Are you a teacher or school administrator preparing for the school year or semester ahead? If so, you know how important it is to keep things interesting and engaging in class or you’ll risk losing the attention of young ones in attendance. As a result, you want to introduce board games for classroom use, but understand that ones that were popular in your day may not be so cool with the new-school crowd, so to speak. Fret not, because Popongo has you covered! Read ahead to find out why teachers are raving about Popongo’s enhanced “board game” for their students.
4 Reasons Why Teachers Prefer Popongo Over Traditional Board Games for Classrooms
Teaches Math (without doing math)
Popongo cups are color-coded to account for point values, with the winner/s accumulating a pre-determined (by you) total. Points are accumulated when kids throw balls into cups. You can view all of the rules right here, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist (or math teacher) to draw the conclusion that Popongo offers a fun way for young students to learn addition, without being told to learn addition. You may also devise creative ways to incorporate subtraction, multiplication, and division into the game-play equation. If you do, be sure to connect to us on social media to let us know what you came up with!
Ties Physical Activity to Learning
Popongo is different than typical board games for classroom use. Yes, it employs a board, but also a cup and ball set that gets students out of their seats and engaged in physical activity that also promotes learning (as per above). In doing so, young students have an opportunity to develop hand-eye coordination and motor-skills while putting those restless arms and legs of theirs to good use.
Furthermore, with research confirming that kids are better able to retain information when in an outdoor setting, you’ll be pleased to know that Popongo can easily be taken out to the schoolyard or on a field trip (to the beach, etc.) in this official carrying case (more on this below).
Great for All Ages and Grades
Popongo is without a doubt fun for young students. However, given that it was also designed to be used for tailgating parties and as a replacement for Spikeball, cornhole, and that game you hope students avoid when they get to college, it is also ideal for older students. This is one board game that can find a home in Kindergarten and Grade 12 homerooms too.
Easy to Set-Up, Clean-Up, and Store
The Popongo board is lightweight, as are the cups and balls that accompany each set. It is easy to set-up by you or your students. What about the potential mess? There is none! You can add the official ball net to prevent misses from bouncing across the class. Meanwhile, your students will jump at the opportunity to pick-up balls that didn’t make their way into the cups with this official pickup tube. When the time comes to tuck the board game away into classroom storage you can place the set neatly into our new carrying case.
Your search for board games for your classroom ends here! Popongo sets are available for sale at our online store. Schools within the continental United States enjoy FREE shipping! If you have any additional questions feel free to contact the team at Popongo anytime.