People Jumble

How to play this game

People Jumble involves combining the two halves of different people to make a new person. Children will have lots of fun experimenting with the different combinations, exploring the different modes of dressing from many different countries and cultures.

To exit, click on the small hand on the red button in the lower right corner of the screen.

This game has two different modes, free play and directive.

Free play mode - open hand

On opening the game, there is a person in the centre of the screen.

To change his or her appearance, children can click on the green arrows.

Clicking on the mixer button will scroll through the picture halves and randomly make a new dress combination.

Directive mode - wand hand

In this mode there is a picture of a person in the upper right hand corner of the screen. This is called the Target Picture.

The aim is to try to make the same person in the bigger picture by using the green arrows to scroll through the top and bottom halves.

When children think that they have made the same person, they can click on the green tick button. If they are correct, applause will sound and a new person will appear.

Related Learning Outcomes

Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

Outcome 4: Children are involved and confident learners

Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators

Developmental skills

Cultural diversity

Part/whole concepts

Observation skills

Same and different identification

Decision-making

Using scroll arrows

Mouse control - single click

Teaching tips

In the directive mode, draw attention to the Target Picture.

Discuss:

• Where in the world would people live if they were wearing those clothes? A world atlas may be used to show different countries.
• What would they be doing when wearing those clothes? Would the outfit be worn every day or on special occasions?
• Would the weather be hot or cold?
• Have any of the children worn clothes like these. Do they know anyone who has?

Allow the children to take their time to scroll through the people halves and compare the pictures. Let them make the final decision as to when to click on the tick button.

Encourage them to try a different combination if the pictures are not quite the same. Compare colours, lines and patterns in the two halves. Do they go together? Some of the combinations are not obvious, so encourage children to keep trying if they haven't found a match.