Board Game Pairings: Sweet Home Alaska

Board Game Pairings: Sweet Home Alaska

Ready to bring Terpsichore’s journey to life in your homeschool? If you're diving into Sweet Home Alaska with your Bookish Adventure guide, why not add some hands-on learning with board games? These exciting games will help your child explore traveling by train and planting gardens. With these games, you can bring the spirit of Sweet Home Alaska to your homeschool and make Terpsichore’s adventure even more memorable!

Ticket to Ride


Ticket to Ride is a fun, strategy-based board game where players collect train cards to claim railway routes across the country. The goal is to complete destination tickets while blocking your opponents' paths and building the longest routes.


Three Sisters


Three Sisters is a roll-and-write board game focused on farming, where players work together to cultivate and harvest corn, beans, and squash. The game simulates the traditional Three Sisters planting technique, where these three crops are grown together to provide mutual benefits. 


Delicious


Delicious is a charming flip-and-write gardening game where players fill their gardens with fruits and vegetables by sketching them based on revealed cards and tokens. Each round, players choose cards and tokens to plant in various containers, aiming to complete rows and columns for points. The game offers solo and multiplayer modes, making it a delightful and relaxing experience for all ages.  


Gathering a Garden


Gathering a Garden by eeBoo is a delightful board game designed for children aged 5 and up. Players take turns visiting vendors to collect various garden items like flowers, vegetables, herbs, and fruit trees. The goal is to be the first to complete a garden by gathering all the necessary components. 


Really Loud Librarians


Really Loud Librarians is a fast-paced, word-shouting board game by Exploding Kittens, designed for ages 8 and up. Players race to shout words that fit a given category and start with a specific letter, aiming to move their team along the board and score points. The game combines quick thinking and loud fun, making it ideal for family gatherings and parties.


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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
  • copywork
  • printables

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