TH23342U - Educational materials to enhance knowledge of social skills. - Google Patents

Abstract

This educational resource enhances social skills and comprises a board game, situation cards, problem-solving cards, help cards, blank zones, game pieces, and spaces. The board game area has 30 spaces for placing the game pieces. Pieces begin moving on the board after matching and solving problems using situation cards, problem-solving cards, or help cards. The game ends when a player reaches the prize platform at the 30th space, calculated by adding up points for solving the problems. This educational resource aims to reinforce understanding of social skills, learning about life in society, emotional control, building relationships with friends, and providing enjoyment through play. It also fosters leadership skills and develops executive functions in school-aged children.

Claims (3)

1. The teaching materials to enhance knowledge of social skills consist of a board game (1), situation cards (2), solution cards (3), help cards (4), an empty zone sheet (5), game pieces (6), and a square (7). The board game (1) has 30 squares (7) for placing game pieces (6). Game piece (6) starts moving on square (7) in the board game (1) after matching and solving a problem with a situation card (2), a solution card (3), or a help card (4). A special feature is that the situation cards (2) are sheets, 22 of them. Each situation card (2) describes a problem situation that children aged 10-15 years may encounter in life, especially problems related to social life and emotional control. Each situation card (2) has two solutions listed below, which can be drawn from a solution card (3), and also indicates the score for each solution. To count the total points for each move (7) in the game, and each Situation Card (2) is worth 1 point per move, but must be solved first to count points. Solution Cards (3) are 44 cards in total and are used to solve Situation Cards (2). The points of each Solution Card (3) can be seen from the Situation Card (2) that the player has solved. The first solution is what the player should choose first to solve the problem and is worth 2 points, and the second solution is what the player can choose next to solve the problem and is worth 1 point. A Situation Card (2) and Solution Card (3) must be correctly paired to receive points and move on. Help Cards (4) are 3 cards in total and are divided into 3 types: Help Card (4) is a help card that can pair any Solution Card (3) with any Situation Card (2). A Help Card (4) is an exchange card that can help a player exchange a Solution Card (3) in their hand with another player. The Lucky Help Card (4) is a card that allows a player to randomly draw a Solution Card (3) from the central deck. The Empty Zone (5) is a flat sheet that is used to place the Situation Card (2) and Solution Card (3) after a match is completed, or if a player cannot make a match in their hand, they can choose to discard one Solution Card (3) from their hand by placing it on the Empty Zone (5) and draw one new Solution Card (3) instead. 2. Teaching media to enhance knowledge of social skills according to claim 1, where Board game (1) is a sheet printed with a magical city pattern with a sacred tree pattern in the center of the Board game (1). Above the sacred tree pattern is the magic council pattern. On the sides of the sacred tree pattern is the waterfall island pattern. On the other side of the sacred tree pattern is the magic school pattern. Below the waterfall island pattern is the house and bridge pattern. 3. Teaching materials to enhance knowledge of social skills according to claim 1 or 2, where the game piece (6) is in the form of a dragon consisting of a purple dragon, a yellow dragon, a red dragon and a green dragon.