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CIRCLE TIME ENGAGE 9: GAME – The touchy-feely game

MATERIALS: Realia (e.g. toys, clothes, fruit, toy animals)
STEPS:
 Announce the game, e.g. Let’s play the touchy-feely game!
 Begin by placing an object in a bag or box, hidden from the children.
 Ask individual children to come and feel what’s in the bag. First feel outside, then put
their hand inside. Say, What’s in the box/bag? What do you think it is? Can you guess?
 Help them to use a sentence when they finally name it, It’s a …

Extension to lead to an exploit situations
 Get children to describe it as they are touching, e.g. It’s big, it’s small, It’s soft, It’s hard.
The children will need to have encountered this language before they can use it,
however.
 Children can also be asked to find the correct word card for the object they’ve guessed.

Progression notes: Observe which children are able to pick up the correct flashcard and name
it confidently.

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