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Creepy Crawlies

Target group: younger children

Supplies: large 'Snakes and Ladders' game board painted on a fabric sheet or regular size 'Snakes and Ladders' game board; written questions

Aim: to promote practical and critical thinking in relation to real life asthma scenarios.

Helpful Hint

Similar to Snakes and Ladders, with questions tailored to asthma management scenarios.
Squares are numbered from 1 - 100, with snakes and ladders in various locations. (It is a good idea to duplicate a ’Snakes and Ladders’ board when painting the snakes and ladders.)

Activity

Play this game in pairs. One member of the team is the ‘playing piece’, the other rolls the dice and is the ‘roller’.
The playing piece from each pair lines up at the ‘start square’ of the game. The game begins with the ‘roller’ of the first pair rolling the dice.
After rolling the dice, the pair is asked an asthma-specific question or to demonstrate an asthma-related skill.
If the pair correctly answers the question, the ‘playing piece’ moves forward the number of squares determined by the roll of the dice. If the new square:

already has another player, the ‘playing piece’ has to remain in their current position.
has a ladder, the ‘playing piece’ advances to the top of the ladder
has a snake tail on their square, the ‘playing piece’ descends to the bottom of the snake

If the pair incorrectly answers the question, the ‘playing piece’ remains in its current position.
The first team to reach the ‘100’ number square wins the game.

Last modified 2006-01-22 11:55