GB2270475A

GB2270475A - Game apparatus

Info

Publication number: GB2270475A
Application number: GB9219059A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Debbie Summers
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1992-09-09
Filing date: 1992-09-09
Publication date: 1994-03-16
Also published as: GB9219059D0

Abstract

Apparatus for playing a game, comprising a first set of mats, each bearing at least one identifying mark on a face therefore and a second set of mats each bearing at least one identifying mark different from, but corresponding to the marks on the mats of the first set on a face thereof. The mats may be placed on the floor and players of the game can jump from one mat to a corresponding mat. <IMAGE>

Description

THE JUMPING LEARNING GAME This invention relates to a game.

There are many games that exist which use flash cards or books for educating children, but this invention is introducing a different method helping to eliminate tedium and maintain interest in learning.

According to the present invention there is provided a first set of mats, each bearing an identifying marking and a second set of mats each bearing markings different from, but corresponding to, those on the first set of mats.

The mats may be used by scattering the two sets on the floor and the player will then jump from a mat of the first set to the corresponding mat of the second set. If the player fails to recognise the correct mat then a forfeit must be made. In the case of the number recognition set, if the player fails to recognise the number 3 the player must jump up and down on the number 3 three times shouting that number.

In some embodiments a third or fourth set of mats with corresponding markings can also be introduced.

The identifying markings can be either letters, numerals, words or pictures on the mats, colours or shapes or a mixture.

The specific embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows a variety of shaped mats in bright plain colours and corresponding words to the shapes on the second set Figure 2 shows three sets of mats. One set of mats shows dots 1 - 10, the second set shows numerals 1 - 10. The third set of mats shows words one - ten.

Figure 3 shows a set of mats with lower case letters on and related pictures to correspond with the second set of mats featuring capital letters.

Figure 4 shows two sets of mats with pictures and words on each set that correspond to each other as pairs.

Further embodiments of the game can be introduced later for further education.

Ages 5 and up: Languages - Spanish and French. Alphabet, numbers 1-10. Everyday words and pictures eg milk, bread, butter, water, dog, cat, horse. Days of the week, months. Yes. No.

Please. Thank-you. Hello. Goodbye. Man. Lady. Good Morning. Good afternoon.

Colours.

Punctuation marks. Plus +, minus -, multiplication x, division t, question ?, exclamation !, full stop ., comma ,, etc. Also mathematical signs.

Age 7 and up: Fractions 1/2, 1/4 etc Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, parallel.

Up, down, middle, corner, left, right.

First, second, third etc.

Weights and measures.

Opposites - front/back, up/down, yes/no, thick/thin, tall/small.

ST words. TH words, CH words, SH words, PH words, words with ING endings, GHT endings. Double oo's etc.

Any age Flags of the word and languages they speak. Capital cities.

Animals and names and where to find them - wild or tame. Which countries they habitate.

Vegetables, how grown (tree, bush, underground).

Trees, fruits and flowers.

Religions (where practised).

Claims

1. Apparatus for playing a game, comprising a first set of mats, each bearing at least one identifying mark on a face thereof and a second set of mats each bearing at least one identifying mark different from, but corresponding to the marks on the mat of the first set on a face thereof.

2. Apparatus as claimed in claim one wehrein at least one further set of mats is provided, each of the mats in the or each further set bearing at least one identifying mark different from but corresponding to the corresponding marks of the first and second sets.

3. Apparatus as claimed in claims 1 or 2 wherein each set comprises at least four mats.

4. Apparatus as claimed in any one of the claims 1 to 3 wherein the identifying marks of one of the said sets is lower case letters and related pictures to correspond to the second set of mats featuring capital letters.

5. Apparatus as claimed in any one of the claims 1 to 3 wherein the identifying marks of one of the said sets is shaped mats to correspond to the second set of mats featuring descriptive words referring to the shapes.

6. Apparatus as claimed in any one of the claims 1 to 3 wherein the identifying marks of one of the said sets is bright plain colours.

7. Apparatus as claimed in any one of the claims 1 to 3 wherein the identifying marks of one of the said sets is everyday objects and descriptive words to correspond to the second set of mats featuring the related object and descriptive word.

8. Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein the identifying marks of one of the said sets is dots 1-10, to correspond to the second set of mats featuring numerals 1-10, to be used in conjunction with or not a third set of mats featuring words one to ten.