, 2019 in Educational Games tagged Thanksgiving by Daniel Mondaca

GUEST POST FROM DR. ERICH LONGIE, 7 GENERATION GAMES LEAD CULTURAL CONSULTANT From the fourth grade on — when my older sister started reading books to us (her younger siblings) in the loft of the log cabin where we lived — I have been a voracious reader. My curiosity […]

Teaching Native American Indian Students Math the Easy Way

26 Nov, 2019 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games tagged Native American heritage month by Maria Burns Ortiz

Native American man sitting — I was super-excited to have had the chance to speak at Minot State University on how we use Native American culture to teach math. In analyzing our data, one key issue we found was PERSEVERANCE. That is, students simply give up when it gets the least bit hard. It wasn’t […]

Using Native American Culture to Teach Math

19 Nov, 2019 in AnnMaria / Educational Games / Math tagged Native American heritage month by AnnMaria De Mars

Lesson plan for Making Camp Ojibwe has a wigwam with boxes explaining the use of each item — Making Camp Ojibwe can be used with second-graders. Here's one lesson plan showing how. Also includes tips for differentiated instruction.

Making Camp Ojibwe for Second-Grade Social Studies

15 Nov, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / Educational Games / Second Grade tagged Native American heritage month by AnnMaria De Mars

Texting scenario from dating violence module in Crossroads decision-making app — Why make a game about decision-making when we know some schools will find it too controversial? Because it's needed.

Decision-making Games: Teaching What Kids Need to Learn

15 Nov, 2019 in Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars