Customer Reviews

Prof. Noggin's Birds of North America

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I was disappointed when this game arrived. It is a small box and consists of durable cards to learn from . There is a dice and it's very simple and a little boring. There is nothing very colorful or fun about it. I was hoping there would be a large poster or hardback game board with the map of the world but there is not so the kids have no reference for the countries. I had to get the globe out to play to show my kids what we were learning. The information on the cards is good but it is not a game I will recommend for young children.

We now own 4 of the Professor Noggin games. They are all set up the same. You roll a die, then you are asked the corresponding question. If you are correct you keep the card. The player with the most cards wins. There are 2 sets of questions per card, easy and hard. This makes it more competitive and easier to play with various ages. It passes the test of my 3 boys because they ask to play again. Some may say that the answers could be memorized, but I like to think they have learned the information!

It is an easy way to review or learn about explorers. The game is a deck of cards and one dice. There is nothing to set up just take the cards out of the box and your done. If we don't have alot of time, I pick a small number like 6 and say who ever gets six cards first win. If you are going on a trip, these games are small and easy to play anywhere. The other great thing about this game is if you do lose a card the game is not ruined. You could even play it in a car.

It is easy to play and you can't help learning something. It is a great way to review. I played the game with my 6 and 9 year old girls. Both enjoyed the game and want to play it again especially if I count it as part of school. Because the questions cover a great deal of material some subject we have not covered yet so it was a fun way to introduce new topics. After playing this game, I went on line to find out what other topics they covered. I was happy to find a great many different subjects.

I purchased Professor Noggin's Countries of the World Card Game for my niece and nephew for Christmas. I find that they don't learn a lot of things in school that I think they should and was looking for something that they could both play with and learn from.
However, this game actually exceeded my expectations. The kids learn from the questions and answers in the game and then will remember later if the question is asked again. While this is a memorization of the facts, I can then ask a deeper question or other questions about the same thing and they are able to deduce or learn from those questions as well.
I find it actually teaches the adults a lot too, as there are many that they don't know. I'd be excited about a 3rd edition of Countries of the World, as there are several countries yet to be added...but many of those aren't taught in our education system either.
We've all enjoyed Professor Noggin's card games enough to look at purchasing other subjects as well.

This is an excellent fun way to help with your kids education. Mine love playing. From my 5 year old to my 15 year old. We do change the rules a little bit to allow all of them to play together.

This game is a good way to learn about birds. Questions have varying degrees of difficulty which means younger kids can play along with their older siblings. Interesting facts, nice illustrations on the cards and a reasonable price make this a good purchase if your kids are interested in learning more about birds. Mine were; we played this game every day for two weeks straight and it still manages to find its way into our game rotation at least once a month.

We pop these cards out on road trips, kids parties and in my own classroom. Kids learn and parents too!

This has been a good toy. My seven year old boy loves dinosaurs and knows so much about them. This game has taught him more and allows him to show-off how much he knows - which is far more than us grown-ups know about dinosaurs. I will buy other versions of this game.

I bought this for my daughter who is 6, she loves dinosaurs and science.
This game is a hit!!!! and great for car rides too!!!! the game is not too hard for her. She gets a most of the questions right. She can not wait to get more of these games.