Another neat idea we stumbled upon. My wife set Greg up with the pre-installed Chess game on her laptop–and had him play both sides. The benefits?
1. The computer won’t let him make an illegal move.
In doing this, he will gradually gain the knowledge of what pieces can move where–and when.
2. We changed the game so that the computer plays itself.
For whatever reason, Greg was fascinated watching the game play out. I’m not saying he’ll do this again and again, but it’s another good tool to keep in mind.
If you don’t have a pre-installed version, the Apple App store has a couple freebies, and a little web-surfing can find any number of PC-compatible choices.