Tips and Tricks – TTRPGkids

Using TTRPGs to learn and teach math

This discussion is going to focus specifically on how TTRPGs, whether by what they are or if they’re intentionally used in a classroom setting, can be used to teach math skills ranging from addition and subtraction to story problems and applications to advanced mathematics!

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).

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”!

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.

How To Support Neurodiverse Players at the Game Table: From The Perspective of a Neuro Diversity Specialist

This article by another writer is part of a parallel shared guest post between TTRPGkids and Thomas R Wilson, a…

Shifting from “educational” to “classroom ready” TTRPGs

With a wider community acceptance of the idea that games provide players with benefits to skill development, many publishers are releasing educational TTRPGs. However, for these games to be widely accepted in a classroom setting and to actually be accessible to educators who are stretched on time and resources, it’s important to make sure that your game is not just educational but that it’s also classroom ready.