Ready to explore a tropical island and dive into the ocean with your Nim's Island Bookish Adventure? Sprinkle in some fantastic board games to add fun and excitement to your homeschool experience!
Reef
In this game, players embody the reef, taking turns to thoughtfully choose colors and patterns to cultivate and expand. The more vibrant and beautiful the reef becomes, the higher the score they will achieve!
Ecosystem: Coral Reef
In this nature board game, oceanic life aid one another in cycles that are true to our world’s ecological habitats; It intuitively teaches players about the necessary balance of natural order via the food web system; players want a healthy mix of predators, prey, and producers in their ecosystem to score the most points
Oh, No Volcano
The thrilling game of treasure hunting and lava dodging! Ascend the famed volcano to seize its ancient treasures. Danger awaits at every corner. Become the first adventurer to gather your wealth while evading the volcano's fiery wrath. Will you emerge victorious with your treasure, or will you end up shouting, "Oh no, volcano!"?
Survive the Island
Escape from a sinking island while collecting the most treasures, all while avoiding fearsome new monsters and competing players who may sabotage your efforts. Elevate your gameplay by introducing a brand-new monster, which brings excitement and unexpected challenges to each round.
In the Footsteps of Darwin
Players take on the role of junior naturalists assisting Charles Darwin in completing his book On the Origin of Species. Engage in studying animals, conducting cartographic surveys, publishing your discoveries, and formulating theories. Your objective is to earn victory points, and reveal who made the most significant contributions to the Origin of Species! A family game for all ages-- no reading required!
Karuba
Join a team of adventurers dropped on a mysterious island beach, navigating through the jungle to hunt for treasure & reach ancient temples in this fun family game.
My Island
Embark on an adventure to uncover this mysterious island by laying down different types of hexagonal tiles! As you advance in the game, you'll unlock new actions and expand your island's territory! My Island is easy to learn and offers a variety of scenarios that introduce extra rules, ensuring that the gameplay remains exciting and engaging.
Oceans
Use trait cards to create new aquatic species that must survive and thrive in a constantly changing ecosystem. Everything is connected, with species sharing the same ecosystem, just like in nature. Create powerful, synergistic combinations of species, that benefit from your species and those of the other players.
Finspan
You are a marine researcher seeking to find and observe an array of aquatic life in the colorful Sunlight Zone, ghostly Twilight Zone, and pitch-black Midnight Zone of the world's seas and oceans. Dive into the watery depths to find and observe a vast array of aquatic life. Grow your collection of fish, discover freshly laid eggs, hatch eggs into young, and consolidate young to form schools. Earn points, play new fish, help others, and many other abilities! The winner is the player with the most points gained from fish, eggs, young, schools, and achievements.
Want to learn more about the Galápagos, marine iguanas, and the ocean?
Want to immerse yourself in a few topics each month through your read-aloud? Ditch the separate curricula and instead make long-lasting memories with your family one Bookish Adventure at a time.
What you can expect from my guides:
- curated booklists
- morning basket suggestions
- poetry
- activities for math, science, history, geography, language arts, arts and crafts
- food and recipe ideas
- videos and podcast lists
- book party planner
- printables
Are you ready to go on a Bookish Adventure and be the hero of your homeschool?
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