Students move their pieces diagonally across the board, trying to capture their opponent’s pieces and reach the opposite side to be crowned as kings. Students need to think several moves ahead to outmaneuver their opponent.

• Grade Levels: grades 1+
• Skills Developed: strategic thinking, logical reasoning, planning. and problem solving skills
• Standards Addressed:
  ISTE Standards for Computational Thinking - foster algorithmic thinking by planning sequences of moves and understanding how each action influences the outcome, promote problem solving and decision-making by testing and refining strategies
  
• Classroom Use:
  Collaborative Play - pair students to play against each other, encouraging them to discuss strategies and learn from each other’s moves
  Reflection Activity - students reflect on their gameplay, discussing which strategies were successful and what could be improved for next time