Level 5 — definitions & theory of mind
NB: most of these exercises only exist in English and still need to be built in French!
To teach children new words by listening to their definition, we created these exercises:
- definitionimage — the child hears a definition, then points to the right image, then names the image. There is also an LR- and a Q- for each target.
- definitionvidéo — the same, with videos.
- definitionraconte — the child hears a definition, then 4 people each give a definition (with traps; the person who gives the correct definition uses different words from the definition at the start — the child has to focus on the overall meaning). They have to listen for a long time and choose the person who gives the correct definition. Two panels only.
- definitionmotsressemblent — cup / heap / stain (tasse / tas / tache).
- definitioncategorie — child / teenager / retiree.
Theory of mind
- quisait — the child watches a conversation between two people. Then we ask "who knows where x is?" and the child chooses the right image. The person who knows may know because they were told, or because they saw it (or heard it).
- quiment — the child watches a video in which something happens. Then we ask "who is lying?" or "who is telling the truth?".
- quiaraisontort — example: A asks B if she can use her computer, B says yes and leaves; A uses the computer; C comes in and says "you're not allowed to use her computer", A says "yes I am". Then we ask: who is right?
- quidit — you see children playing together in social situations, with the sound removed. The child has to choose what the child in the scene is probably saying.
- theoriedelesprit — you see a scene, then a person leaves the scene. We ask: "what happens next?". You see the person come back and the child has to choose the person's correct reaction, given that they do not have all the information (they did not see or hear what happened).
- identifierlesemotions — you see a scene that triggers an emotion in someone. Their face is blurred and the child has to choose the right facial expression for what happened.
- comprehensiondifficile — for words or parts of sentences that are hard to explain, or to test whether the child understands expressions: a short story is told, then the child has to point to the video that matches.