How I Built A Game to Help My Kids Learn
Scott Windon created a game called Tumbling Towers to help his kids learn math concepts like place values and ascending order. The game involves swapping cards to form numbers and placing them in a tower while maintaining order. The kids have engaged with the game actively, even verbalizing their reasoning during play.
- ▪The game was inspired by a YouTube video on place values sent home by the kids' math teacher.
- ▪Players must swap cards to create numbers and place them in a tower in ascending order.
- ▪The game has proven effective, as the kids have started to articulate their thought processes while playing.
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| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 12:01:36 +0000 |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 774155) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Scott Windon Posted on May 19 How I Built A Game to Help My Kids Learn #gamedev #learning #showdev #sideprojects So, my kids' math teacher sent home a YouTube video on place values and ascending order. It was good, but watching it wasn't doing much. So over the weekend I built them a game instead. It's called Tumbling Towers — source on GitHub. The Concept You're dealt two random cards, say 2 and 7.
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