Gaming

A game that I have found to be fun to play with my family is HayDay.  As a family we have been playing for about a year.  It really is a collaborative adventure.  We farm, sell, feed, buy, ship, fish, build and have challenges.  It is age appropriate and you can collaborate with people from all over the world.  The game is a free app, you can buy packages if you choose to do so.  I find that it teaches my kids how to save money, to purchase animals, food, resources, etc. They also have to balance their trade deals with their own need of resources.  Things also take time.  From building, farming, fishing, cooking, baking, etc.  Something that i like a lot is you have limits on how many times you can grow things, so you need help from others in the game.  Plus you have to collaborate to get rewards and help buy and sell.  The game really is its own personal world.  You design it the way you want it! Use your own imagination, creativity and management skills.  Nothing is wrong!
This type of game would be good to use in classroom setting.  Even though is takes a while to do certain things, it gives you a sense of reality.  There are rewards and consequences.  We play this game everyday and have a great time discussing what we need.