I am Smarticus! A CardEd Quiz to keep your Quizzy Bees Busy!

 

In recent weeks, we have been doing some family quizzes as a way of remaining connected during lockdown. To get the children involved, we have had some specifically for them. Doubtless many families are doing similar, so I’m sure there is much duplication of ideas and questions going on. I thought it helpful this week to share with you some of the ideas the children in our family have enjoyed.

 

Yesterday, I based one of the quiz rounds on our CardEd cards. With 3 children playing (aged 3, 4 and 6), I tended to ask one similar question each based on the card’s contents and targeted for difficulty according to age.

 

 

 

It worked well so I thought I would share it on the blog today. Rather than a list of questions, we have created a recording so all you need to do is press and play. Some questions have only one answer; for others, there are several possibilities.

 

Quizzes such as this are a great way to boost vocabulary and are a good test of listening comprehension and working memory. Your child is asked to listen, hold the question in their mind to figure out the answer to it, and then give you the answer.

 

 

Pause the recording to allow your child thinking time for the answers. If your child struggles with any of the questions, replay them and break the questions into parts for him/her. Simplify the language used if necessary, e.g., clarify “rhymes with” means “sounds like.”

 

If playing with more than one child, it may be useful to have a pencil and paper or a whiteboard and pen to hand such that they can record their answers. Even if children are at the pre-writing stage, this is not a barrier. They can draw their answer. For example, one of the questions asks children to think of a vegetable that rhymes with parrot. Children at the pre-writing stage can simply draw a carrot. We know that children are well able to explain their markings, even if what they have drawn isn’t immediately obvious to us. Another questions in this quiz asks children to add 5 to the number on the card. A good way to have them respond to this is to show you their answer on their fingers.

 

Where there are multiple answer options, I allow the youngest child to answer first. You can always start with the oldest child if you think their answer will prompt the youngest one and help them reach an answer of their own. For example, when I asked for things with an /a/ (sound), I started with the 3 year old who replied with apple. Had this been too hard, I would have asked the eldest player to go first and then prompted younger ones with clues if necessary.

 

The quiz closes with a treasure hunt – easily one of the most popular tasks and a fun one to end on.

 

With all that said, let’s give it a go. I hope your child/ren have lots of fun! Look out for more quiz themes, ideas and rounds to come!

 

https://youtu.be/M_e2KYuVtzQ

 

Take care and stay safe all!

 

Music/Sound Credits:

• Blue Ska Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

• http://www.freesound.org/forum/sample-requests/35674/

• https://freesound.org/s/321937/

• https://freesound.org/s/277019/

Image Credits:

• Pixabay – 1, 3

• Dumond – 2, 4, 5