Education and demonstration – Language – Spelling – phonics – word recognition – or sentence formation
Patent
1994-04-25
1995-06-27
Mancene, Gene
Education and demonstration
Language
Spelling, phonics, word recognition, or sentence formation
434156, 273 58K, 273DIG30, 273445, 273412, 273118R, G09B 102
Patent
active
054275296
ABSTRACT:
An alphabet learning and word forming game is presented which utilizes a round ball having letters on its surface and four pick-up sticks. The surface of the alphabet ball is made of a material that is readily attached to one end of the pick-up stick. This attaching mechanism may be a vinyl ball and a pick-up stick having suction cups on one end or it may be a ball covered with a clear adhesive pile surface and a pick-up stick with a VELCRO hook surface on one end. The ball is rolled between players and the pick-up stick is attached to the ball such that one letter is underneath the pick-up stick each time it is rolled. The players accumulate points for forming words during a set time period from the letters which they have obtained through catching the ball with the stick. If the player is dissatisfied with the letters that he has, the ball may be re-rolled to him to obtain a new letter with a penalty of one point for each re-rolling. One point is awarded for each word formed. The first player to accumulate a certain number of points wins the game.
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Mancene Gene
Smith Jeffrey A.
Weber Don W.
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