Do you want to turn picture book stories into games that children love to play?

In this 4-hour course, “Picture Book Board Game Design and Practice”, you will not only quickly grasp methods of designing board games from picture books, but also take home a teaching game toolkit that includes:

• Quick examples of several common board game formats (matching, competition, cooperation, task adventure)
• Practical cards and sample templates that can be used directly in class
• Simple board game accessory–making techniques to help you get started easily

More importantly, you will discover the unique value of picture book board games in language learning:

• Encourage children to speak naturally during play, increasing their vocabulary
• Enhance expression and comprehension through role-play and interaction
• Cultivate communication and social skills through rules and cooperation
• Transform abstract language points into concrete game actions, making learning deeper

Through the process of “See examples → Learn methods → Hands-on creation → Play”, you will complete your own prototype of a picture book board game and learn how to apply it flexibly in kindergarten classrooms. Children will learn through play and fall in love with language through laughter!

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic concepts of board games and picture books, and the importance of their integration
• Learn methods to extract elements from picture books for board game design
• Master the practical skills of transforming picture books into board games
• Create board games based on picture book content, conduct testing, and share results

Instructor Profile

Dr. Cheng Wan Ni
Dr. Cheng has unique insights into children’s marketing, addiction, and special issues in early childhood education. As a pioneer in introducing board games into Singapore’s language teaching, she has been actively involved in competitions related to educational tools for preschool board games. She has integrated board games into language learning corners and developed unique extensions of picture book board games, making second language teaching more game-based while enhancing teachers’ creativity and distinctiveness.

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