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Alex will tell a story and give you choices of how to proceed. You have to access Alexa to enable the magic door.

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Alexa, start math facts

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Math Puzzles
Alexa, open Math Puzzles

You’ll hear a series of numbers and you must guess the next logical number in the sequence.

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"Alexa, Tell Capital Quiz to Start Practicing"

Pros: Offers two modes: practice and quiz

Great way to learn your state capitals

Cons

Sometimes Alexa can't hear your answer

Alexa may end the test if she doesn't understand you

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"Alexa, Twenty Questions"

choose animal, vegetable, or mineral.

One of the best guessing games Alexa has to offer

Fun for the whole family

Occasionally Alexa will not hear what you're saying

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Alexa, Launch Guess the Number"

Alexa's very own guessing game will keep youngsters occupied.

Pros:

Quick game used to temporarily alleviate boredom

Works very well with Alexa

ITs a straightforward guessing game where you have to guess a number between 1-100, and Alexa will tell you if the number is higher or lower each try.

You can make this game more interesting by trying to guess the number in as few tries as possible.

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"Alexa, Ask Math Mania to Play"

Two useful math skills for those who want to brush up on their multiplication, addition, subtraction, or division capabilities.

To open 1-2-3 Math say "Alexa, Open 1-2-3".

Pros:

These skills give you several math options and difficulty levels

The challenges include word problems and number sequences

Cons:

Alexa won't always hear or understand your answer

On 1-2-3 Math there's no "medium" difficulty; just easy or hard

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"Alexa, Launch Spelling Bee"

The spelling bee is designed for grade school children (grades 4 & 5) to help them practice their words.

Pros:

Choose as many rounds (1 round = 1 word) as you want

Alexa hears you very well

Cons:

Different spelling options for varying grade levels needed

Needs word categories

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“ALEXA, WHAT IS A SYNONYM FOR _______?”

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“ALEXA TELL ME A STORY…”

Asking this will launch Alexa into a random story. So far, I have only heard fairy tale and folk tales…nothing inappropriate.  Set this up as a center during reading and have students draw an illustration while listening.  They could also write a short summary of the story too.

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"Alexa, how do you say 'hello' in Spanish." Alexa would then reply with "Hola.

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Alexa, roll the dice. This is one of my favorite little cool things you can do with Amazon Echo. It’s Perfect for those games that are missing dice, or younger kids who can’t manage to roll them without hitting the floor or all the other game pieces on the board. (And FYI for all you gaming geeks out there, she’ll roll 10-sided, 20-sided, and other dice as well.)

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Bingo
Download some free printable bingo cards, like these at Aspen Jay, and ask Alexa to join you for an easy family fun night. Unfortunately, she won’t pop the popcorn for you. (Unless you have a popcorn popper hooked up to a WeMo, actually.)

Alexa, Simon says… Alexa will repeat whatever you say immediately following “Simon says,”

Word Master :
words that start with the same letter. Just say, "Alexa, ask Word Master to play a game." Good luck!

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Alexa, start 7 minute workout.  The results are simple exercises like jumping jacks and sit ups, but maybe it will get you moving — or your kids?

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