At our homeschool co-op, I teach a class called Night at the Museum... based on characters in the movies. There isn't really a curriculum... so I just sort of make my own up. Last Friday, our class was based on Teddy Roosevelt. I printed up lots and lots of facts about him... then on a heavy poster board, the children designed their own board games. Well.... let me tell you.... the kids LOVED doing this.... many of the kids wrote on each square like my sample above and below... but I also typed up the facts for them to cut out and paste on any square then wanted. They were instructed to use as many facts as they could... so they could learn more. I also included spaces titled: The White House (a few squares would say go to the White House or Panama Canal), and of course, "go back to start, your turn, roll again, etc."

I can imagine.... this would work well with any famous historical person or scientist. It's a very good learning tool!