Comments on: Chutes & Ladders: A Beginner’s Version for 3-5 Year Olds Sorely Needed! http://www.dreambox.com/blog/chutes-ladders-a-beginner%e2%80%99s-version-for-3-5-year-olds-sorely-needed DreamBox Learning, a web-based math learning company Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mickelle http://www.dreambox.com/blog/chutes-ladders-a-beginner%e2%80%99s-version-for-3-5-year-olds-sorely-needed#comment-44 Mickelle Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:57:14 +0000 http://www.dreambox.com/blog/?p=1712#comment-44 Thank, Stein! Please do let me know if your students have other ideas. I'd love to try them with my 4 1/2 year old. Thank, Stein! Please do let me know if your students have other ideas. I’d love to try them with my 4 1/2 year old.

]]> By: Stein Llanos http://www.dreambox.com/blog/chutes-ladders-a-beginner%e2%80%99s-version-for-3-5-year-olds-sorely-needed#comment-43 Stein Llanos Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:45:06 +0000 http://www.dreambox.com/blog/?p=1712#comment-43 I just stumbled upon your post looking for pictures of the C&L board to show my game design students for an "improve this game" challenge, but I have to say you have some pretty good insights there. While we're both out to fix the game I can see we've approached it from very different angles. I have also identified the low readability of the board as an issue, but didn't consider the placement of the 100 to be a problem, until now! It seems obvious that the flow should follow the normal reading direction. Also, isn't sliding down a shute more fun than climbing a ladder? The 100 should definately be on the bottom! Being able to choose between different dice would add a tactical element to the game, making it more interesting for older kids and adults as well. If my students conjure up some even better designs for us I'll stop by again! Your kid will never go back to plain old C&L again! I just stumbled upon your post looking for pictures of the C&L board to show my game design students for an “improve this game” challenge, but I have to say you have some pretty good insights there.

While we’re both out to fix the game I can see we’ve approached it from very different angles. I have also identified the low readability of the board as an issue, but didn’t consider the placement of the 100 to be a problem, until now! It seems obvious that the flow should follow the normal reading direction. Also, isn’t sliding down a shute more fun than climbing a ladder? The 100 should definately be on the bottom!

Being able to choose between different dice would add a tactical element to the game, making it more interesting for older kids and adults as well. If my students conjure up some even better designs for us I’ll stop by again! Your kid will never go back to plain old C&L again!

]]> By: DinaM http://www.dreambox.com/blog/chutes-ladders-a-beginner%e2%80%99s-version-for-3-5-year-olds-sorely-needed#comment-42 DinaM Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:01:15 +0000 http://www.dreambox.com/blog/?p=1712#comment-42 I can't create it for you, but I would love to purchase it! I teach kindergarten and that game creates stress every year. The fact that the hundreds chart starts at the bottom really throws them off! I don't think they had an educational professional on their team when they did the board lay out. I teach them to really look at the situations when they climb the ladder or have to slide down the chute. Of course, these are pretty dated. I don't like that the ladders aren't always right in the box, making it diffictult for young children to tell if they can climb that one or not. I can’t create it for you, but I would love to purchase it! I teach kindergarten and that game creates stress every year. The fact that the hundreds chart starts at the bottom really throws them off! I don’t think they had an educational professional on their team when they did the board lay out. I teach them to really look at the situations when they climb the ladder or have to slide down the chute. Of course, these are pretty dated. I don’t like that the ladders aren’t always right in the box, making it diffictult for young children to tell if they can climb that one or not.

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