Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

When I was a kid, I didn’t like any toys, games, books, or TV shows that tried to “make learning fun.” I wasn’t dumb; I knew when I was being lied to—learning and fun are mutually exclusive. But ...

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The new question-of-the-week is: What are your favorite classroom games? I’m taking a break from finishing the series on teacher observations and, instead, sharing this series on classroom-learning ...

Still, even if "edutainment" was a Trojan horse of math and history lessons dressed up in blocky '90s graphics, there's no denying we spent hours on that Oregon trail or trying to find Carmen Sandiego ...

Holidays bring celebration, rest and, for many families, long stretches of indoor time. For some, this means tabletop games quickly reappear on kitchen tables. Games provide opportunities for learning ...

Rovio Entertainment has partnered with the educational gaming platform Legends of Learning to make a new series of titles featuring the Angry Birds IP. Much like has been done in the past with ...

A rumor that Cool Math Games, a go-to site for entertainment by school-aged kids across the United States, is shutting down spread like wildfire this week. The site has long been a favorite among ...

Adults are often intimidated by math, and they can easily pass that attitude on to their children. To counter this, some schools are holding events to bust misconceptions and get adults on board with ...

Puzzles are a hands-on way to explore simpler and complex mathematical relationships, for everyone from kids to calculus students.