The Plant Kingdom: Classification Game for Botany

Age
6-9.

Materials

 * A box with several series of labels, each series is a different color.
 * Each series contains a question and two or more answers.

Presentation
Reading of words


 * 1) The directress chooses several pictures of animals, those that might be known to the child, and that have simple names.
 * 2) The child identifies any that s/he may know.
 * 3) The directress presents the names of the others.
 * 4) Incidental clues and hints are given to help the child remember.
 * 5) The three period lesson is given on those that are new.
 * 6) When the child knows them all, the reading labels are given and the child may match them.
 * 7) The child may write the names, and draw pictures of the animals.

Reading of sentences


 * 1) This work is intended for the point when the child reads reasonably well.
 * 2) This time the child puts out the pictures.
 * 3) The directress reads a story from one of the cards.
 * 4) Upon completion the child guesses the animal that the story refers to.
 * 5) The story card is matched to the picture.
 * 6) When the child is working alone, he reads the stories.
 * 7) Another nice way of doing this is to have an older child matched up with a younger one who doesn't read past a word level.