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!
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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!
Review of Penelope Half-Pint Makes a Friend
Penelope Half-Pint Makes a Friend is a children’s picture and storybook about Penelope Half-Pint, a character who you may recognize from the Heroes of the Vale D&D show and from the Idle Champions game! It’s written by Penelope’s creator and actor, Hope LeVelle, and it comes with a great message about meeting others with an open heart.
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!
Review of The Kid’s Table D&D podcast season 1
If you’re looking for epic adventures, a podcast for your kids with players their own age, and a great walkthrough of how to play the game, check out the review here to get the scoop on The Kid’s Table D&D podcast!
My kid wants to play D&D – now what?
Your kid overhears your D&D game, sees it played in Stranger Things, or comes home all excited that their friend has told them about this awesome new game… and they ask you if they can play D&D too!
Now what? Whether you’re looking for a how to guide, D&D suggestions, D&D alternatives, or just some general advice on what to expect, check out here for a quick guide on where to start from the ENnie awarded TTRPGkids site and the author of “Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid”!
Review of Yeld! 2nd Edition
Yeld! 2e was recently released by Yeld Suff, and, in this article, I’m checking out the changes from the first edition to now! There’s LOTS of updates from mechanics explinations/clarifications to massive lore drops to all kinds of new content, so read on below!