A great game to play in a diving well or in the deep end of the pool. This Swimming lessons game, Pigeon, can be modified to work on any number of skills!
- Children line up along the outside edge of the pool, standing. (they can dive in or not as you choose)
- The caller announces the “key” word. For this example it will be “Pigeon.”
- When the caller says the key word, the children must jump/dive into the water and swim to the other side. The last person there is out, and anyone the jumps/dives in before the key word is spoken is out. (you can say the last person to touch the wall is out, or the last to exit the water. If you do exit the water there are more injuries)
- Continue until there is 1 person left, who then becomes the Caller, or gets to choose the “key” words.
The most fun from this game comes from the Caller saying sentences or phrase the people would expect to her the key word in.
When pulling back to take a shot, you may be tempted to fill the power meter that displays. 8-Ball Pool is a game of finesse. Sometimes the lighter shots actually have a higher chance of getting in the pockets. Don’t hit the white ball in the pocket or you’ll be penalized for it; Practice is key to a game like this, so just keep playing. Game Pigeon - Game Pigeon is probably the best game for Messages currently, as it contains 20 games with promises of more to come. Games include Sea Battle (Battleship), Basketball, Mini Golf, Chess, Word Hunt, 8 and 9 Ball pool, and 20 Questions among others. By far game pigeon is the most comprehensive game you could play from iMessage. It has got multiple game options for you and your friend to enjoy a great time challenging each other. Game Pigeon extension for iMessage offers various multiplayer games like Cup Battle, 20 questions, Checkers, 4 in a row, and others.
EXP: “I was walking down the street in the city and i looked up and saw a flying rat; it was a PIGEON!”
EXP: “You often hear stories about people getting pooped on. Don’t be another casualty! Beware the flying ENGINES!” (use engine b/c it rhymes with the key word PIGEON to get kids to jump in before the key word is said.”
Use rhyming words, or substitute another word for what they expected.
EXP: Key word = FISH “I went to the lake the other day and cast my line, saw it bob up and down and caught a FLASH/FIG/FLUTE, etc”
Game Pigeon Cup Pong Practice
PRO TIP! Make this game a drill by having your swimmers do a specific stroke or kick to get to the other side. Require them to do breaststroke kick only, or underwater swimming, or only butterfly swim (space permitting).
Pigeon is a speaking game that works for pools with short distances or deep water. There are two main ways to play the game.
1) When you hear the “key” word jump in, last person to jump in is out, and if you jump in on the wrong word out.
2) When you hear the “key” word jump in and swim to the other side. Last person to the other side is out, or if you jumped in before “key” word, you’re out.
Game Rules:
The speaker chooses a “key” word. Speaker announces that the key word is “Cat” (as an example).
The next time that the speaker says the word “Cat” swimmers must either jump in or swim to the other side.
Speaker should speak in sentences designed to trick the listeners and play on their expectations.
Speaker could say: “I am a dog person. I’m not a big fan of BATS because they purr and rub up against your legs. I’m allergic to their FAT hair. In fact, I much prefer Dogs over little kitten, CAPS, and felines. Yup, I avoid CATS as much as possible. Even when I’m walking down the street….”
Substitute a rhyming word or a different word where they would expect you to say the “key” word. This makes the game more funny when they miss hear the word, or sometimes, they’ll miss it altogether.
Much of this game is determined by the confidence and ability of the speaker, which is usually the coach or teacher.
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Language Game: Anagrams
Being clever with language can help us develop our social relationships.
Solve as many anagrams as fast as you can in 1 minute by rearranging the letters of one word into another word.
Language and Age
Language (both written and spoken) is a great communication tool. It is mostly processed by the left-hemisphere of your brain. The left-hemisphere of your brain is more logical and process orientated than the right-hemisphere. As we get older the language center moves more to the right-hemisphere. It has been theorized that this is because our brains are compensating for age-related loss of functional capacity.
Game Pigeon Archery Practice
Males are usually a bit more left-hemisphere dominant than females. But the scientists still don't know if this make males more likely to struggle with language as they age.
Game Pigeon Practice Mode
In a recent study 93% of Americans said they wished they had a quicker sense of humor. Speed is important in language because sentences have rhythm, if you often find yourself stuck mid conversation searching for the right word then you need to train your brain to process language better.
How Language Works
For us to write, speak and to understand speech and writing requires an enormous amount of brain resources. These resources not only have to manage information about many thousands of words but many different relationships between words that give them different meanings. This complex combination of brain structures is called your linguistic system.
Larger brain regions are involved in more abstract operations while smaller regions that are nearer to sensory cortex are involved in operations that are closer to basic sensory processing. Thus, putting together the pieces of the puzzle of the how the brain is organized to input and output language may be a very complex task. The application of new imaging techniques is moving research in this area along very fast.
Researchers from University College London found learning other languages altered gray matter - the area of the brain which processes information - in the same way exercise builds muscles. We know the brain has the ability to change its structure as a result of stimulation - an effect known as plasticity - but this research demonstrates how learning languages develops it.
How can I improve my language?
Vocabulary acquisition can be enhanced when it is embedded in real-world complex contexts that are familiar to us. But we need time and experience ('practice') to consolidate new skills and knowledge to become fluent and articulated. So don't go and start reading anything too crazy, but keep pushing yourself - if you see a word you don't know, look it up.
Crossword puzzles are great, and they will improve your vocabulary. But just because you have memorized the dictionary doesn't mean you will be the world’s best communicator. Listening is half of good communication. As we get older we don't just lose our listening skills because we are hard of hearing. Time after time we think we have heard it all before and begin to lose interest. Finding something we are interested in may be half the battle won. I haven't yet learnt a second language but I plan to. My father doesn't give a speech without reference to the Maori words for family. Learning a new language in his 50's was hard but it has really enriched his life.