Go Inventing!

Growing up in the Sjoberg house, "Authors" was a much loved card game. Using an old set my dad had, we played until the cards were nearly worn out, at which time we acquired a new set of cards. "Inventors" is another version of the game and was brought into the Sjoberg house but it's popularity was no competition for Authors. While home at Christmastime I snatched up Inventors thinking I could possibly incorporate it into my classroom. If you aren't familiar with the game, it's essentially "go fish." Sets of inventors faces and names are placed onto a regular deck of cards. Four cards of a kind makes a set.

I introduced the game to three of my students yesterday at recess and they immediately got into it. Names like "Guglielmo Marconi" and "Johannes Gutenberg" didn't exactly roll off the tongue, but those kids unashamedly gave it the best pronunciation they could. In the first round one student said, "Since it's like go fish, but with inventors I guess you say 'Go inventing!' to the other person when you don't have the card."

This morning I was excitedly greeted by two students who were hoping I remembered to bring Inventors back. I'm pretty thrilled that they're spending their recess throwing around names like Archimedes and Michael Faraday.

And this is just one of the reasons why I love what I do.