Primary Communication Box: Reading Activities A... May 2026
The day begins with a "Listen and Colour" activity. Students receive worksheets with partial information. One student reads a set of instructions about specific colors for animals and objects, while their partner listens and colors their own page accordingly. This requires the "reader" to decode instructions clearly and the "listener" to process information in a meaningful context.
the simple language-based questions (e.g., "What color is the sky?"). Exchange their own coded questions with a partner to solve. Primary Communication Box: Reading activities a...
The students transition into a "Fashion Parade" or "Mystery Animals" role play. They read character cards to understand their roles and then conduct class surveys, asking peers "Have you got...?" to collect data and fill out their activity sheets. Key Activity Highlights The day begins with a "Listen and Colour" activity
Later, the class tackles "Quiz in Code," an individual reading puzzle from the collection. Students must: Decode questions written in a secret cipher. This requires the "reader" to decode instructions clearly
Oops, sorry – one more quick question. It seems like my deck is not being shuffled between plays – we are seeing the same response cards each time we play. (There are many more response cards available.) How could I work around this? Thanks again!
Gwen
Hmm, I’m not sure about this — when you say “between plays”, do you mean that you’re playing the game (with multiple rounds each time) several times, with the same students? Are you starting a new game as soon as the previous one ends? Perhaps the solution might be to create a new game and have players re-join after the first game is over?
Thank you so much for this incredibly helpful post! I have a quick question about playing the game in Zoom breakout rooms – can you use the same card deck for each game (going on simultaneously) or do you need to use different card decks? Thank you very much,
Gwen
Thank you for commenting! You can definitely use the same card deck multiple times, but you need to create a new game with that card deck for each room. (I even share my card decks with other teachers, who can use them simultaneously with me.)