The Communication Cookbook Online games from Ican and BT Better World
Bailey Bear's Listening Walk   What's the Difference?   Dotty and Boo Cat in the Stinky Wood
Bailey Bear's Listening Walk   What's the Difference?  

Dotty and Boo Cat in the Stinky Wood
Listening walk Listening is a skill like any other, so it gets better with teaching and practice. This game is a fun way for children to improve their listening skills by encouraging them to think about some of the sounds around them. Talk to your children about the sounds in the game – or go on a listening walk of your own and talk about the sounds you hear. What’s the difference? Understanding the meaning of words and how they are linked together is important for children’s language development. This game encourages children to see how things are similar or different – either by what we do with them, how they look, or what category they belong to. This helps children understand and organize words in their head. This game encourages children to compare different objects and categorise them – either by how they’re used, how they look, or where they belong. This helps children understand and organize words in their head. Talk to your child about the similarities and differences between various everyday objects, and see if they can categorise them. The stinky wood This game practices lots of language skills – it is written in simple present tense, uses vocabulary linked to food, clothes and bugs, demonstrates a bit of social interaction and encourages listening and understanding through the question words at the end. You can use the final set of questions as starters for conversations, or to take the story to its next chapter…”What happens to Dotty and Boo Cat next?”
Download Bailey Bear for Windows Users   Download What's the Difference? for Windows Users   Download Stinky Wood for Windows
Download Bailey Bear for Mac Users   Download What's The Difference? for Mac Users   Download Stinky Wood for Mac