Using People Games

• Why Use People Games?

  People games offer a special advantage for children with social communication differences, who learn best through structure and repetition. This is because people games are played the same way each time and often have a ‘script’ to say while playing.

  Children with social communication differences can learn many things during these predictable games, such as:

  • Taking turns with you
  • Paying attention to you
  • Imitating your actions, sounds, or words.

• Ideas For People Games

  The most important thing about people games is that they are fun! Most families engage in people games with their children, whether they realise it or not. Here are some examples of people games:

  • Hide and Seek
  • Peek-a-boo
  • Rough-and-tumble
  • Tickling games
  • “This Little Piggy”
  • “Ring a ring of roses”
  • Chase
  • Piggy back or horse rides
  • Finger games like “Where is Thumbkin?” or “Round and Round the Garden."