Question 1

What is the Loto of Semantic Categories?

Accepted Answer

The Loto of Semantic Categories is a speech therapy tool designed to help children develop vocabulary and semantic categorization skills. It involves sorting, classifying, and enriching vocabulary through a fun lotto game where children name images, identify their categories, and place them on appropriate boards.

Question 2

How do you play the Semantic Categories Lotto?

Accepted Answer

To play, each player gets a category board, then cards are drawn at random. Players must name the image aloud, identify which category it belongs to, and place it on the correct board. The first player to fill their board wins the game.

Question 3

What categories are included in this lotto game?

Accepted Answer

The game includes four main categories: Animals (dog, cat, rabbit, horse, cow, pig, lion, elephant), Food (apple, banana, carrot, bread, cheese, pizza, ice cream, cake), Clothing (t-shirt, pants, dress, socks, shoes, coat, hat, gloves), and Transportation (car, bus, train, plane, boat, bike, motorcycle, helicopter).

Question 4

What is the Intruder game variant?

Accepted Answer

The Intruder game is a variant where children identify which item doesn't belong to a specific category. For example, among dog, cat, apple, and rabbit, the apple is the intruder because it's not an animal. This helps reinforce category understanding and critical thinking skills.

Question 5

What additional activities can be done with this lotto?

Accepted Answer

Additional activities include: Justify (explaining why an item belongs to a category), Enrich (naming other items in the same category), Riddles (guessing items from descriptions without showing them), and Subcategories (distinguishing between farm vs. wild animals, or fruits vs. vegetables).

Question 6

How can I prepare this lotto game for use?

Accepted Answer

To prepare the game, print the materials, cut out the cards, and laminate them for long-lasting use. Hand out the category boards to players and keep the picture cards ready for drawing during gameplay.

🎯 Loto of Semantic Categories

🎯 How to use this lotto?

📜 Game rules

The animals

The food

Clothing

Transportation

🎲 Sample game board (Animals)

🔍 Intruder game - Who doesn't belong to the family?

🎮 Variants and activities

🏷️ Justify

➕ Enrich

🎭 Riddles

🔀 Subcategories

🖨️ Print this lotto

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