Old Farmer is a simple game, perfect for nursery children, and while the rules are very straight-forward and easy to follow, the game actually offers some wonderful skill builders.

Children draw cards from one another in an effort to find a match to something they already have in their hand. This is great skill practice because it works the children’s sorting and visual discrimination skills. Sorting is a mathematical skill and visual discrimination is a precursor to reading and writing.

BENEFITS OF PLAYING CARDS GAMES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN

  Here are some benefits to playing card games with your little one. They improve and encourage:

• fine motor skills
• hand-eye coordination
• social interaction
• oral language skills
• problem solving
• the value of success and disappointment
• turn taking
• encouraging others
• confidence  

Old Farmer is a fun game, and luckily it also has some wonderful educational benefits as well!