Summer Reading #10: 'The name game' by Elizabeth Laird
Illustrated by Olivia Holden
Published by Tiny Owl Press 2022
What happens when you are a bored child....but you have your imagination?
Topic: nature, imagination,
Age: 6/8
Pages: 32
Level: elementary
Aim: develop vocabulary connected with nature, sparkle imagination
Skill: reading, observation skills.
Description: The little girl is so bored at home. There’s NO-ONE to play with! That is until she decides to play the name game with the nature and animals around her, inventing fantastic names and personalities for all of them! Soon she is describing a fun imaginary world that she can play in by herself.
What we can learn: - Develop vocabulary connected with nature and the world around.
- Observe the world -naturalistic skills.
- Discover new ways of describing nature around.
- Use of adjective for description.
- Develop musical skills - identifying sounds in nature-
- Develop Linguistic skills -finding words to name things-
- Being aware that being bored is an opportunity to sparkle imagination!
My opinion: Children love exploring and discovering the world around and this is an excellent, creative entertaining story about naming things and observing the world!!.
Every page is full of shapes, colors and objects. The detailed illustrations give children and parents alike the opportunity to play and enjoy some time together!
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