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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Ages:

6+

Players:

2 to 8

Length of Play:

15 minutes

Self-Management:

The game requires players to focus and not impulsively slam their hand down when they see something similar, but to wait and confirm it's the exact matching symbol.

Social Awareness:

Players can celebrate wins together and offer encouragement to those who lose.

Relationship Skills:

Taking turns, respecting decisions, and congratulating winners are all important communication skills fostered through the game.

Responsible Decision-Making:

Students learn that impulsive decisions, like slamming their hand down incorrectly, can cost them the round.

SEL Connections:

Spot It! can become a valuable tool for promoting social-emotional learning alongside the fun and fast-paced gameplay.

Self-Awareness:

Students can develop an understanding of their own visual scanning skills and reaction times.

Description:

Players will try to spot the single matching symbol between 2 cards in a playful and fun battles of speedy observation. Everyone plays at the same time. The game consists of 55 cards, each with 8 symbols on them and 5 gameplay variants.

Spot It! hones players’ observational skills and lightning-fast reflexes as the players enjoy 5 different game modes that test who’s the fastest to spot matching symbols and call them out!

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Self-Management:

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.

Social Awareness:

The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.

Responsible Decision-Making:

The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.

Self Awareness:

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.

Relationship Skills:

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

What is SEL?

“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which ALL young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop

  • healthy identities, manage emotions and
  • achieve personal and collective goals,
  • feel and show empathy for others,
  • establish and maintain supportive relationships, and
  • make responsible and caring decisions.”

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Ages:

7+

Players:

1

Length of Play:

15 minutes +

Self-Management:

Maintaining concentration and continuing to try different approaches even when faced with difficulty.

Social Awareness:

Discussing different approaches to solving challenges can foster understanding of diverse problem-solving styles.

Relationship Skills:

Students can offer indirect help by sharing their thought process when solving a challenge, without directly giving away the answer.

Responsible Decision-Making:

Logic brain games often require adapting strategies based on the specific challenge presented.

SEL Connections:

Jump In’ can become a valuable tool for developing SEL skills alongside the intellectual challenge and problem-solving skills they naturally encourage.

Self-Awareness:

Students recognize feelings of satisfaction when solving a challenge, frustration when stuck, and determination to keep trying.

Description:

Jump In' challenges players to help rabbits find safety by jumping over mushrooms and sliding foxes into the safety of their homes. Jump In' includes 60 challenges; solutions to these challenges draw from cognitive skills including planning and logic.

Jump In' is a unique game in that it features two distinct movements - the jumping rabbits and sliding foxes. Earlier challenges are easier, but later challenges require 50+ moves to solve! But fear not: one of the neat things about Jump In' is that players can retrace their steps in the middle of a challenge without having to start over.

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Self-Management:

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.

Social Awareness:

The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.

Responsible Decision-Making:

The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.

Self Awareness:

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.

Relationship Skills:

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

What is SEL?

“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which ALL young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop

  • healthy identities, manage emotions and
  • achieve personal and collective goals,
  • feel and show empathy for others,
  • establish and maintain supportive relationships, and
  • make responsible and caring decisions.”

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Ages:

5+

Players:

1

Length of Play:

15 minutes +

Self-Management:

Maintaining concentration and continuing to try different strategies even when faced with dead ends.

Social Awareness:

Observing how others play peg solitaire can provide students with new strategies and improve their awareness of different approaches to problem-solving.

Relationship Skills:

Comparing their best scores with classmates can introduce healthy competition, motivating students to improve their skills.

Responsible Decision-Making:

Considering the potential consequences of each jump and planning multiple moves ahead.

SEL Connections:

Hoppers can be a valuable tool for developing SEL skills alongside the strategic thinking and problem-solving skills it inherently promotes.

Self-Awareness:

Students develop an understanding of their strategic planning abilities, critical thinking skills, and ability to visualize multiple steps ahead.

Description:

Hoppers is a peg solitaire jumping game – set the frogs on the pond, then jump frogs until only one is left standing. Forty challenge cards range from easy to super hard. Start simple and grow your skills with each level. In no time at all, you’ll be the smartest frog in the pond!

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Self-Management:

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.

Social Awareness:

The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.

Responsible Decision-Making:

The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.

Self Awareness:

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.

Relationship Skills:

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

What is SEL?

“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which ALL young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop

  • healthy identities, manage emotions and
  • achieve personal and collective goals,
  • feel and show empathy for others,
  • establish and maintain supportive relationships, and
  • make responsible and caring decisions.”

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Ages:

8+

Players:

1+

Length of Play:

15 minutes +

Self-Management:

Maintaining concentration and continuing to try different strategies even when faced with difficulty.

Social Awareness:

Observing how others approach the puzzle, their body language, and facial expressions can provide clues and strategies.

Relationship Skills:

Working together on a puzzle fosters teamwork, communication, and negotiation skills as students discuss strategies and divide tasks.

Responsible Decision-Making:

Deciding on a strategy, sorting pieces by color or shape, and keeping the workspace tidy.

SEL Connections:

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Self-Awareness:

Discovering their own problem-solving abilities, visual perception skills, and level of patience.

Description:

Thousands of possible combinations, but only one solution! Triazzles offer a seemingly simple challenge: can you assemble the triangles within the frame so that all the pictures match? It’s harder than it looks! Triazzles are easy to play but difficult to solve and attract players of all ages. Triazzles challenge strategic thinking, memory and problem-solving skills.

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Self-Management:

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.

Social Awareness:

The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.

Responsible Decision-Making:

The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.

Self Awareness:

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.

Relationship Skills:

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

What is SEL?

“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which ALL young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop

  • healthy identities, manage emotions and
  • achieve personal and collective goals,
  • feel and show empathy for others,
  • establish and maintain supportive relationships, and
  • make responsible and caring decisions.”

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Ages:

8+

Players:

1

Length of Play:

15 minutes +

Self-Management:

Maintaining concentration and trying different web configurations even when faced with challenges.

Social Awareness:

When playing cooperatively, students can discuss strategies and work together to catch all the bugs.

Relationship Skills:

Students can offer indirect help by describing their thought process or successful web configurations, without directly giving away solutions.

Responsible Decision-Making:

Considering how web placement affects bug capture and planning multiple web connections in advance.

SEL Connections:

Spiderweb can be a valuable tool for developing SEL skills alongside the strategic thinking and problem-solving skills it naturally encourages.

Self-Awareness:

Students will experience feelings of satisfaction when they successfully trap bugs, frustration when they miss some, and determination to improve their strategy.

Description:

Crawl into the mind of a spider as you spin your web and catch prey in this clever logic game. Players start by choosing one of the 40 Beginner to Expert level challenge cards and placing it in the game base. Each card is loaded with a variety of bugs to ensnare in your web, but catching them all will require some serious brain power. Players stretch elastic web strands across the play area to cover as many bugs as possible. If your web crosses over a bug, it’s trapped! When your web covers every bug on the challenge card – you win!

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Self-Management:

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.

Social Awareness:

The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.

Responsible Decision-Making:

The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.

Self Awareness:

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.

Relationship Skills:

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

What is SEL?

“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which ALL young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop

  • healthy identities, manage emotions and
  • achieve personal and collective goals,
  • feel and show empathy for others,
  • establish and maintain supportive relationships, and
  • make responsible and caring decisions.”

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Ages:

7+

Players:

1

Length of Play:

15 minutes +

Self-Management:

Maintaining concentration and continuing to try different approaches even when faced with difficulty.

Social Awareness:

Discussing different approaches to solving challenges can foster understanding of diverse problem-solving styles.

Relationship Skills:

Students can offer indirect help by sharing their thought process when solving a challenge, without directly giving away the answer.

Responsible Decision-Making:

Logic brain games often require adapting strategies based on the specific challenge presented.

SEL Connections:

Squirrels Go Nuts! can become a valuable tool for developing SEL skills alongside the intellectual challenge and problem-solving skills they naturally encourage.

Self-Awareness:

Students recognize feelings of satisfaction when solving a challenge, frustration when stuck, and determination to keep trying.

Description:

Squirrels Go Nuts! challenges players to help the Squirrels hide their acorns by strategically planning moves around the board. Squirrels Go Nuts! includes 60 challenges; solutions to these challenges draw from cognitive skills including planning and logic. One of the neat things about Squirrels Go Nuts! is that players can retrace their steps in the middle of a challenge without having to start over, simply pick up the board, replace the acorn, and continue!

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Self-Management:

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.

Social Awareness:

The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.

Responsible Decision-Making:

The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.

Self Awareness:

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.

Relationship Skills:

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

What is SEL?

“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which ALL young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop

  • healthy identities, manage emotions and
  • achieve personal and collective goals,
  • feel and show empathy for others,
  • establish and maintain supportive relationships, and
  • make responsible and caring decisions.”

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Ages:

5+

Players:

2+

Length of Play:

15 minutes +

Self-Management:

Paying close attention to prompts and other players' contributions is vital for building a cohesive narrative.

Social Awareness:

Students can imagine themselves within the story world and consider how characters might feel, shaping their storytelling choices.

Relationship Skills:

Clear and concise communication is crucial for building a coherent story, avoiding contradictions, and ensuring a smooth flow.

Responsible Decision-Making:

Disagreements on story direction can arise. Students can practice resolving them respectfully and finding solutions that work for everyone.

SEL Connections:

Collaborative storytelling can become a valuable tool for developing SEL skills alongside the joy of creative expression and collaborative narrative building.

Self-Awareness:

Students recognize their own emotions as the story unfolds and adapt their contributions accordingly (e.g., adding humor, suspense, or comfort).

Description:

Firmly grounded in the natural world, the fun and furry prompts in Campfire Stories Deck--For Kids! spark children’s imaginations for storytelling adventures. To play, young players pick one card from each set and then use the prompts to make up a story. Extra cards introduce players to the deck, provide storytelling tips to help engage children, and describe different ways others can play the game, including a collaborative approach in which the entire group contributes to a story.

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Self-Management:

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.

Social Awareness:

The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.

Responsible Decision-Making:

The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.

Self Awareness:

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.

Relationship Skills:

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

What is SEL?

“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which ALL young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop

  • healthy identities, manage emotions and
  • achieve personal and collective goals,
  • feel and show empathy for others,
  • establish and maintain supportive relationships, and
  • make responsible and caring decisions.”

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Ages:

4+

Players:

2-6

Length of Play:

10-20 minutes

Self-Management:

The hunt may not always go according to plan, requiring students to adjust their strategies and manage unexpected situations.

Social Awareness:

Students need to consider where others might have looked for items and adjust their search strategy accordingly.

Relationship Skills:

Disagreements might arise during the hunt. Students can practice resolving them respectfully and finding solutions that benefit the team.

Responsible Decision-Making:

Deciding on a search order, delegating tasks, and managing time effectively are all part of responsible decision-making.

SEL Connections:

A scavenger hunt can be a fun and engaging way to develop social-emotional learning skills alongside the excitement of finding hidden items and collaborating with peers.

Self-Awareness:

Students will discover their own observation skills, teamwork abilities, and problem-solving approaches.

Description:

In collaboration with National Geographic, the game seamlessly blends fun with learning, introducing young minds to intriguing animal facts and traits.

Encourages kids to observe their surroundings keenly, drawing parallels between the natural world and their immediate environment.

With a plethora of animals and associated traits, each play session offers a new and exciting scavenger hunt, making it a perennial favorite.

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Self-Management:

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.

Social Awareness:

The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.

Responsible Decision-Making:

The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.

Self Awareness:

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.

Relationship Skills:

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

What is SEL?

“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which ALL young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop

  • healthy identities, manage emotions and
  • achieve personal and collective goals,
  • feel and show empathy for others,
  • establish and maintain supportive relationships, and
  • make responsible and caring decisions.”

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Ages:

7+

Players:

2-10

Length of Play:

15 minutes +

Self-Management:

Resisting the urge to play any random card just to get rid of one and instead planning the most advantageous play requires impulse control.

Social Awareness:

Uno emphasizes understanding what cards your opponents might have and what colors they might need, allowing for strategic plays.

Relationship Skills:

Taking turns, announcing cards according to game rules, and using phrases like "Draw Two" or "Skip" are all forms of communication during Uno.

Responsible Decision-Making:

Following game rules, not peeking at other players' hands, and being a good sport are all part of responsible decision-making.

SEL Connections:

Uno can be a fun and engaging way to promote social-emotional learning alongside the strategic gameplay.

Self-Awareness:

Players recognize feelings of excitement when winning a round, frustration when stuck with unwanted cards, and disappointment when drawing a card that hinders them.

Description:

UNO is the classic card game that's easy to pick up and impossible to put down! Players take turns matching a card in their hand with the current card shown on top of the deck either by color or number. Special action cards, like Skips, Reverses, Draw Twos, color-changing Wild and Draw Four Wild cards, deliver game-changing moments as they each perform a function to help you defeat your opponents. If you can't make a match, you must draw from the center pile. And when you're down to one card, don't forget to shout "UNO!" The first player to get rid of all the cards in their hand wins.

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TableTop Games: SEL Outdoors

Self-Management:

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.

Social Awareness:

The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.

Responsible Decision-Making:

The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.

Self Awareness:

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.

Relationship Skills:

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

What is SEL?

“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which ALL young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop

  • healthy identities, manage emotions and
  • achieve personal and collective goals,
  • feel and show empathy for others,
  • establish and maintain supportive relationships, and
  • make responsible and caring decisions.”

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ConTents:

  • Game Information Sheet
  • 55 cards
  • 1 Card container
  • 1 Rulebook

ConTents:

  • Game Information Sheet
  • 1 compact game board with transparent lid,
  • 3 Rabbits
  • 2 sliding foxes
  • 2 mushrooms
  • Booklet with challenges and solutions

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ConTents:

  • Game Information Sheet
  • Game grid with storage drawer
  • 40 challenges
  • 12 green hopper frogs

ConTents:

  • Game Information Sheet
  • 1 Puzzle frame
  • 16 Puzzle pieces

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ConTents:

  • Game Information Sheet
  • Board
  • 10 rubber bands
  • 40 Challenge cards

ConTents:

  • Game Information Sheet
  • Game board with lid
  • 4 Sliding squirrel pieces
  • 5 Acorns
  • Challenge booklet

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ConTents:

  • Game Information Sheet
  • 50 Game cards
    • 25 Characters (adjective + noun)
    • 25 Actions (verb + object and/or adverb)

ConTents:

  • Game Information Sheet
  • Cloth bag
  • 1 Rule card
  • 58 Cards

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ConTents:

  • Game Information Sheet
  • 108 Uno cards
  • 1 Instruction sheet

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