Saturday, April 12, 2008

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Opposites Puzzle


Among concepts targeted: opposites

Animals and their Young



Among concepts targeted: animals and their young

Calendar


Among calendar skills targeted: days of the week, months of the year, concepts of 'today', tomorrow', 'yesterday'

Things That Go Together Cards



Among skills targeted: associations

"Arthur's Get Together Game"

Among skills targeted: problem-solving, cooperation, language

Inferencing Cards

Among skills targeted: making inferences, language

"Practising Pragmatics" Cards




Plurals (Irregular)

His and Her Occupations Cards


Among skills targeted: occupations (jobs), pronouns

More or Less

Big, Bigger, Biggest


Among skills targeted: relative size

"Best Number Card Game Ever!" (Richard Scarry)

Among skills targeted: Counting, turn-taking

Large Beads and Lace


Among skills targeted: hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills

Matching: Word to Word


Among skills targeted: sight reading, matching, visual discrimination

Matching: 2D to 2D

Among skills targeted: matching, nouns

Matching: 2D to 3D

Among skills targeted: matching, association between 3D objects and 2D representations

Matching: 3D to 3D

Among skills targeted: beginner-level matching, cooperation, visual discrimination

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

"Sequencing" Card Sets




Among skills targeted: Sequencing, identifying/answering "What comes first/next/last?" or "What comes first/second/third"?

"What's Wrong with this Picture? "Cards


Among skills targeted: identifying what is "wrong" or "silly' in the picture, practising language

Python Path Game

Among skills targeted: Generating one-syllable words, turn-taking

Honeycomb Hike Game

Among skills targeted: Size, colour, counting/early addition and subtraction, turn-taking

Sunken Treasure Adventure Game

Among skills targeted: phonics blends, turn-taking

Maxwell's Manor

Among skills targeted: pragmatic language, turn-taking

Abstract Categories

Among skills targeted: categories which are more advanced, language

Headbanz

Among skills targeted: Asking questions, generalising categories, practice understanding other people's perspectives

Who is Who?

Among skills targeted: Child practices asking "Who___?" questions