These are some of the greatest classroom-friendly games for enhancing students' decision-making and problem-solving abilities. Decision-making is at the heart of social and emotional development and is essential for success in school and in life. These games help students develop decision-making abilities by putting them in a range of exciting and challenging settings that force them to think about their options, consider the repercussions, and learn management and responsibility. They'll be negotiating political quandaries, deciding between different ethical arguments, and even making strategic city and world-building decisions. Best of all, the games on this list are so engaging that children won't even know they're learning!

Here are some activities to help you integrate decision-making into your regular routine.

1. The Oregon Trail (*color by number)
Kids guide their family west over the American frontier by touching the screen to make travel decisions. Text suggestions and pointers assist children in making educated judgments and preparing for unforeseen circumstances such as a sick family member or a broken wagon. They'll make judgments on what to buy, how quickly to go, whether to stop, and which routes to take. A variety of mini-games breaks up the rather repetitious action with very simple tasks to gain food or resources.

iOS and Android are supported.

2. Perplexity
Quandary is a free, non-profit interactive learning game on ethical decision-making. Through a compelling plot and exciting gameplay, Quandary educates students in ethical decision-making and develops skills that help them recognize and overcome ethical challenges in their own lives.

Players gain skills such as critical thinking, perspective-taking, and decision-making. Quandary presents a paradigm for approaching ethical decision-making without instructing players what to believe.

Web-enabled devices