Lorraine Jean Hopping • Hopping Fun Creations
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Mars 2020Mars 2020 is a family board game that kids (ages 8 and up) and parents can enjoy together by playing on different ability levels. Players choose a role: doctor, pilot, scientist, or engineer. They start their journey on Earth and zoom toward Mars. Each time they encounter a malfunction, they correct the problem by answering questions, getting orders from Mission Control, or by being an expert in a certain field (their chosen role). The winner is the first player to land on Mars, a moving target that orbits the board throughout the game. Mars 2020 has received exceptional customer reviews at Amazon.com and other sites. It has won a Parents magazine "Best Toys" pick, Dr. Toy’s Best 100 Children’s Products and Educational Products, and a Parent’s Choice award. My Other Board GamesI have invented and developed a dozen board games. A few popular titles: Top Dog! Live the Life of Rover in 6 Fun Games Nova True Science True Math In the Land of Egypt A Time for Native Americans Who's at Home in the Animal Habitats? Guess It: 9 Science Games Feeding Frenzy: A Population Balance Game |
Selected Books and GamesA NEW GAME!
Letter Perfect English
Coming soon, it's a must-have card game set for English language teachers and tutors. (Click for a free preview of the guide book.) Children's Books
Chief Joseph: The Voice for Peace
COMING IN 2009, it's the sad, moving tale of the Nez Perce leader who lost his land, many of his people, and his life-long fight to keep the peace with settlers and soldiers. Bone Detective: The Story of Forensic Anthropologist Diane France
Is it possible to fall in love with bones? Try not to, after you read about Diane France's true-life science adventures, searching for and examining skeletons. A 2006 Outstanding Science Trade Book "Selector's Choice" (NSTA/CBC). Starred review in Booklist. 2007 Finalist, SB&F "Young Adult" science books! Space Rocks: The Story of Planetary Geologist Adriana Ocampo
How did a young Argentine with an endless imagination make her dream of exploring space come true? Adriana Ocampo found her path to science adventure through space-traveling robots and crashing asteroids and comets! Crime Science
Autopsies/The Body as Evidence and Crime Scene Investigation! Sports Hall of Fame
Venus and Serena, Peyton Manning, Michelle Kwan, and others for ages 6-9. Today's Weather Is . . . A Book of Experiments
Outdoor fun for 6 to 9 year olds. Wild Weather! Wild Earth!
Tornadoes! and Hurricanes! are my two best-selling books. Ideas on Trial Biographies
Dramatized biographies of astronaut Sally Ride and ocean inspiration Jacques Cousteau. Game
Mars 2020
Race from Earth to Mars, an orbiting target, by fixing malfunctions and answering intriguing science questions. Or play the fast-paced, alternate version: a flat-out race, no questions asked. Teacher's Books
Language Arts Games
Packed with ready–to-go, lively games and activities for teaching grammar, vocabulary, and dictionary skills. (Click for "Freebie" word search puzzles to download.) 25 Math Board Games!
This is my top seller for teachers. (Click for "Freebie" puzzles.) Creative Approaches to Social Studies
15 Primary Source Activities: American History and American history games, both co-written by a middle school social studies teacher. (Click for "Freebie" quizzes.) |
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