A Game - Numeric Value of a Word
Whenever I find my kids getting bored with their existing games
or when they play with other kids I encourage them to play a word game
with me. In today's world there is no limit to digital games but when it
comes to manual games there is certainly a shortage. Manual or indoor
games are limited and digital games have swept away the pleasure and
excitement which a child was used to derive from playing such games. I
wonder even my toddler loves the digital things more than the toys.
Well, we need to assure ourselves that our kids play regularly some non
digital games also.
Here is a game which I devised and whenever it's played it proved to be interesting. First I ask a kid what is your name number and then I explain to him how he can have his name number. For example if a child's name is 'Ali' then his numeric number is 1129.
Here is the logic, first we assigned a number to all 26 English alphabets as follows:
A - 1
B - 2
C - 3
D - 4
E - 5
F - 6
G - 7
H - 8
I - 9
J - 10
K - 11
L - 12
M - 13
N - 14
O - 15
P - 16
Q - 17
R - 18
S - 19
T - 20
U - 21
V - 22
W - 23
X - 24
Y - 25
Z - 26
Now, you see ALI has A, L and I and above A has number 1, L has 12 and I has 9. So the number for Ali is 1129.
The above game becomes interesting when it's played without seeing the numbers on the paper. Give a child small words like sky, air, rain, play, go, the, we just, ask, etc. in order to limit the resulting value to 5 to 7 digits so that they don't forget the numbers. If large words are presented they may get bored. Also, psychologically our memories can hold up to 7 digits at a one particular time.
Sometimes I prepare a contest and ask kids to participate and whoever says quickly the correct number of a particular word gets a reward. This way I put pressure on them to think and answer fast. This game is really interesting as I've tested out many times and I strongly believe that you and your kids will like it. Play it now!
Here is a game which I devised and whenever it's played it proved to be interesting. First I ask a kid what is your name number and then I explain to him how he can have his name number. For example if a child's name is 'Ali' then his numeric number is 1129.
Here is the logic, first we assigned a number to all 26 English alphabets as follows:
A - 1
B - 2
C - 3
D - 4
E - 5
F - 6
G - 7
H - 8
I - 9
J - 10
K - 11
L - 12
M - 13
N - 14
O - 15
P - 16
Q - 17
R - 18
S - 19
T - 20
U - 21
V - 22
W - 23
X - 24
Y - 25
Z - 26
Now, you see ALI has A, L and I and above A has number 1, L has 12 and I has 9. So the number for Ali is 1129.
The above game becomes interesting when it's played without seeing the numbers on the paper. Give a child small words like sky, air, rain, play, go, the, we just, ask, etc. in order to limit the resulting value to 5 to 7 digits so that they don't forget the numbers. If large words are presented they may get bored. Also, psychologically our memories can hold up to 7 digits at a one particular time.
Sometimes I prepare a contest and ask kids to participate and whoever says quickly the correct number of a particular word gets a reward. This way I put pressure on them to think and answer fast. This game is really interesting as I've tested out many times and I strongly believe that you and your kids will like it. Play it now!
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