Global Ranking

Determine

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
Players think about the which of their cards is most likely to match the category on the spinner.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
If children are having difficulty picking a Country Card to vote on, ask a couple of questions that will help them deduce what the most likely Country Card will match the spinner category.

Learning Implications and Educator Support
Global Ranking draws on a child's memory of facts or ability to logically eliminate countries that do not fit the spinner category in order to increase odds that a guess will be a successful. If children are having difficulty picking a Country Card to vote on, ask a couple of questions that will help them deduce what the most likely Country Card will match the spinner category

Compare

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
On each turn, players compare the 3 countries to the spinner category.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
If children are having difficulty picking a Country Card to vote on, ask a couple of questions that will help them deduce what the most likely Country Card will match the spinner category.

Learning Implications and Educator Support
Global Ranking draws on a child's memory of facts or ability to logically eliminate countries that do not fit the spinner category in order to increase odds that a guess will be a successful. If children are having difficulty picking a Country Card to vote on, ask a couple of questions that will help them deduce what the most likely Country Card will match the spinner category

Remember

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
Global Ranking is primarily a memory game or, in the event a player does not know the winning fact, it becomes guessing game.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
If children are having difficulty picking a Country Card to vote on, ask a couple of questions that will help them deduce what the most likely Country Card will match the spinner category.

Learning Implications and Educator Support
Global Ranking draws on a child's memory of facts or ability to logically eliminate countries that do not fit the spinner category in order to increase odds that a guess will be a successful. If children are having difficulty picking a Country Card to vote on, ask a couple of questions that will help them deduce what the most likely Country Card will match the spinner category

Solve

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
Players either know the which country matches the spinner category best, or need to think logically to make best guess, if they don't know other facts about the countries.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
If children are having difficulty picking a Country Card to vote on, ask a couple of questions that will help them deduce what the most likely Country Card will match the spinner category.

Learning Implications and Educator Support
Global Ranking draws on a child's memory of facts or ability to logically eliminate countries that do not fit the spinner category in order to increase odds that a guess will be a successful. If children are having difficulty picking a Country Card to vote on, ask a couple of questions that will help them deduce what the most likely Country Card will match the spinner category

Demonstrate

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
Children may demonstrate if encouraged. See How Parents Can Assist Learning.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
Encourage children to share more information about the countries that they know. Also, if they made a successful guess, ask them to explain their thinking that led to the success.

Learning Implications and Educator Support
Demonstrating knowledge, skills and abilities is an important step in the learning process because it 1) allows a children to show their mastery, i.e. that they have learned something thoroughly enough to share and even teach it to another, and 2) is the beginning of the next level of learning. Encourage children to share more information about the countries that they know. Also, if they made a successful guess, ask them to explain their thinking that led to the success.

Cognitive

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Children with cognitive delays can play the game, though probably through guessing rather than knowledge. Even though they might not understand all of the concepts on the country cards, it is an opportunity to introduce different countries and talk about them. After all, many of the players will be guessing too!

Communication

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Although communication is not necessary, learning will come from discussion about the different countries. Players should be encouraged to justify their votes and give the logic behind their responses. It may be eye-opening to discover smaller countries have greater population size than larger countries, etc.
Encourage children who have difficulty communicating to play with a partner. This will allow the child to hear the partner's thinking and contribute ideas through choices requiring little language and nonverbal communication.

Sensorimotor

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Global Ranking does not require much movement. Players need to place a number down to indicate which country they are voting for to match the criteria on the Global Spinner.
If children have difficulty with sorting an moving the markers, lay the numbers 1,2,3 out in front of the child and let him/her push their vote forward.

Social Emotional/Behavioral

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
The child who lacks self confidence may feel insecure playing this game, especially if they know very little about geography. Reassure the child by confirming that no one know all of the answers, and the child needs to think about what would be logical. As the game proceeds, players should talk about why they voted for different countries. This will demonstrate that all players lack knowledge of all of the various facts. Use the game as an opportunity to discuss why the various facts presented are important for the country.
Allow the child with behavioral issues to be the game coordinator, setting out the Country Cards, spinning the dial on the Global Spinner and comparing the answers. After doing this job for several turns and hearing the discussion, the child may be more willing to try taking a turn.

Vision

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Children with vision problems will not be able to read the Country Cards or the Spinner, but may be able to see the outline of the countries on the cards. They can listen to the countries being named and the category identified on the Global Spinner, then choose the number they think is most likely correct. They can verbally identify their vote if they cannot see the tiles.

Hearing

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Children with who are hard-of-hearing can play the game if they can see the Global Spinner categories and see their options for Country Cards.
Allow children who cannot hear the discussion (as well as other players) to read each of the country cards before they are discarded. This will ensure that each player has an opportunity to learn something related to each country.

*Data compiled from CCSSI ELA Standards, WA Science Standards, and Washington Social Studies Standards

Extra Ways to Play the Game
Play the game under normal rules, but add one additional. After the round, each player can earn an extra point if they can provide a new piece of information about the winning country. Examples include singing the national anthem, the country's official animal, name of famous natural landmarks or foods that the country is famous for.

Materials Needed
No additional materials needed

Developmental Benefits
This variation helps children strengthen their memory skills and demonstrate their mastery of information regarding geography and social studies. It will also encourage children to start attending to facts about countries that they hear during their everyday activities.