Grade 1, Book 1
Grade 1
Unit 1: Day by Day
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What Does Pig Do?
by Angela Shelf Medearis
 
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Games and Sports  
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From the Student Web Page
Brueghel: Young Folk at Play
Connect to this link:
http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~museum/Brueghel/imgmap.html


  1. Look at the list of games. Which games do you know?
  2. Click the number 6. Read about the game.
  3. Click the back arrow.
  4. Find out about game 21 and 22 in the same way.
About the Site

This Web site, from the University of Waterloo (located in Ontario, Canada), provides a number of virtual exhibits about games. Among the exhibits is this page of children?s games, as depicted in Pieter Brueghel?s painting Young Folk at Play. The names of the games being played are listed along the right side of the painting; students can click the numbers on the image to learn more about each game. The entire collection of games, including board games, card games and puzzles (among others), can be found by clicking Return to the Museum and Archive of Games Index Page at the bottom of any page.

What to Do

  1. Tell students they will be looking at a painting created over 440 years ago.

  2. Have students look at the list of games. Do any of the games look familiar?

  3. Direct students to click the number 6 on the image (Odds and Evens). (6 is found in the bottom left portion of the painting, towards the center.) Has anyone ever played that game? Do they know any variations? (such as Rock, Paper, Scissors)

  4. Next have students click 21 (Follow the Leader) and 22 (Touch Tag) for games theyÆll be sure to recognize. (21 and 22 are found in the upper right corner of the painting)

  5. Be sure to have children click only games that you have previewed and found appropriate and understandable.
From the Student Web Page
Fitness at Elanora Heights Primary School
Connect to this link:
http://www.zip.com.au/~elanora/fitness.html


  1. Look at the pictures.
  2. Read the captions along with your teacher.
  3. What are the children doing?
About the Site

This page is part of the Web site of Elanora Heights Primary School, located in Australia. The page was created as part of a Cultural Exchange project with another Kindergarten class in Japan. Invite children to view the collection of photographs depicting the school?s fitness program. Help them read the descriptions.

What to Do

  1. As the class looks at the photographs, read the captions aloud.

  2. Discuss each picture with children. Ask if they have played similar games.

  3. You may want to ask the class if they have heard of a quoit. If not, can they determine what it is from the picture?

  4. Explain that sports and games that require movement can help to keep a person in good physical condition.