Human Scrabble – Tamil
Human Scrabble
Objective:
An interesting and interactive group activity to familiarize and reinforce positive words in the children’s vocabulary.
Related Values:
- Focus
- Alertness
- Presence of mind
- Teamwork
- Co-ordination
- Bonding
- Time management
- Discipline
Materials Required:
- A4 size thick sheets/Cardboards
- Markers
Preparatory work for the Guru:
- A list of simple words that imply a Human Value should be prepared (Example: God, Good, Pray, Share, Care, Help, Sing, Smile, Thanks, Joy, Happy, Holy, Dear, Glad, Hope, Nice, Neat, Kind, Pure, Clean, Truth, Peace)
- Make a note of all the alphabets used in those words and the ones that are often repeated.
- Write an alphabet on each of the A4 size sheet including the repeating ones.
How to Play
- Distribute a card each, to the entire class.
- Explain the game to the children.
- Call out a Value-Word from the list. For example: SHARE.
- 5 kids having each of these 5 alphabets should come to the front and form the word SHARE correctly, in an orderly manner, each holding their respective card thus displaying their alphabets.
- Once the children form the word, the group of children who have finished participating, can sit in a different corner of the room so that other children get their chance to come forward and play.
- Call out the next word and so on.
- The game continues till all the words in the list are exhausted.
Variations:
- Simple words related to NATURE (Tree, Air, Rain, Fruit, Nature, Moon, Leaf, Star, Sky, Sun, Clouds, Hill, Birds, River)
- Words related to RELIGION (Guru, Jesus, Rama, Sita, Devi, Allah, Aum, Hari, Hara, Shiva, Cross, Easter, Holi, Diwali, India, Temple, Church, Mosque)