Sheet with pair tree indicia and homonyms bearing pear-shaped cards
Abstract
Abstract THERE ARE DISPOSED SEVERAL FORMS OF APPARATUS FOR PLAYING EDUCATIONAL GAMES, AND METHODS FOR USING SUCH APPARATUS. THE FIRST APPARATUS CONSISTS OF A CLOTH SHEET HAVING DEPICTED THEREON A REPRESENTATION OF A TREE DESIGNATED AS "THE PAIR TREE." PAIRS OF TAGS ARE PROVIDED, EACH TAG OF A PAIR HAVING WRITTEN THEREON A WORD WHICH WHEN PRONOUNCED SOUNDS LIKE THE WORD WRITTEN ON THE OTHER TAG OF THE PAIR BUT IS SPELLED DIFFERENTLY. THESE ARE HOMONYMS. THE TAGS ARE SHAPED LIKE PEARS. THE SECOND APPARATUS CONSISTS OF A PLURALITY OF PLAYING CARDS HAVING WRITTEN THEREON HOMONYMS. THE THIRD APPARATUS CONSISTS OF A SHEET FORMED OF WOOD AND OF THE SHAPE OF A LARGE TRIANGLE TO WHICH ARE ATTACHED DURING THE PLAYING OF THE GAME PAIRS OF SMALLER SHEETLETS, EACH PAIR HAVING A PAIR OF HOMONYMS AND EACH PAIR BEING OF A LIKE GEOMETRICAL SHAPE WHILE ALL OTHER PAIRS HAVE DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRICAL SHAPES.
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- 👤 Inez Adams Lynd
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