[Edu] we played my new game

[Carol Townsend]

I  *SO* need to find the time to get this put up on our website!!  This
rocks my world Kimberly!

thank you so much - to ALL the teachers out there doing great stuff in their
classrooms!  If you've found a way to bring Looney Games into your class,
please let us know!

Carol

On 10/16/06, Kimberly Terrill <kiter5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Today we played my new vrsion of NANOfictionary. I think it went well. I
> had to make a few modifications. After everyone told their story, I assigned
> some homework. The 7th grader had to write a detailed description of one of
> his characters. Complete with background and family information. I wanted
> both physical characters and personality. He wrote over a page.The 6th
> grader had to draw scenes from his story and write 3 sentences to describe
> each scene. The 4th grader had to make a 6 panel comic book format of his
> story.
>
> Here are the rules (I added the use if dice to the card game), followed by
> a link to a picture.
>
> *NANO&dice*
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> Have cards in separate stacks. (character-C, problems-P, settings-S,
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> resolution-R, actions-A).  Choose one stack for your base stack (either P,
> S or R). Have a way to label the piles. I used NANOBLANKS.
>
>
>
> The base stack (lets say it is S- setting) is in the middles of the table.
>
> Flip over the top card. Have a discard pile off to the side. Think up a
> fun
>
> Name for the discard pile; like the boot-locker, the closet,  hole,
>
> grave yard, basement, attic......
>
>
>
> Go around the table in turn, rolling 1 dice.
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>
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> If you roll a 1-3 draw a character card
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> If You roll a 4- draw a P
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> If you roll a 5- draw a R
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> If you roll a 6-draw an action cards
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> (if you have P or R as your base, just substitute for the rolls)
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> You may want to have them written on an index card on the table for all to
>
> see as a reminder.)
>
>
>
> When a person gets 2-3 C, 1 P, 1R they have to make a short story using
> the S
>
> that if flipped over on the table. Everyone's story uses the same S (or
> the
>
> same base card that is flipped). If you draw more than what you need of
> one
>
> type, put it in the discard pile. I had to put a limit on things. My kids
> like to have 8-12 of almost everything and then try to make as story and get
> confused and it ends up a big disaster.
>
>
>
> The 1st person done gets 3 points, 2nd person gets 2 points, 3rd person
> done gets 1 point.
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> Play a specified set of rounds (suggested 3-5. At the end, tally the
> points.
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> Hand out place cards or have little prizes for 1st , 2nd , 3rd
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> Have students choose a story to write out or draw pictures of.
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> PICTURE-----  http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/kaberly/llgAMES.jpg
>
>
> --
> ~~Kimberly
> www.homeschoolblogger.com/3foldchord
>
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