I’ve been playing Monopoly Junior with my 4-year-old nephew, and it’s such a great example of “disguised learning”.
The game requires no skill—similar to snakes and ladders—but it’s perfect for a child to learn more complex board game mechanics.
I make my nephew do all the work! I ask him to move my token around the board, and to tell me how much I have to pay to whom. I deliberately make mistakes and he enjoys pulling me up on them.
What I initially assumed would be “play time” is actually a rich learning experience disguised as a game.
Multiple birds. One stone.