Tabletop RPG Classroom: In-Game Chemistry Experiments for Middle School Kids
Check out below for tips on how to structure a tabletop RPG around chemistry class experiments for a middle school group to support coursework and active learning!
Category: Education (page 2)
Interview with Austin Baker, TTRPG prof
Today’s chat is with Austin Baker, creator of “Lieberstein Living Museum”, and educational TTRPG/LARP that has been used with college students! I was really excited to meet another TTRPG college professor, and he’s got a great game to share with everyone along with some wonderful experiences and insights about TTRPGs and EDU.
Learning to learn through TTRPGs
Today’s article talks about how TTRPGs help us practice skills and attitudes that foster a love of learning and help us to be good at it!
Tips and Tricks: DIY Area of Effect Aide for TTRPGs + Geometry Lesson for Young Kids
In this tips and tricks post, I’m going to show an easy way to help with area of effect zones in tabletop RPGs using a very simple kid-friendly craft! I also show how you can use these to teach key concepts to young kids, like counting by fives, what a radius is, and understanding diagonals while also getting into how to level this up for higher concepts (i.e. using different shapes or teaching volume/circumference).
TTRPGkids on Ludology Podcast, Episode 15: Breakdown of Inspirisles as an EDU TTRPG
TTRPGkids has a regular spot on Ludology Podcast, and in this part of the series, I’ll be talking about educational TTRPGs! Episdoe 15 breaks down how Inspirisles provides an EDU focused game with its mechanics and format to showcase elements that make an EDU TTRPG just that.
Tabletop RPG Classroom: In-Game Chemistry Experiments for Elementary School Kids
Kicking off a new type of TTRPGkids article, check out below for tips on how to structure a tabletop RPG around chemistry class experiments to get kids, either at home or in school, engaged with some awesome science lessons! This first article will cover how to structure a classroom game with an example experiment set and story for kids in elementary school. Future articles will include examples for middle school and high school, so stay tuned too!
Educational TTRPGs and/or XP? Call for proposals is open for SXSW EDU 2025 through July 21 + help from TTRPGkids!
Do you have an educational TTRPG that you think would help educators? Do you have experience using TTRPGs to teach or help students? Consider submitting your proposals to SXSW EDU 2025 to help others with your XP!
Review of Venture Society by 9th Level Games
Venture Society is a TTRPG designed for young players that teaches about empathy and social skills while on a fun non-violent adventure! I had the opportunity to GM the pre-release demo at Origins Game Fair with an awesome little adventurer and his family, and I got to speak with the game’s creators about their goals with the game. Here’s my take, and I hope you enjoy this preview!
How TTRPGs engage learners
In this article, we’ll take a look at a few of the ways tabletop role-playing games can engage learners, be used for intentional educational elements, and help kids see learning as fun instead of as a chore.
Interview with Kade Wells, Dungeons & Dragons Teacher!
While at SXSW, I had the awesome opportunity to chat with Kade Wells, a D&D teacher who has been using the game in classrooms for 10 years! Find our talk here where Kade shares his XP on the whys, hows, and whens of where to start!