It's the holiday season! Grab a pal and play this fun game. Here's how:
- This is a game for two players. Snip out the counters and presents. Place your counters at the start. Each player begins with five presents.
- Take turns to roll a die and move around the board. If you land on a GIVE space, give the other player that many presents.
- If you land on a GRAB space, the other player must give you that number of presents.
- The game ends when both players cross the finish line. The winner is the player with the most presents!
In Should Esports Be an Olympic Sport?, some wonder if competitive gaming should join the Olympics, which could give it global recognition. While esports already has huge international competitions, the Olympic Committee isn’t interested in these games yet. But with esports growing fast and players making millions, some say it doesn’t even need the Olympics to succeed! This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
It's the big game! Who's on Eleven's team? Color him in along with in his teammates One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten. How many players are on the field. Count them!
Can you zoom to the moon with the Numberblocks? Here's how to play:
- Cut out your rocket counters with a grown-up. Place them at the start. The player who throws the highest number on the die goes first.
- Take turns to roll the die and move around the board. The first person to reach the moon is the winner!
Grab a friend to play this game. Who will finish first? Choose who is player 1 and who is player 2. Count down
from 10 to one, then shout, "Go!" Answer all the questions as quickly as you can! Whoever gets to the
finish first wins! Remember that squares are special rectangles.
Ready for lift-off? Roll a die and play a number coloring game. Here's how it works:
- Find a friend, a die. and coloring pencils. Choose who will be player 1 and who will be player 2.
- Take it in turns to throw the die. Color the parts of the picture that contain the number you roll (use the color key to help you). If they’re already colored in, miss a turn.
- The first player to color their picture is the winner!
It’s chutes and ladders... but not as you know it, kiddo! This is a game for two or more players. Here's how to play:
- Find a die and use pennies as counters.
- Move around the board doing the tasks as you go. Too easy.
- Bounce up when you land on an inflatable and slide down the pool noodles (just like Chutes & Ladders). The first player to 100 is the winner!
Snip out these dominoes and grab a mate to play this fun matching game! Grab a grown-up and snip out along the dashed lines only. To play:
- Share the dominoes evenly with your grown-up or a friend. The first player puts any domino down on a table.
- The second player needs to try and put a domino next to it that matches one side of the other player's domino.
- If you don't have a matching domino, miss a turn. The first one to lay down all their dominoes is the winner!
Roll the die to color this space scene! Here's how to play:
1. Find a friend and a die to roll. Choose who will be player 1 and who will be player 2.
2. Take turns throwing the die. Color the parts of the picture that contain the number you roll. If they’re already colored in, miss a turn.
3. The first player to color their picture is the winner!
In How Playing Table Tennis Boosts Your Brain Power, host Harith Iskander shows how this fast-paced game gives your brain a major workout. From making quick decisions to coordinating hand movements, table tennis engages different parts of the brain, including the motor cortex, cerebellum, and prefrontal cortex. As players react to the ball, plan their moves, and remember their opponent’s patterns, the hippocampus — the memory center of the brain — gets stronger. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In Billie Jean King's Fight for Equality, sports journalist Clare Balding talks to Billie Jean King about her influence on equality for women in sport. King put her career on the line when she accepted an offer to play against one of the world's top male tennis players, Bobby Riggs, and won. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.
It's the holiday season! Grab a pal and play this fun game. Here's how:
- This is a game for two players. Snip out the counters and presents. Place your counters at the start. Each player begins with five presents.
- Take turns to roll a die and move around the board. If you land on a GIVE space, give the other player that many presents.
- If you land on a GRAB space, the other player must give you that number of presents.
- The game ends when both players cross the finish line. The winner is the player with the most presents!
In Should Esports Be an Olympic Sport?, some wonder if competitive gaming should join the Olympics, which could give it global recognition. While esports already has huge international competitions, the Olympic Committee isn’t interested in these games yet. But with esports growing fast and players making millions, some say it doesn’t even need the Olympics to succeed! This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
It's the big game! Who's on Eleven's team? Color him in along with in his teammates One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten. How many players are on the field. Count them!
Can you zoom to the moon with the Numberblocks? Here's how to play:
- Cut out your rocket counters with a grown-up. Place them at the start. The player who throws the highest number on the die goes first.
- Take turns to roll the die and move around the board. The first person to reach the moon is the winner!
Grab a friend to play this game. Who will finish first? Choose who is player 1 and who is player 2. Count down
from 10 to one, then shout, "Go!" Answer all the questions as quickly as you can! Whoever gets to the
finish first wins! Remember that squares are special rectangles.
Ready for lift-off? Roll a die and play a number coloring game. Here's how it works:
- Find a friend, a die. and coloring pencils. Choose who will be player 1 and who will be player 2.
- Take it in turns to throw the die. Color the parts of the picture that contain the number you roll (use the color key to help you). If they’re already colored in, miss a turn.
- The first player to color their picture is the winner!
It’s chutes and ladders... but not as you know it, kiddo! This is a game for two or more players. Here's how to play:
- Find a die and use pennies as counters.
- Move around the board doing the tasks as you go. Too easy.
- Bounce up when you land on an inflatable and slide down the pool noodles (just like Chutes & Ladders). The first player to 100 is the winner!
Snip out these dominoes and grab a mate to play this fun matching game! Grab a grown-up and snip out along the dashed lines only. To play:
- Share the dominoes evenly with your grown-up or a friend. The first player puts any domino down on a table.
- The second player needs to try and put a domino next to it that matches one side of the other player's domino.
- If you don't have a matching domino, miss a turn. The first one to lay down all their dominoes is the winner!
Roll the die to color this space scene! Here's how to play:
1. Find a friend and a die to roll. Choose who will be player 1 and who will be player 2.
2. Take turns throwing the die. Color the parts of the picture that contain the number you roll. If they’re already colored in, miss a turn.
3. The first player to color their picture is the winner!
In How Playing Table Tennis Boosts Your Brain Power, host Harith Iskander shows how this fast-paced game gives your brain a major workout. From making quick decisions to coordinating hand movements, table tennis engages different parts of the brain, including the motor cortex, cerebellum, and prefrontal cortex. As players react to the ball, plan their moves, and remember their opponent’s patterns, the hippocampus — the memory center of the brain — gets stronger. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In Billie Jean King's Fight for Equality, sports journalist Clare Balding talks to Billie Jean King about her influence on equality for women in sport. King put her career on the line when she accepted an offer to play against one of the world's top male tennis players, Bobby Riggs, and won. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.