Foster a love of reading in your children with this playful approach to building literacy skills. Based on the award-winning PBS series Between the Lions, What Does a Lion Say? is filled with fun and easy literacy games for you and your children to play together anytime, anywhere--in the car, at the doctor’s office, at home, or even on a trip!
No “And-It-But” Game
- For Ages 5 to 95
- For 2+ players
How to Play
1. Don’t let and, it, or but slip into your story.
2. One person starts by making up a story or talking about something he or she likes to do, without using and, it, or but.
3. After a minute, the next person continues the story and so on until all players have had a turn.
4. Keep going until someone uses and, it, or but. If so, they’re out!
Instructions
1. Help the children cut a foam meat tray into a square. This will be the printing
plate.
2. Encourage the children to use a pencil to draw designs or words onto the tray.
3. Pour thick, liquid tempera paint into a shallow container.
4. Ask the children to use a wide, plastic foam brush to spread a thin layer of
paint across the design. Try not to get paint into the grooves.
5. Help the children place a piece of drawing paper over the printing plate, and
ask them to firmly press over the design.
6. Carefully peel the paper from the plate and allow the print to dry.
More to do
More Art: Cut and fold paper into cards to make Christmas cards or cards for
other special occasions. Make appropriate designs on the printing plates (meat
trays). Wash the plate and reuse it with a different color. Try using other colors of
paper for variety.
Science: Discuss mirror images. Use mirrors and observe the image as printed
words are reflected in it.
