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RIC-6946 The Comprehension Box 1 - Sample student cards

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Thousands of years ago, kids didn’t have<br />

electronic games. So what did they play<br />

with? One toy they had is still around<br />

today. That toy is the marble!<br />

If you’ve never seen marbles, they are<br />

really just small, hard balls. <strong>The</strong> name<br />

probably comes from the hard stone<br />

they were once made from—marble.<br />

Today, most marbles are made in factories, from glass. <strong>The</strong>y come in<br />

different colours and sizes and have different names. Big marbles are<br />

sometimes called ‘kings’, ‘king kongs’, ‘shooters’ or ‘mashers’.<br />

One marble game is called ‘keepsies’ (or ‘for keeps’). All the players<br />

put their marbles inside a circle. <strong>The</strong>n one player uses his or her thumb<br />

and fingers to flick one of the marbles. If it hits<br />

someone else’s marble out of the circle, the<br />

player can keep that marble.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are many other marble games<br />

people play around the world.<br />

Next time you are looking for<br />

something to do, maybe you<br />

can try playing marbles!<br />

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