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5 Ways to Build Language Skills with Apples to Apples

Learn nouns (including some gerunds) and adjectives. As you play the game, help kids understand what nouns and adjectives are and how they are used.

Cards Against Humanity makes the list of games like Apples to Apples because it is basically the same game with a few tweaks. First of all, this is purposefully not for children.

Cards Against Humanity. Basically a hilarious adult version of Apples to Apples.

The object of the game is to win the most rounds by playing a "red apple" card (which generally features a noun) from one's hand to best "match" that round's communal "green apple" card (which contains an adjective) as chosen by that round's judging player.

Apples to Apples is a very fun 1999 party game from Out of the Box Games that is very similar to Cards Against Humanity, but much more family-friendly (and came ten years before it).Feb 12, 2015

Younger players will delight in the funny comparisons while expanding their vocabulary and thinking skills at the same time. ... The first player to win four rounds wins the game. Fast-moving and refreshing, Apples to Apples KIDS is easy to learn and fun to play – it's the perfect game for kids, families and friends!"

Comparing apples to apples means comparing things that can reasonably be compared, while the phrase apples to oranges often is used to represent a comparison that is unreasonable or perhaps impossible.

Apple texture is a critical eating quality trait. Firm, juicy, crisp-fleshed apples are more desirable than those with soft mealy flesh.Nov 14, 2019

To play the game, students are each given five red cards with nouns and verbs on them. One student is the judge. The judge turns over one green card, which is an adjective or adverb. The students with the red cards then choose from their cards which one is best described by the green card.Dec 29, 2003