Visual Thinking Games for Detail and Memory

For generations, visual thinking games have been delighting and teaching children, while developing their attention to detail and other skills. You probably remember playing them in your own childhood.

Thinking games are not just fun, they're also educational. Here are some of the benefits of visual thinking games as well as a guide to playing one of the most popular games.

The Benefits of Visual Thinking Games

When parents, caregivers, and educators play visual thinking games with children, it helps kids work on theirnon-verbal skillssuch as the ability to concentrate.

These games also stimulate a child's ability to notice and reflect on the physical differences and similarities between objects. Kids develop this skill by using their visual memory or paying attention to their environment, just as thinking games subtly train them to do.

The games also provide opportunities for social interaction and give parents the chance to interact in a positive way with their children.

A Classic Thinking Game

Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee is a classic thinking game played by many people during their early childhood. You may have learned it by other names, but the concept is the same.

The object of Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee is for kids to identify an object around them that another player is thinking about.

Forpreschoolers和早期学龄的孩子,线索通常sim卡ple, like the color of the object. To make the game more complex, clues about size, shape, texture, or other characteristics beyond the basics can be incorporated.

How to Play Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee became popular because it can be played pretty much anywhere—at home, in class, or at the park.

If you've never played the classic game or simply need a refresher, here's an overview of the rules.

1. One player chooses an object without telling the others what it is.
2. The player then says, "Bumble bee, bumble bee, I see something that you don't see, and the color of it is (say the color)." Another rhyme you may remember is: "Riddle, riddle, Marie, I see something that you don't see, and the color of it is (say the color)."
3. Each of the other players takes a turn guessing what the object is.
4. Player one will provide a "Yes" or "No" answer to each of the other player's guesses.
5. If players are having a hard time guessing correctly, they can ask for clues or hints.

The more you play Bumble Bee and other visual thinking games with your children, the more fun opportunities they will have to work on their listening, concentration, and communication skills.