1. A Homemade PowerPoint Game
Animal Shapes
Story
Game Directions
Game Preparation
Game Pieces
Play the game
A Homemade PowerPoint Game By
Vincent Ariemma
Maggie Bell
UNC Charlotte
Objectives
Credits
Copyright Notice

2. Animal Shapes
You are taking a trip to the zoo. You will start with two animal tickets. As you travel around the park you will stop at each animal house, when you stop you will give the zoo one ticket to see the animal. Then you will be asked a question about what each animal is playing with if you answer correctly you will be given two animal tickets, but if you answer incorrectly you will lose the one you gave. You want to collect as many animal tickets as you can, they player with the most tickets at the end of the game will be the winner.
Animal Ticket
Animal Ticket
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3. Game Directions
The goal of the game is to get the most tickets by answering the questions correctly.
To play the game you have to move along the game board and answer questions about shapes and color at each animal house you stop at.
You must answer one question about the shape and color in each house to move on to the next house. This means you will answer two questions at each house.
To win the game you have to answer questions correctly and have the most Animal Tickets at the end.
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4. Game Preparation
Game Board: Print out slides 10-11, cut off edges, then tape together
Game Pieces: Print out slide 5, cut into individual pieces
Game Tickets: Print out slide 6, cut into individual piece
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5. Game Pieces
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6. Animal Tickets
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7. Credits All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited.
Originally designed by Vincent Ariemma and Maggie Bell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, January 31, “Animal Shapes”.
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8. Educational Objectives
Audience
Kindergarten age students
Subject Area Objectives
Competency Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
Competency Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
Competency Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
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9. Copyright Copyright 2003 Vincent Ariemma and Maggie Bell
Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools.
Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there.
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10. Time to play “Animal Shapes”!
Game Board 2
Time to play “Animal Shapes”!
Question 1
Giraffes
Question 2
Lions and Tigers
Bear Cave
Question 1
Question 2
Question 2
Question 1
Elephant
Penguins
Monkey House
Question 1
Question 1
Question 2
Question 2
Question 2
Question 1
Go To Game Board 1
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11. Time to play “Animal Shapes”!
Go To Game Board 2
Time to play “Animal Shapes”!
Question 1
Reptile
Question 2
Zebra
Question 2
Question 1
Bird Cage
Question 2
Question 1
Question 1
Question 2
ZOO
Aquarium
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12. Zebra Question 1
What is the boy’s shirt?
Green
Red
Yellow
BOY

13. Zebra Question 2
What is this shape?
Triangle
Square
Circle

14. Monkey House Question 1
What is this shape?
Square
Triangle
Circle

15. Monkey House Question 2 What is the color of the monkey? Brown Yellow
Blue

16. Bear Cave Question 1 What is the color of this bear? Green Brown
Purple

17. Bear Cave Question 2
What shape is this?
Square
Circle
Star

18. Giraffe Question 1
What is this shape?
Triangle
Heart
Star

19. Giraffe Question 2
What color is this giraffe?
Yellow
Green
Orange

20. Elephant Question 1
What shape is this?
Circle
Diamond
Heart

21. Elephant Question 2
What color is this elephant?
Gray
Blue
Red

22. Lions and Tigers Question 1
What color is this lion’s hair?
Yellow
Purple
Green

23. Lions and Tigers Question 2
What is this shape?
Heart
Triangle
Rectangle

24. Penguin Question 1
What Color is the penguin’s hat? A. blue and orange B. red and green C. purple and gold

25. Penguin Question 2
What shape are the wheels on the skateboard? A. Circle B. Square C. Triangle

26. Reptile Question 1
What color is the snake’s jacket? A. Green B. Purple C. Red

27. Reptile Question 2
What shape is this? A. Rectangle B. Circle C. Square

28. Birdcage Question 1
What color are the owl’s wings? A. Brown B. Gray C. Orange

29. Birdcage Question 2 What shape is the owl’s eye? A. Circle B. Triangle
C. Square

30. Aquarium Question 1
What color is the goldfish’s water? A. Brown B. Blue C. Red

31. Aquarium Question 2
What shape are the shark’s fins? A. Circle B. Rectangle C. Triangle

32. Sorry! Try Again
Take a Closer Look…..
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33. GREAT JOB! YOU ARE CORRECT!
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