TEACHING ENGLISH TO PRE-PRIMARY CHILDREN

Chapter Eight • Numeracy: page 164

A beetle game
A beetle game is a traditional party game which involves drawing a beetle in parts:
Each beetle body part is represented by a number on a dice.
Each player throws the dice.
They draw the part which is associated to the number – until they complete the beetle.

Our example is a clown’s face, thus providing the children with the opportunity to use the language of the face
as they play the game and make their own clown’s face.

Resources Explanations
A dice with dots: The game sheet will help the players remember
In Teaching English to Pre-Primary Children, which face part is associated with what number.
we use dots – so the children practise counting. The number six is the ‘bonus’ number – hence a star –
which means that a child can chose any face piece
A game sheet:
to add to their clown’s face.
This can be A4 size.

Two sets of the ‘clown’s face’ pieces – Suggestions

one for your puppet, and the other for you:
These should be printed on thin card
and laminated for durability.
Making the dice
Print the dice image onto card.
Cut carefully around the dice outline.
Fold (inwards) along the dotted lines.
Put glue where indicated, and assemble the dice.
Let it dry before using with the children.
Dice like this are not very strong, so we suggest
making several which can be kept until needed.
When we colour in our clown’s faces, we usually
use the following combinations:
The faces in white.
One face with orange hair; the other with green hair.
The eyes in different colours: blue and brown.
The nose in red.
The ears in pink.
Instructions
Full instructions for the game can be found
in Chapter Eight – on pages 164–165.

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A beetle game dice

Cut

Fold

Glue

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A ‘clown’s face’ game sheet

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The clown’s face pieces 1:

The face

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The clown’s face pieces 2:

Eyes, nose, ears, mouth

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The clown’s face pieces 3:

The hair

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