Customer Reviews

ThinkFun What's Gnu

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This is a great game for new readers and for readers who need some extra help and practice. As a retired teacher and now a tutor, I'm using this with a second grader who is having trouble with reading. She really enjoys this game and is getting much better at spelling short words, as well as recognizing longer words because of the skills she is learning with this game. I'd recommend this to anyone with a young reader! P.S. It can also be used with older readers just as a fun game by having a time limit to make a certain amount of words.

My daughter is in Kindergarten and we have had lots of fun with this game. Sometimes I think everything is in the timing... and with this game the timing was just right. We recently got this as a gift and my daughter and I have played it several times. We make up our own rules...and she loved it. We don't play competitively, we just work at making words.

I pull out several cards that will make a word then she makes the words, sounds them out and decides which word she likes better. For her the fun was making the words, not "winning".

She's not a game kid, we have lots of the classic games that we gave her as gifts and her three year old brother has played them more than she has. But this one we've come back to again and again, today she said "Wahoo gnu".

The only criticism I have is that they could have created a lot more word possibilities with the word cards.

It was easy for me to adapt the rules to the needs of my 5 year old grandson.... possibilities are endless but an encouraging adult is needed to help keep a good pace and keep young ones encouraged and not overwhelmed. It's really an excellent skill builder.

This game is a great game for teaching phonics and new words. They love being able to choose the letters, and a great educational activity.

As my 5 year old knew his letters well, but couldn't get the letters together to make words yet, I thought this would help. It did the trick and my son is starting to put letters together to make words. This game provides a bridge for a child to start putting letters together that's fun and not overly daunting. I would recommend if your child knows his/her letters well, and ready to start formulating words. Very nice materials that are durable and I hope to use with my younger child.

great educational toy, although really need an adult to play with the child if he/she is just learning to read. Using the letter dispenser is alot of fun for the child (just like the tile dispenser in Zingo). It's a fun way for kids to learn - and they don't even realize you're teaching them!

This is a very creative and educational game. I love it, but my kids tried to play it once and have not asked to play it again, so I'm wondering how to get them into it again. Part of the problem is that they found the rules confusing, and part of it is that they are not quite ready for it as far as their spelling skills are concerned. I think they'll like this game a lot more in a year or so, so perhaps I jumped the gun a bit with my expectations.

So, here's the deal. Buy it and try it, and if the rules with the game don't work for you, make up your own game. Gnood luck!

The K-2 set think this is a great, fast-paced game. I think it is a great way to learn reading and spelling.

I bought this game after having such a good experience with Zingo which is another product offered by ThinkFun. The concept of GNU is simple as it is all about putting together 3 letter words. Your child will need to think of what letter is needed to complete various kindergarten/1st grade words. My son just entered kindergarten when we got this game and he didn't immediately take to it. After a couple weeks of school, he pulled the game out and really got into it! He loves putting together the words and sounding them out. This is a great game for the family to play! I would say it is geared toward kindergarten and first grade based on my son's experience who is now 5 years old.

This is an excellent game for a youngster to learn new words. We play it very often because it is also a lot of fun. The pieces may be too small for a very young child, but durable to meet the challenges of an older toddler.