Extra Challenge Chess Worksheets for Ages 6-8 - Page 2
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One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 4 Worksheet
Want to challenge your logistician? This engaging PDF worksheet tests their critical thinking, strategy and visual-spatial skills. They must plot to overtake and checkmate the king and use the answer choices to check if they've strategized correctly. It's a fun way to build problem-solving skills needed for higher-level math.
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Chess Facts Bingo Worksheet
Help your child assess their knowledge of chess with our simple worksheet. It contains six questions; read them to your child and ask them if the statements are true or false. Once they check the boxes for the true statements, you'll have a better understanding of their understanding of the game.
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Castling No–no's: Part 1 Worksheet
Help your child learn how to play chess by using this worksheet. Ask them to circle the king and rook that can castle in the picture. Explain that a king cannot castle if the king or rook has moved, or if there is any other piece between them. Knowing these rules will make playing a lot easier!
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Run, Protect or Capture Worksheet
When kids play chess, they're not only striving to win - they're sharpening their critical thinking and problem-solving prowess. With this free PDF worksheet, they learn how to protect their king from check, whether it's running away, shielding it or capturing the checking piece. Sample boards offer them the chance to practice.
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Two Rook Mate Practice Worksheet
Chess is all about checkmating your opponent. This free Two Rook Mate practice worksheet is a fun way for your mini strategist to do just that. They can draw a line showing their move then pick the correct notation for the mate! A great way for them to practice fine motor skills, too.
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Castling No - no's: Part 2 Worksheet
Teach your child the rules of castling: no castling if the king is under attack or will move onto an attacked square, or cross an attack line. To prepare for a game of chess, help your child complete the exercise of identifying when the king can castle – check the pictures.
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Castling: Protecting the King Worksheet
Castle your king with the rook to get into a safer position! Write 0-0 for a two-square move, or 0-0-0 for a three-square move. Look at the worksheet with your child; on the first chessboard, the king has moved two squares and the rook is beside it. On the second, the rook has jumped over the king. Let your child use their castling knowledge to answer the questions in the easy pdf.
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Getting out of Check: Capture
Kids love chess because it combines strategy and the thrill of outwitting their opponents! This free chess strategy worksheet teaches kids how to protect and capture the threatening piece when their king is in danger. The downloadable includes sample boards to practice with. Get it today and have your chess whiz mastering the game in no time!
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Notation of Check Worksheet
Chess is an addictive game! Once you know the basics of check and checkmate, you'll be hooked! Teach your little one to make check notation with this free PDF worksheet. They can use downloadable practice to look at each picture and mark the correct notation, strengthening their problem-solving skills while they learn to play - and win - this fun game!
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Find Stalemate! Worksheet
Teach your kids Chess and give them more than a hobby - equip them with critical thinking, rationale and problem-solving skills! This free worksheet helps them understand stalemates by examining various sample boards. By providing visual discernment and the joy of the game, your child's logical skills will soar!
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What is Check? Worksheet
Check is an important move in chess where the opposing king is under attack. With this free PDF worksheet, kids can learn to make and identify check, and exercise their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. They'll look at each picture and identify which piece can check the king. Playing with check helps kids learn to play to win.
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Getting out of Check: Protection
Chess is a game of strategy and outwitting opponents. Kids love it for the challenge of one-upping their friends! This free chess strategy worksheet will help your child learn to protect their king and capture the checking piece. With this downloadable, they'll be able to practice protecting and capturing with the sample boards.
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Notation of Checkmate Worksheet
Checkmate is the thrilling, ultimate move in chess! Teach your child to make it and notate it properly with this free worksheet. They'll love being able to capture the king and it's great for brain-building too! Have them look at the sample boards and place a # sign after the checkmate move for notation.
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Extra Challenge Chess for ages 6-8 is a powerful tool that parents and teachers should wholeheartedly support. This activity, while seemingly complex, offers a myriad of developmental benefits for young minds. At its core, chess enhances cognitive skills. It encourages critical thinking, strategic planning, and problem-solving, which are invaluable across various areas of learning.
For young children, developing these skills early can lead to better performance in school subjects such as mathematics and reading. Chess requires children to recognize patterns and develop foresight, closely aligned with mathematical thinking. Additionally, the game's requirement to read and follow rules boosts reading comprehension and the ability to concentrate for extended periods.
Moreover, chess teaches valuable life skills. It instills patience and perseverance, as children learn that success often comes after thoughtful planning and sometimes through trial and error. Sportsmanship is another critical lesson; children learn to handle wins and losses gracefully, fostering a healthy competitive spirit and emotional resilience.
Socially, playing chess can build connections and friendships. Whether played in a club, classroom, or at home, it offers an avenue for positive peer interaction and sharing common interests.
In summary, Extra Challenge Chess not only sharpens intellectual capacities but also cultivates emotional and social growth, making it a worthwhile endeavor for young learners.
