Games for vernacular preschools

by Gay Brown

Originally published as:   Brown, Gay. 1984.Games for vernacular preschools. Ukarumpa via Lae, Papua New Guinea: Summer Institute of Linguistics. Originally published as:   From trial edition printed by Literacy Department, SIL, Papua New Guinea. © 1984 Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.

Complete Table of Contents

Summary

This is a collection of games that are helpful in developing various literacy skills. Although the games were designed for preschool children in Papua New Guinea, most of them are suitable and adaptable for other age groups and cultures. The author describes how to play each game and the materials necessary, and includes illustrations that are very helpful. The book is a good source of ideas that can help make learning fun and effective.

Front Matter

Preface

Chalkboard games

Bursting Bubbles

Climb the Ladder

Fishing

Knocking Down Coconuts

Picking Fruits or Nuts

Picking Mangoes

Stepping Stones

Games with flashcards

Find the Flashcard Pair

Find Your Partner

Fishing

Flashcards and Dice

Guessing

Hide Your Eyes--which card is it?

Lucky Dip

Making a Story

Pass the Card Around the Circle

Picking Fruit

Races

Singing Out

Sit Down

Stepping Stones

Tic Tac Toe

Card games

Circle

Dominoes

Free Sorting

Go Fishing

Lotto

Matching Cards

Matching Pairs

Matching Words and Pictures

Memory

Old Maid

Picture-Word

Sentence Matching Cards

Snap

Spin the Top

Syllable Matching

Word Building Cards

Word Making

Other types of reading readiness and reading games

Anagrams

Floor Grids

Jacks

Jigsaw puzzles

Scrabble

Spinner

Throw the Dice

Games to develop listening skills

A Story

Animal noises

Clapping Syllables

Dog and Bone

I See

Listening for sounds outside the classroom

The “Pig” Steals the Kaukau 'sweet potato'

Three Tin Cans

What Did I Hit?

What is the Last Sound?

What Song is it?

What Syllable does This Word Start With?

Whisper a Message

Games for mathematics

Bean Bags

Clumps

Dice

Fishing

Going to the Garden

Matching Numerals

Numeral puzzles

Pairs

Quoits

Simple Dominoes

Snakes and Ladders

Stepping Stones

The Pig with the Fat Stomach

Back Matter

Bibliography