{"id":29204,"date":"2025-04-16T06:39:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T06:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/?page_id=29204"},"modified":"2025-04-16T06:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T06:42:05","slug":"the-activity-case-for-kindergarten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/the-activity-case-for-kindergarten\/","title":{"rendered":"The activity case for Kindergarten"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The activity case for Kindergarten<\/h1>\n

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A toolkit full of resources designed to support learning through play<\/strong> for children aged<\/strong> 3 to 6<\/strong> attending kindergarten<\/strong>. This resource offers a variety of engaging activities aimed at strengthening key pre-reading, pre-writing, and early numeracy skills, while also developing important executive functions such as attention, memory, and planning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The box contents<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6 decks of cards<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3 dice<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Paper sheets for activities<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“10 Feet” Game Board<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Story Mountain” Game Board<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tokens<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Inside the kit, you\u2019ll find four main games<\/strong> themed around the seasons, which can be adapted to suit different ages and ability levels:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The morphosyntactic bingo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Each child receives a board with pictures; the adult reads out sentences describing the images, and the children must identify and cover the corresponding image on their own board.
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The 10Feet Game<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Children roll a die and must build the number shown using coloured feet pieces.
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The Invent-a-Dish Kitchen<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Children draw cards with ingredients, actions, and utensils, then invent their own recipe.
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The Treasure Hunt<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Following clues, children search for objects or complete small challenges.
\nObjective:<\/em> to develop memory, attention, and problem-solving skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Each game can be easily included in teaching plans<\/strong>. For each game, the following details are provided:<\/p>\n

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  • The main objectives<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • The type of activity<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • The level of engagement with skills and prerequisites<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • The materials needed<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Guidance on how to introduce the activity<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • A step-by-step description of how to carry it out<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For every game, alternative activities<\/strong> are also suggested, using the materials provided in the kit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Leaf through some selected pages from the instruction book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:<\/strong><\/p>\n