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James loves games — so they're a core teaching tool, not a treat at the end. Each is tagged with the skills it builds.

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Interactive · maths

🧮 James's Maths Game

Tap-to-play adding, taking away, times and sharing — with picture questions (items on plates, leftovers) and number sums. Multiple choice, stars and two difficulty levels.

Interactive · writing

🕵️ Capital Detective

Spot capitals, judge if they're in the right place, and fix the wrong ones. Targets James's new-line-capital habit. → lesson

Board & shop-bought

GameBuilds
Guess Whodeduction inference — narrowing down with yes/no clues.
Outfoxed (co-operative)deduction — gather clues, reason together, no losing.
Rush Hour Jrlogic spatial — plan moves ahead.
Katamino / tangramsspatial — fit shapes, non-verbal reasoning groundwork.
Setpattern — spot matching/odd-one-out attributes.
Connect 4 · Othello · draughtsstrategy — think a move ahead.
Ticket to Ride: First Journeyplanning — routes and goals.
Sum Swamp · Sleeping Queens · Mobimaths — addition, bonds, number play.
Bananagramsspelling — building words at speed.

Home-made (no kit needed)

GameBuilds
Capital HuntFind capitals in any book and say why each is big. → lesson
Picture detective"What just happened / happens next?" from an illustration. → lesson
Bond ping-pongFire back the partner to 10 / 20. → lesson
Stepping stonesHop the stairs chanting 3s or 4s. → lesson
Shop at homePrice items in coins, work out change — money & bonds.
Array huntSpot rows-and-columns (egg boxes, windows) as ×.

Online (use sparingly — screen-light by default)

Tagged tools live in the reference library (Hit the Button for bonds & tables, etc.).