Chess Curriculum
Chess Lesson 1
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- Guide Lesson Prep
- Warmup Song and Welcome to Chess (1:11)
- What is Chess (0:22)
- Meet Chester the Chess Piece (0:25)
- Chess Activity 1: Where does the Chester live? (1:35)
- Chessboard Fun: What Shape is the Board? (0:52)
- Where do the Chess Pieces Live? (2:48)
- Chess Activity 2: Chess Pieces live in Squares (0:57)
- Optional: Build a Life-Size ChessBoard (0:32)
Chess Lesson 2
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- Guide Lesson Prep
- Warmup Song (1:11)
- What is Chess (0:24)
- Meet Chester the Chess Piece (0:25)
- Chessboard Fun: What Shape is the Board? (0:52)
- Chess Activity 1: Where does Chester Live? (0:25)
- Chess Pieces Live in the Squares (2:48)
- Chess Activity 2: Chess Pieces live in Squares (0:59)
- Chess Activity 3: Make a Giant Chessboard (1:02)
- Chess Activity 4: Jump from Square to Square (2:54)
Chess Lesson 3
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- Guide Lesson Prep
- Warmup Song (1:11)
- What is Chess (0:24)
- Introducing the Chess Pieces (2:21)
- Chess Activity 1: Put the Pieces Together (1:25)
- Where do the Pieces Live? (1:09)
- Chess Activity 2: GO HOME (1:13)
- Optional Chess Activity: Make a Giant Chessboard (0:09)
- Optional Chess Activity: Jump from Square to Square (2:54)
Chess Lesson 4
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- Guide Lesson Prep
- Warmup Song (1:11)
- What is Chess (0:24)
- Introducing the Chess Pieces (2:21)
- Chess Activity 1: Put the Pieces Together (1:25)
- How does the PAWN Move? (3:51)
- Chess Activity 2: Move Chester Pawn on the Small Board (4:57)
- Chess Activity 3: Show how Chester Pawn moves on the Big Board (3:22)
Chess Lesson 5
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- Guide Lesson Prep
- Warmup Song (1:11)
- What is Chess (0:24)
- Review the Chess Pieces (0:52)
- Chess Activity 1: Put the Pieces Together (1:25)
- How the Pawn Moves (1:13)
- Chess Activity 2: Move Chester Pawn on the Small Board (4:57)
- Copy of Chess Activity 3: Show how Chester Pawn moves on the Big Board (3:22)
- Chess Activity 3: Move ALL of the Pawns (3:20)
- Chess Activity 4: Move the Pawn on the Big Board (1:25)
- Optional Chess Activity: Make a Giant Chessboard (0:09)
- Optional Chess Activity: Jump from Square to Square (2:54)
- Whole Lesson Video (20:00)
Chess Lesson 6
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- Guide Lesson Prep
- Warmup Song (1:11)
- What is Chess (0:24)
- Review the Chess Pieces (0:53)
- Chess Activity 1: Put the Pieces Together (1:25)
- Hello to Ronnie Rook (0:52)
- How Ronnie the Rook moves (2:32)
- Chess Activity 2: Move Ronnie Rook on the Board (3:13)
- Chess Activity 3: Move Ronnie Rook on the Big Board (2:52)
- Optional Chess Activity: Jump from Square to Square (2:54)
- Whole Lesson Video (18:43)
Chess Lesson 7
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- Guide Lesson Prep
- Warmup Song (1:11)
- What is Chess (0:24)
- Review the Chess Pieces (0:53)
- Chess Activity 1: Put the Pieces Together (1:25)
- Hello to Ronnie Rook (0:52)
- How Ronnie the Rook moves (2:32)
- Chess Activity 2: Move Ronnie Rook on the Board (3:13)
- Chess Activity 3: Move Ronnie Rook on the Big Board (2:52)
- Optional Chess Activity: Jump from Square to Square (2:54)
- Whole Lesson Video (18:43)
Chess Lesson 8
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- Guide Lesson Prep
- Warmup Song (1:11)
- What is Chess (0:24)
- Review the Chess Pieces (0:53)
- Get the Pawns and Rooks (0:30)
- Where do the Pawns and Rooks Live (Board Setup) (3:13)
- Activity 3: Move the Pawns (1:53)
- Activity 4: Move the Rooks
- Optional: Move Ronnie on the Big Board (1:12)
- Optional Chess Activity: Jump from Square to Square (2:54)
- Whole Lesson Video