Phonics Academia - We Shape Character

If the learning process used is dull, students will not be able to gain any information and skills which can help them in the real world scenario. Learning doesn't mean rote memorization, but the process through which you understand how to apply the skills and knowledge you have to solve real-life problems.

Brainstorming Games

The co-curricular activities on offer at Phonics Academia allow students to develop their creative and sporting capacities within a group of students with similar interests. Board games play a crucial role in children's development and growth. It is an important aspect of brain development as they help acquire logical and reasoning skills, boost critical thinking and gain spatial reasoning. Playing board games helps with learning, social and communication skills as well.

Benefits of Brainstorming Games

Helps with social skills – communicating, verbally, sharing, waiting, taking turns, and enjoying interaction with others.
Helps kids learn boundaries – children need clear limits to feel safe in all situations.
Focus – games can lengthen attention span and encourage focus.
Students learn through the process of playing the game.
Games provide a context for engaging practice.
While playing games, students develop a variety of connections with the content and can form positive memories of learning.
Games grab students’ attention and actively engage them.

Health Benefits of Brainstorming Games

Memory formation and cognitive skills – problem solving, help the brain retain and build cognitive associations.
Reduces risks for mental diseases: One of the primary benefits of playing board games is reducing the risk of cognitive decline, such as that associated with dementia and Alzheimer's.

Boredom can kill a learner’s interest; they need motivation to carry on. Gamification takes away the stress that us so typical of a classroom. Positive learning memories help retain concepts better.
The School offers opportunities for students to be involved in a wide range of brainstorming activities such as

Chess

The game of chess helps young people learn to concentrate, think logically, overcome obstacles, spot patterns and categorize information. It helps with the development of problem-solving skills, planning, patience, focus of thought and self-discipline. Chess is a competitive activity, but, good sportsmanship and fair play are taught as essential elements of the game.Everyone has a chance to contribute to the team in tournament play as chess clubs may enter as many players as they wish and various skill-levels or age-based sections are generally available. Phonics Academia chess club provides a challenge for students while helping build confidence and self-esteem. It offers a combination of educational and social activity.

Monopoly

Students getting the concepts of risk/reward, long and short term investing, negotiation, and learning from mistakes. Monopoly is also an incredible powerful mechanism for introducing students to the art of negotiation

Scrabble

Scrabble is known for “teaching new words,” and its challenging format compels players to take a random mix of consonants and vowels and transform them into winning word combinations. While Scrabble champions often seem to possess a genetic predisposition for anagramming words, memorizing obscure terms, and strategizing board space use, there are plenty of advantages for our students.
The School SCRABBLE Program generally targets students in grades 1-10 who have a basic understanding of spelling, vocabulary, math and spatial skills. This program can best be incorporated into the curriculum of these grades. Students in our program play in teams of two.No matter what the outcome, the School SCRABBLE Program provides an opportunity to learn more words and adopt new strategies while socializing with peers.

Payday

Payday is a great game to help students practice addition and subtraction of decimals. In this game they will be earning “money” and also spending it. Have students keep a running record of their additions and subtractions. You can collect their record and check their computations for accuracy.
The best part is that it only takes 15 minutes to play a round. Players will earn a paycheck, pay outstanding bills and have the opportunity to make deals on property. It is hard for kids to grasp the concept of a paycheck and bills now with everything being electronic, so this game really helps to offset that. There are a few windfall opportunities along the way to help pay for all of the expenses.

Carrom

As the kids play Carrom, various educational skills would be enhanced. Carom help in increasing the logical reasoning power in children. The children would be playing and having fun at the same time, they would practice skills like counting, reading, visual perception, and eye hand coordination etc.