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Sizes |
Playing dress-ups is lots of fun. In this game children will enjoy playing with unusual characters, whilst learning about the concept of sizing.
On entering the game children will see the character area and two toolbars.
There are eighteen different hats and shoes that are of three sizes: little, medium or big.
| Mode - free play (see below) |
| Mode - directional (see below) |
| Turn the music and sounds on and off |
| Random characters |
| Exit |
The pointer appears as an arrow but changes to a pointing finger when over the hats and shoes, and the toolbar icons.
Once placed, hats and shoes cannot be removed. Simply drag the new selection onto the character to replace the unwanted item.
On opening the game children will be taken into the free play mode. They will see three characters, Little, Medium and Big. They can dress the characters any way they like. If the correct size hat or shoe is placed the character will be happy. If sizes don't suit the character, he/she will not be as happy.
Clicking on the sound icon on the side toolbar will turn off character comments.
Characters can be changed by clicking on the random icon on the side toolbar.
Click on the mode icon on the side toolbar.
A character will appear at random, say their name and ask for a hat and shoes. The object of this part of the game is to place the correct sized item on the character. It is best to leave the sound on in this mode as a guide.
When successfully dressed, a new character will appear.
To exit, click on the exit icon on the side toolbar from either mode.
Outcome 4: Children are involved and confident learners
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
Sizes - little, medium and big
Vocabulary associated with sizes
Emotions - happy and unhappy
Observation
Listening
Experimentation
Trial and error
Mouse control - click and drag
There are lots of ways to teach children sizes. We have found that playing dress-ups is a fun and interesting way to do so.
In this game we have made two modes. Free play and directional. In the free play mode children can dress the characters how they like. However, there remains an option of achieving a correct placement of items. Characters are happiest when the correct sizes are used. Even though characters may be displeased with a child's choice, that is OK. It looks very funny when big things are put on Little and vice versa. You may find that children will get the sizing right at first, but later intentionally place the wrong sized items to see how they look.
Encourage children to try all of the items regardless of the character's size. Have a laugh with them about their creations. Praise them for their bold choice of hats and shoes. Wow! That is amazing!
Have a dress ups box available for children. They will love entering a fantasy world where they can role-play simply by changing clothes. Children can transfer the concepts they see in our computer game to actually trying the same sort of activity in their own play area. They can see what it is like to put on shoes that are too small and big. Have a giggle at clomping around in huge shoes and seeing that little slippers just won't fit.