What game is this?
This is the student activity 1 of 3 of the Games children play learning activity.
Why do games change over time?
Children have always played games, but these games are always changing. The games played by your parents and grandparents might be similar or different to the ones you play at school.
Games can change because children invent new rules. Sometimes children from other countries introduce new games that are fun for everyone to play. Sometimes new toys are invented, like hula hoops, yo-yos or X-Box and Playstation.
There are also things that help keep games the same. Some games have written rules, like football, cricket or tennis. Some games have traditional rules that older parents, brothers and sisters teach to younger kids.
Discuss:
- What sort of games do you play at school?
- Are they old-fashioned games or new games?
- Who taught you how to play your favourite game?
What game is this?
Look carefully at the photos of the games and activities the children are playing. Talk to other students about each game.
Answer these questions:
- What is this game?
- Have you ever played this game?
- What are the rules?
- Do you like the game?
Are these games still played now?
Look at the photos in Task 2 and see if you can figure out which games are still played now.
Using the downloadable resource, decide when children played these games: in the past, in the present or both.
Write a list of games played in the past. You can write the name of the game or draw a picture of the game.
Discuss whether the games have changed or remained the same over time.