Works for Me: Middle Name Game
Posted in Little Historians and tagged with Children, Game, Works for Me on January 30, 2008Here’s a simple game that I came up with to work with children who are starting to learn to read and can be played anytime anywhere. No materials are required.
The easiest way to teach it is to give you an example. Assume your name is Norma Jean and the child’s name is Billy Ray. Every time you say a word that starts with J (because your middle name starts with J), that becomes your new middle name.
If you say, “I saw a kangaroo jump outside our window,” your new “name” is Norma Jump. If Billy says, “I hope it rains today!” his new “name” is Billy Rains. Every time you say a word that starts with the letter J or Billy says a word that starts with the letter R, your middle name changes respectively.
Anyone can point out the new middle names, and it will work with several children. As they start to think about what they and others are saying, they will pick up on more and more name changes. The kids I played this with got a real kick out of it, and the 1st grader would intentionally use words in a sentence that she wanted her name to be.
Sounds simple, but this silly game works for me!
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January 30th, 2008 at 12:22 am
that sounds like a fun game. Thanks.
January 30th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Sounds like fun – thanks!