Getting out of Check (Capture, Protect, Run Away) - Lesson for Kindergarten, Chapter - Purpose of the Game
In this foundational lesson, titled "Getting out of Check (Capture, Protect, Run Away)," kindergarteners will dive into the critical aspect of chess known as the 'Purpose of the Game' under the 'GAME BASICS' unit. Through a variety of engaging activities, students will learn three fundamental strategies to address a check in chess: capture, protect, and run away. Specifically, they will understand how to capture the threatening piece, use another piece to protect their king, or move their king to a safer square.
This lesson is vital for young learners as it introduces them to strategic thinking and problem-solving. Through the "Getting Out of Check" activity, along with "Run Away Worksheet," "Protection," "Capture," and the "Run, Protect or Capture Worksheet," students will not only grasp how to respond to immediate threats in chess but also develop the ability to anticipate and plan for future challenges. These skills are crucial not just in the game of chess but in everyday life, as they promote foresight, patience, and decision-making. By mastering these strategies, students set the foundation for more advanced chess play and critical thinking abilities.
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Activity 1 / Chess: Getting Out of Check
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Activity 2 / Getting out of Check: Run Away Worksheet
When you're playing chess, the last thing you want to do is get stuck in check or checkmate! Chess is a fun game of strategy that helps build your children's brains, and this free PDF worksheet will give them some tips on how to get out of check when their opponent has put them there. They'll learn how to save their king by running away, which means to move out of the attack line, and then they'll get to show some of their own strategy moves on the given board.
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Activity 3 / Getting out of Check: Protection
Chess is all about strategy and anticipating your opponent's next move. That's why kids love it so much; they love one-upping their friends! This free chess strategy worksheet will help your child learn some more skills for getting out of check—protecting and capturing the dangerous piece. With this downloadable, your chess wizard will learn that if their king is in trouble, they have to be protected with another piece in the attack line, or capturing the checking piece. Then they'll have the opportunity to practice both protecting and capturing with the sample boards.
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Activity 4 / Getting out of Check: Capture
Chess is all about strategy and anticipating your opponent's next move. That's why kids love it so much; they love one-upping their friends! This free chess strategy worksheet will help your child learn some more skills for getting out of check—protecting and capturing the dangerous piece. With this downloadable, your chess wizard will learn that if their king is in trouble, they have to be protected with another piece in the attack line, or capturing the checking piece. Then they'll have the opportunity to practice both protecting and capturing with the sample boards.
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Activity 5 / Run, Protect or Capture Worksheet
When your children are playing chess, they're playing to win! You don't mind, though, because they're also strengthening their critical thinking and reasoning skills, as well as their problem-solving and logical thinking. Winning means you protect your king from check, so this free PDF worksheet will show them the strategies of running away, protecting the king or capturing the checking piece, and they'll have the opportunity to practice each with the sample boards.
