Speech Therapy.... Think of a ......game

Ideas on how to create this game using your own p.c.

• Open your word processing package (e.g. Word in Microsoft Office or preferably Publisher)
• Create a square text box (approx 2.8cm x 2.8cm)
• Increase the font size to 36pt.
• Center the text.
• Put a border on the text box ( thickness 10pt)
• Copy and paste the text box to fill your page.
• Its probably about time to save your work!
• Type the letters you have chosen to use in the game into the text boxes one by one.
• Change the colour of the borders use different colours for each square ( Try selecting format - borders - colour )
• In a few of the text boxes reduce the font size to 12pt and type go back or forward instructions e.g. go back 2, go ahead 3 etc.
• In a few of the text boxes draw in a picture box.
• Import a picture from clipart e.g. a rabbit or cat etc. to make your action squares. The pictures I used are available in the clipart section of this site.
•  Print out as many pages as you need to fill your board game
  • A4 size needs approx 50 squares.
  • A3 size needs approx 100 squares.
• Create start and finish circles
  • Draw a circle ( in Word if you hold the shift key down while drawing the circle with the oval tool in the drawing toolbar you will get a perfect circle. Can't find the drawing toolbar? select view - toolbars - select drawing )
  • Fill the circle with colour (look for the fill bucket on the drawing toolbar)
  • Add a text box and type START.
  • Copy the circle and text box together, to link these two press shift while selecting each part.
  • Paste the copied circle, move this next to the first circle.
  • Now change the fill colour in the second circle and change the text to FINISH.
• Create Oops! cards
  • Draw a text box (approx 6cm x 9cm)
  • Center the text
  • Select font size 36pt
  • Put a border on the box.
  • Copy and paste 3 times.
  • Type 
    • Go back 1
    • Go back 2
    • Go back 3
    • Go back to start
  • Print off about 5 sets
  • Stick Oops! on the reverse side of the cards.
• Follow the instructions of how to make the game on the previous page.

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