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To the Teacher ... Can you use a photocopier? Then you can take full advantage of the easy to play, highly educational games in this book. Simply choose a game, copy and fold the instruction card, then copy the relevant activity page. Each game, with its folded instruction card, can be located on a table with an aide or parent helper overseeing the activity.

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The activities are child centred and lots of fun. Children will want to learn! Each activity will take between 15 to 40 minutes and may be varied according to the specific needs of the children.

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Easily accessible materials may be required for some activities (e.g. pencils or counters). These may be substituted by other materials held in the classroom (i.e. crayons or coins).

The activities are highly educational. They are primarily K - 3 based (5 to 8 year olds), however they are suitable for adaptation (e.g. harder words on fishing game) and are perfect for remedial and extension work. The activities are also highly appropriate for English as a Second Language students, as they encourage the development of questioning techniques in a non-threatening manner.

Other educational aspects addressed in this book are letter recognition, word recognition, reading development, word matching, rhyming words, fine motor development, verbal skills development, group co-operation skill development (e.g. taking turns), ordering numbers (ordinal and cardinal), addition, subtraction, multiplication symbols and equations, attributes and classification skills, pictorial representations, patterns, shape recognition, measurement, counting and spatial awareness.

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This book offers an exciting and fun way of developing, reinforcing and enhancing all of these skills and many more, with all activities being taken from a successful classroom learning environment. The book aims to provide educators with the opportunity to implement these effective learning games with minimal effort and time spent on preparation.

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It is recommended that the instruction and activity sheets be copied onto card for durability. These may be laminated where appropriate. When sets are to be duplicated (e.g. jellybean sums) it may be useful to use different coloured card for each set. Word charts can be found on pages 19 and 23, with a blank for making your own words on page 21. Numbers and mathematics symbols are on page 43. Counters for maths activities can be found on page 58.

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Contents Language Based Activities Sound Bingo ...................................................................................................4 Playdough Words ...........................................................................................8

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Playdough Language/Maths ..........................................................................9 Lucky Dip ......................................................................................................10 Musical Words ..............................................................................................12

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Postie ............................................................................................................16 Magic Word Game .........................................................................................18 A Missing Word .............................................................................................20 Rhyming Words Concentration ...................................................................22

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Spots On The Beetle ....................................................................................24

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Spatial Awareness Activities

Block Patterns ..............................................................................................44

Buzzle Puzzle ...............................................................................................52 Making Me .....................................................................................................54 Pollen Catchers ............................................................................................55 Appendix .......................................................................................................59

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Sound Bingo

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Choose a word from the word chart and make it with playdough. Each child copies your word. Choose another word and repeat the exercise. Children then take turns in choosing a word for the group to make. The easiest way to make words is to make a long thin snake and break off pieces as you need them. Page 8

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Language:- Encourage children to make a variety of letters from the alphabet, e.g. "Make two letters that sound like 'k' (i.e. 'c' and 'k')." "Make the letter before 'd' (i.e. 'c')." Allow the children to explore with simple words, e.g. "dog". Maths:- Encourage children to make numbers 1 to 10. Some children may extend to 20. Match with small balls of playdough, e.g. 3 - l l l Revise the concepts of before and after, e.g. "Make the number that comes before '8' (i.e. '7')."

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Lucky Dip

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The last child counted takes a word from the Lucky Dip box. and reads the word. The other children also say the word as it is displayed. The child holding the card keeps it, then continues the game by rolling the die.

Game can be modified for older children by having the next child spell the word that was selected and read from the Lucky Dip box. Page 10

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Musical Words

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card. The children pass the word cards around clockwise as the music is played or a song is sung (to the beat if possible). When the music stops, or the teacher claps, the children take turns to read the card they are holding. To continue, proceed with the music or singing. Page 12

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Fishing Game

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What to do: Ask the children to read each word as you place fish word cards on to table face up. Children take turns to catch a fish and read the word (and show it) to the others. Once all of the fish have been caught, collect them and repeat the game. Page 14

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A matching set of word cards.

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Share out the postcards with stamps on them. Hold up a card from the set of word cards. The child who has the matching word says the word and then posts the card in the letter box. When a child has posted all of his/her words, he/she calls out "Postie" and is the winner. Repeat if time permits. Page 16

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Ask the children to read each word as you place the cards one at a time on the table face up. Choose a "magic word" from the set, but don't touch or indicate it. The children take turns to guess which word you have chosen. The child who guesses correctly gets to choose the next "magic word". He or she can ask the other children to guess. Page 18

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A Missing Word

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take a word away from the set. When the children hear "Which card have I taken?" they can look to try to identify the missing word. The child who identifies the word is given the card to read out to the group. That child then places the card back with the set and has the next turn. The child begins by saying "Close your eyes and put your head down."

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Each pair is given a set of cards. The children lay their cards face down in the middle. They take turns at turning over two cards and trying to match the words which rhyme. They must replace the cards face down and try to remember where the words are. When a child finds a rhyming pair he/she holds onto the cards. The child with the most pairs is the winner. Page 22

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Spots On The Beetle

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sum on a pad which counts the spots of the beetle. E.g. 3 + 2 = 5 Correct each answer in the pad. Encourage the children to do as many sums as they can, perhaps using a competition for fun. Page 24

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Encourage children to complete each jigsaw butterfly from 1 to 9. You may assist them by helping them sound out the word, e.g. "two", and counting the objects given, e.g. b 1, b 2. Order the butterflies from 1 to 9. Ask questions like "Which butterfly comes before 4?" etc. Page 26

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Ordering Numbers

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Give each child a set of number cards. Children race to see who can put them in the correct order first. They are to put them in a long line, e.g. 1 2 3 4. When all children are finished, have another race, perhaps in a different shape, e.g. two lines of ten or four lines of five, or backwards, i.e. 10th, 9th, 8th ... Page 30

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Jellybean Sums

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What to do: Ask each child to choose a jellybean. They write the sum neatly into their pads, then work out the answer using counters. Correct each answer in the pads. Encourage the children to do as many jellybean sums as they can. You may like to have a competition for fun. Page 32

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number of one item (e.g. soup) on one half of the shelf and a number of another item (e.g. cornflakes) on the other half. They are then to write the addition sum on the bottom of the shelf. Correct each sum. Once complete, the children may create different sums. Encourage variety, e.g. pantry, fridge, bedroom cupboard, toy shelf, etc. Page 34

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o c . c e her r What to do: o t s s r u e p Give each child a strip of ten bees. Ask the children to fold down a number of bees on their strips. Next ask them to write the subtraction sum about their bees in their pads. For example, say to the children "Fold down two bees. How many are left? Who can tell me the sum?" 10 - 2 = 8. Children are to wait for everyone to finish writing before starting another sum. Page 36

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Bee Bingo

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Shuffle the sum cards and hold them so the children can't see. Show the cards one at a time to the children. Each child that has the answer to the sum on his or her card covers that number with a counter. The first child to cover all numbers wins by calling out "Hive!" and having his or her card compared with the sums shown. Page 38

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Encourage the children to make patterns in a long line using blocks or the shapes provided. Each child makes a different pattern using no more than four different types of blocks or shapes. Ensure that they repeat the pattern correctly, e.g. nlsnnlsnnlsn.

When the line gets quite long ask the children to start a new pattern. For variation children can be asked to start a pattern and then swap places to finish each other's pattern. Children may also record their patterns in their pad with coloured pencils. Page 44

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circle, 2 for a rectangle, 3 for a triangle, 4 for a square, 5 for a pentagon and 6 for a hexagon. The child then colours in the corresponding shape on his or her robot. The first child to complete the robot correctly is the winner. Page 50

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What to do: Cut all of the lines in the puzzle to separate the shapes. Use the shapes to remake the beehive. Take the beehive apart and try to make a bee, or a flower. The shapes can be used to make many different pictures. See how many can be made. Page 52

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Cut a strip as long as the child's leg. Children fold the strip in half and cut on the fold to make two half-sized legs, then do the same for the arms and feet. Cut a strip for the back and halve that strip. Children then join the back and arms, legs, feet and the head together with sticky tape to make themselves a half-sized "skeleton". Page 54

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Playdough

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Ingredients: 1 cup of plain flour half a cup of salt 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar 1 cup of water 1 tablespoon of oil 2 - 3 drops of food colouring.

Method: Combine ingredients and stir over a low heat until mixture is thick and hot. Remove from heat and knead thoroughly. Store in air tight container in fridge. Lasts up to six months.

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Tie 40 cm of fishing line to a short stick or piece of dowel. Tie a magnet to the other end of the line. Put a paperclip or staple at the tip of the paper fish.

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