This game makes practicing words easy and fun. It’s suitable for all ages.
What You Will Need: An inflatable beach ball (no hard-surface balls)
Set-Up: Stand with children in a large circle and have one person start by holding the beach ball.
How to Play: The person with the ball begins by saying someone’s name and tossing the ball to that person (for example, “John”). The child who catches the ball must repeat their first name aloud and share one thing about themselves (for example, “I’m John and I like fishing”). Next, they say the name of somebody else and toss it to another person in the group.
The game continues until every participant received the beach ball. Then, you can go one more, quicker round to help everyone remember each other’s names. Except for this time, the thrower says, “this is for John who likes fishing,” and tosses it to John. Continue until everyone has caught the ball and repeated someone’s name/fun fact for the second time.
For younger kids you may ask for shorter prompts, such as John-fishing. Or you can ask for words from a specific category – colors, animals, rooms in the house, school, etc.
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