SLC S21W4/ Educational games for better learning.

Greetings and welcome to my blog. Today I had to think of something educational to create from around me in order to teach my little niece. Hope I got it right.

Using useful materials, create an educational game of your choice that you want to use to teach a child aged 4 to 12. When finished, present the educational game to the child and play with him/her.

When we think of didactic games, we are looking a game created with rules that should be observed and they serve didactic purposes.

So I gathered some empty bottle water containers which are kept for recycling and I decided to use them to teach my little niece.

I explained the games rules to her and what she should do:

• This game rules involves gathering some empty containers of bottle water and taking a count of them.

• Then she would proceed to the tap to put in a particular amount of water(1/6 of the container volume) into all the twelve containers using her visuals to measure the water level to ensure that they are almost at the same level.

• I divided the bottles into two set of six each, gave her one set and took one set of six. I proceeded to arrange four bottles together and showed her her to balance the remaining two bottles on top of the four bottles on the first row.

• She would have to go ahead and carefully try to arrange and balance her own bottles too while I supervise her.

• She would empty the bottles again into an appropriate place and restack them for recycling.

Explain the creative process step by step, including illustrations. Don't forget to share the materials used and the final result.

Step 1:
We gathered some empty water bottles kept for recycling from the store for our game.

*Step 2:
We took them to the back yard and I explained the rules of the game to her and told her what we intend to do. She counted off the bottles and got twelve which was the number of the bottles.

Step 3:
She proceeded to fill 1/6 of the bottles with water while I monitored her working. The essence of filling a part with water is for balance and to also teach her how to measure visually.

Step 4: Afyer filling the bottles with about 1/6 of the 150CL, She took all the twelve botles and arranged them while reassessing the water level. Even though she didn’t use any accurate measurements, she was able to get the water in each bottle almost at the same levels.

Step 5:

I divided the bottle into two set of six and showed how row to arrange and balance the two bottles on the four in a vertical order.

She tried it out. It was initially hard for her but with constant practice and supervision, she was able to learn how to balance the bottles in each other.

Step 6:
She emptied all the twelve bottles back into the drum of water while I watched her work.

Step 7:
She restackes her own six bottles into the plastic pack in other and we took them back to the store where they await recycling.

Describe the purpose of the educational game you created. What do you want to teach with the game?

The game is all inclusive learning, I wanted to reinforce her numbering skills which she did when she numbered the twelve bottles and got the numbering correctly.

Then she proceeded to visually learn to measure. We didnt use an exact measurement but the water level was 1/6 of the bottle and she tried to get the water at the same level by monitoring it when filling the bottles.

The next was to teach her balance. She learnt to arrange the bottles and balance the bottles on the others.

Then she learnt not to waste water as she had to pour the water back into the drum instead of throwing it on the floor.

The next purpose of the lesson was to teach her to know how to rearrange things and ensure they are properly kept as she restackthe empty bottles into the plastic bag and we took it back to the store.

Did the child like the game? Was he bored or entertained? Do you think this game contributed to the child's learning? Tell us about your experience and that of the child playing the educational game.

She loved the game and wasn’t bored at all. She was entertained and enthusiastic especially the part where she had to fill the bottles and monitor the water volume and the emptying process was her favorite part. Children love to play a lot.

She had some difficulty with the balancing but was determined and she did a good job.
In the end learning patience and determination. It was all fun. She also loved the part where she had to restack the bottles and carried it on her head back to the store.

Don't forget to upload photos or videos of the child playing the educational game.

We had fun fun and fun and learned in the process with our make shift educational game. Hope you enjoyed reading through.