This week I have added a new classroom game for junior entomologists to the collection. The game is a fun way to integrate learning across the curriculum and, while appropriate for use at any time of the year, is particularly so when completing a unit of work about minibeasts.
The game works well as a group activity in science, literacy or maths lessons. It is also great as an activity with buddy classes. It is best if an adult or older buddy is available to explain and oversee the play.
Cross-curricular links
The game involves children in learning and practice of skills across curriculum areas; including:
Science
Biology – focus minibeasts
- Living things
- Features of living things
- Needs of living things
- Life stages of living things
Literacy
Reading:
- For information
- To follow instructions
Research skills – finding the answers to questions
Maths
- Subitisation – spots on the dice
- Counting one for one correspondence – moving spaces around the board
- Tallies – recording points
- Adding – totalling points
- Comparing numbers – establishing the winner
Social-Emotional Skills
Games are an excellent way of teaching children the essential skills of getting along, including:
- Taking turns
- Being honest
- Accepting decisions
- Accepting that winning is not always possible nor the most important part of the game
- Winning and losing gracefully
Contents of the Junior Entomologist Game package
All components of the game are downloadable and printable. Laminating is recommended for durability.
The package includes:
Continue reading: A New Classroom Game for Junior Entomologists – readilearn
Great find for us this week! We love bugs and have some good books to support this lesson
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Thanks, Vanessa. It is a fun game. I had a lovely little series of books by Ashton Scholastic I used to use with it in the classroom. They were quite old though and I’m not sure if they are still available. I wrote my own texts instead. 🙂
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Kids love games, and that is an automatic hook, Norah. My older students (5th and 6th grade) created their own game boards as a way of incorporating what they learned about a topic.
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Designing and constructing games is a great activity for children, Peter. They have to take so much into consideration, don’t they? And they have to ensure the rules are explicit and that everything works well. I used to love making games when I was a child. I equally love to make them as an adult. To see others enjoying something you’ve made is a great reward.
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Great idea for a game to encourage kids to love bugs and insects.
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Thanks, Patricia. It is a fun game. I made it years ago for my class to play. They always looked forward to it.
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Excellent, Norah!
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Thanks, Jennie. 🙂
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You’re welcome, Norah. 🙂
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Looks good, and I know how much you appreciate insects yourself, so hope your little people are keen to let you play along with them.
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Thanks, Anne. I made this game to use with my class quite a few years ago. We always enjoyed playing it. 🙂
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That looks pretty nice. RT
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Thanks so much, Jacqui. 🙂
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That looks cute!
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Thanks, Chelsea. 🙂
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This is inspired, Norah! A must for all children and will encourage a love and understanding of nature! 😀
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Thank you, Annika. The children I played it with always enjoyed it. 🙂
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have been adopted by a four year old and she is a total nature freak, collects caterpillars, birds, talks to the cows … she would so love this!
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She sounds adorable, Kate. A worthy companion for you. How delightful.
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lol no desire to be a grannie or babysitter Norah, she is a joy but I like my contemplation 🙂
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That’s why I thought a companion would be nice. You can send her home when you need your own space. There are no demands on you for anything other than shared moments. 🙂
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no her father has problems and she needs to escape most of the time … both would be quite happy if I decided to parent her .. not for me!
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Sounds like you need to steer wide. Good on you for meeting your own needs first.
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