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ThinkFun What¿s Gnu
Studio : ThinkFun
by ThinkFun
Brand : Think Fun
Model : 7760
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Publisher : ThinkFun
Minimum Age : 5.0 Years
Maximum Age : 8.0 Years
Manufacturer Minimum Age : 5.0 Years
Manufacturer Maximum Age : 8.0 Years
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 0019275077600
UPC : 019275077600
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 9 reviews)
List Price : $19.99
Our Price : $7.95
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Fast-action spelling
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Up to six players can play
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Thirty-six word-starter cards
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Teaches word recognition, vocabulary building, and reading
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For ages between 5 to 8 years
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Product Description |
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A perfect game for beginning readers. Kids love the scramble to build words! Phonics practice comes naturally when kids attempt spell their own words from letter tiles. Who "Gnu" learning could be this much fun! A winner of 3 Awards of Excellence: iParenting Media's Excellent Products Award, 2006 The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval, 2006 Canadian Toy Testing Council 2 Star Award The object of the game is to spell more three-letter words than the other players. Word-Starter cards which have one letter and two blanks are spread out for everyone to see. Players slide the clever Letter Getter to magically reveal two letter tiles. At the same time, players must look at these tiles and try to make three-letter words by filling in the blanks on the Word-Starter cards. The player with the most three-letter words when all the tiles run out wins! Building your vocabulary is three times more fun with What's GNU? The three-letter word game that spells FUN. Ideal for Beginning Readers Phonics in a Format Kids Love Builds Vocabulary & Assists in Speech Development 36 Word-starter Cards 72 Letter Tiles 2 to 6 Players Dimensions: 8 inches x 10.5 inches x 3.5 inches Ages 5 to 8 |
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time consumming |
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I was very disappointed with this game. I bought this for my 5 1/2 yr old son and basically i am spelling words and he is trying to read them. My son is starting to read in kindergarden but trying to come up with three letter words he can read is challenging. I wish I did waste the money with this game. If I could I wouldn't give this a star at all. |
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Son is a bit too young still |
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I think this will be great as he gets a little bit older...he is 4. We do play--but at this time of course it is me helping him to form words....I feel it is a great toy and very educational. He loves to learn and cannot wait as he is better able to form words on his own. |
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Great Game, We Love It But It Could Have More Possiblities |
My daughter is in Kindergarten and we have had lots of fun with this game. Sometimes I think everything is in the timing... and with this game the timing was just right. We recently got this as a gift and my daughter and I have played it several times. We make up our own rules...and she loved it. We don't play competitively, we just work at making words.
I pull out several cards that will make a word then she makes the words, sounds them out and decides which word she likes better. For her the fun was making the words, not "winning".
She's not a game kid, we have lots of the classic games that we gave her as gifts and her three year old brother has played them more than she has. But this one we've come back to again and again, today she said "Wahoo gnu".
The only criticism I have is that they could have created a lot more word possibilities with the word cards. |
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A great rainy day game |
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The K-2 set think this is a great, fast-paced game. I think it is a great way to learn reading and spelling. |
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great educational game |
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great educational toy, although really need an adult to play with the child if he/she is just learning to read. Using the letter dispenser is alot of fun for the child (just like the tile dispenser in Zingo). It's a fun way for kids to learn - and they don't even realize you're teaching them! |
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