Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Look Who’s Growing






Lacy at catholicicing.com wanted an activity about Pro Life and this is what I came up with.



This game is based on: freepatentsonline.com

Weekly fetal development info from: babiesonline.com


This game is free, however it is only to be used for classroom and personal use. It may not be published on any websites or other electronic media, or distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit. Reproduction or retransmission of any materials, in whole or in part, in any manner, is not permitted. All graphics/images/clipart etc. used on all activities are not my own and are from various internet sources.



Look Who's Growing: This game provides an entertaining way to educate students about pregnancy and fetal development to help promote Pro Life.









Preparation:

Print out Directions and put inside file folder.
Print out First Trimester cards on light yellow card stock.
Print out Second Trimester cards on light green card stock.
Print out Third Trimester cards on light purple card stock.
Cut out cards. Laminate or cover with clear contact paper to make them last. Put cards in 3 small baskets and place near game board.

*Use only the cards that are age appropriate for your students.


Directions:

The game is started by placing the game pieces on CONCEPTION. Determine which player goes first. The order of the remaining players goes according to a clockwise rotation. Each player will draw a first trimester playing card (yellow) to determine the movement of their game piece and will read the information concerning the first trimester of pregnancy that is on their card out loud. The game card will instruct the player to move ahead or back. If a first trimester playing card instructs the player to go back to bed, the player places their game piece on CONCEPTION. The player must also read the physical fact about a baby’s development that is printed in the playing space corresponding to that particular week.

When a player's game piece moves into a second trimester playing space, the player draws from the set of second trimester playing cards (green). The second trimester playing card instructs the player to move their game piece a set number of space(s) and to read out loud information concerning the second trimester of pregnancy. If a second trimester playing card instructs the player to go back to bed, the player places their game piece on the first green second trimester space. The player must also read the physical fact about a baby’s development that is printed in the playing space corresponding to that particular week.

When a player's game piece moves into a third trimester playing space, the player draws from the set of third trimester playing cards (purple). The third trimester playing card instructs the player to move their game piece a set number of space(s) and to read out loud information concerning the third trimester of pregnancy. If a third trimester playing card instructs the player to go back to bed, the player places their game piece on the first purple third trimester space. The player must also read the physical fact about a baby’s development that is printed in the playing space corresponding to that particular week.

The first person to make it to the “Deliver Baby” picture playing space wins the game.


Look Who’s Growing Game- Directions, Game Board, Game Cards, etc.



7 comments:

Lacy @ Catholic Icing said...

I am sooooo excited about this! Thank you so much for making it for all of us! Can't wait to post the link at my blog :-D

Amazing_Grace said...

Lacy-

It was fun to make and I hope everyone enjoys it. :)

Thank you for all your help! I couldn't have made it without ya!

((hugs))

Kathy at LynchOutdoors said...

Wow Girl! You ARE Amazing!! As I was cutting out the cards, I was repeatedly impressed with what you've done here, this is really awesome! Well thought out, well implemented. I'm going to carry it to a baby shower I'm going to next weekend - I think all my friends are going to love this!! Thank you for your time and committment to this game and the other cool stuff on your blog!
~ Kathy

Jo Shabo said...

I love this!! Thank you for creating such an awesome game!

Jessica Gordon said...

This is great! Thank you!

Tammy said...

Thank you so much for sharing this game! My daughter wants to use it with her youth group.

Melissa @ Homegrown Catholics said...

This was a wonderful idea, thank you for sharing!