[Childcare] From small to large groups! A collection of fun game ideas

big-game hunting

[You can also see childcare in action] Ms. Rio’s active play [Big Game Hunting]

Mōjūgari is very simple: at the end of the chant “Let’s go hunting for wild beasts,” the teacher says the name of an animal, food, or something similar.

Then the children form groups with as many people as the number of syllables in that word.

For example, if the teacher says “raion” (lion), the children form groups of four.

Before forming groups, there’s also a part where everyone has fun together—teacher and children do the chant with choreography while calling out various names.

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Ryo

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Illustration Shiritori

[Wordplay] Illustration Shiritori ②

Let’s have fun playing shiritori using illustrations.

Even very young children can easily imagine the names of things when they have pictures, so it’s highly recommended.

Start by checking the names of the illustrations together, then begin the game.

If you link the pictures the children drew through shiritori, it will likely deepen their understanding of and interest in words even more.

Try incorporating various categories—such as friends’ names and toy names—so the children can feel familiar and enjoy the game, adding creative twists as you play.

Jumbo Karuta

[Teacher Experience] Open Campus: Jumbo Karuta Game

Karuta is a familiar New Year’s game, and it’s perfect for helping children learn hiragana and other characters! How about making a jumbo-sized karuta set to liven things up? Big cards are sure to get kids excited! You can pick a theme like food or animals and design the illustrations.

It’s also great to add educational elements suited to their age, such as traffic safety or disaster preparedness.

You can even tweak the rules for extra fun—have them search by letters, or distinguish cards by color, and so on.

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miyabi

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sensory toy play

[Indoor Play] Sensory Toys from the Tummy Time Stage #TexturePlay #0YearOlds

Fun for all ages! Here are some sensory toy play ideas.

You’ll need: food storage bags, colored water, oil, adzuki beans, erasers, toy goldfish, beads, bells, hair gel, and tape.

Put the materials you prepared into the bag along with the hair gel! Changing up the colors and textures makes the feel different and more interesting.

Sensory toys are recommended not only for infants but also for preschoolers—they’re engaging to look at and touch, and kids will be totally absorbed.

Paper Sumo (Tonton Paper Sumo)

Tonton Paper Sumo Wrestling

Let’s play a nostalgic game: paper sumo! The video uses a ready-made paper sumo set, but you can also make one with origami.

Create wrestlers out of origami paper and use an empty box as the ring.

At the cue “Hakke-yooi, nokotta!” lightly tap the box to move your wrestler.

Depending on where and how hard you tap, the wrestlers may clash, topple over, or even go out of the ring.

The key to paper sumo is mastering the force and the way you move them—so gather everyone and give it a try!

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hiyoko sensei

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