Basic braille
The Snake
What’s that slithering across the baseplate?! Watch out, it’s a snake!
Let’s Play Categories
How many country names do you know? How many animals? Vegetables?
It’s time to show what you know!
Activity details
This is a simplified version of the well known game.
Goals
To develop vocabulary by finding and giving lists of foods, countries, animals….
The adult prepares
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all the bricks in the box
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categories are indicated by the number of dots on a brick:
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1 dot: countries
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2 dots: vegetables
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3 dots: fruits
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4 dots: animals
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5 dots: famous characters
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6 dots: first names
(if you have 6-dot bricks in your set).
The children play
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Player 1 picks a brick from the box, counts the number of dots, and names one thing in the related category.
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Player 2 takes their turn.
Facilitation tips
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Repeat the list of categories as needed.
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Change the categories, depending on children’s interests.
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Set a specific number of things to name.
