The Dog's Meow

The Dog's Meow card game

Let me say right off that this The Dog's Meow, played with the wrong person, could be extremely frustrating for them. The reason I say that is because it requires you to identify above/below/left/right, and then do the opposite of what the card tells you to do. I use this game with kids who are learning left/right, but who are well on their way to identifying one from the other. 

 

Picture cards include a train, dog, alarm clock, horn, fish, duck, cat, piano, drum, frog, scooter, and rooster. Cards are a little thicker than standard playing cards. The instructions include a regular version of the game and an advanced version. 

Lay a directional card on the table and then put one picture card to the right, one to the left, one above, and one below. Turn over an action card and do just the opposite. The action cards will tell you to look left, look right, name the item, or make the sound the item makes. In the example below, the red action card indicates Above and Name. The player will then do the opposite, look below and make the sound that item would make (make a sound like a trumpet here). 

Try this:

• Do exactly as the cards tell you to do, instead of doing the opposite.
• Allow the individual to set up the game each round, picking up flat cards off a flat surface, picking up cards off a pile without disturbing the pile, dealing the cards by holding the deck in the non-dominant hand and pushing off the top one with the thumb for placement. 
• Work on spatial relations, problem solving, in-hand manipulation, manual dexterity, executive functioning skills, process skills, socialization skills, play and leisure exploration and participation

In the box: 49 playing cards

 

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