Smart Roll & Tell | Dice Vocabulary Describing Game | Ages 4+

Description

Smart Roll & Tell is a 40-card dice-driven vocabulary game for children
aged 4 and up. Each player rolls the special dice the number rolled
tells them how many descriptions they must give about their picture
card before they can claim a counter. Cards are two-sided, showing a
vivid illustrated picture on the front and the printed word label on the
back, covering animals, objects and everyday items including apple, fish,
nest, coat, zoo and flower.

The dice mechanic is what makes this game genuinely different it forces
children to move beyond the first obvious description and find more to say.
Rolling a 6 and having to describe a single picture six different ways
builds remarkable vocabulary depth, lateral thinking and the ability to
consider an object from multiple perspectives.

Developed in association with Early Learning Consultants, this set is
often used in structured play and therapy-friendly learning settings.
Parents and teachers choose it because it builds the kind of rich, flexible
vocabulary and oral description skills that directly support reading
comprehension, science communication and everyday language confidence.

HOW CHILDREN LEARN

• A child rolls a 3 and picks up the apple card now they must give
  three descriptions: ‘It’s red. It’s a fruit. You eat it.’ stretching
  vocabulary by having to move beyond the obvious first description.
• Rolling a higher number (5 or 6) forces children to dig deeper
  into their vocabulary  ‘It’s round. It has a stalk. It’s sweet.
  It grows on a tree. You can make juice from it.’  building rich descriptive
  language naturally.
• The competitive element earning a counter for completing the
  required number of descriptions gives children real motivation to
  observe carefully and describe precisely, building both vocabulary
  and attention skills together.
• The two-sided card format means the word label side can be used
  for a reading-recognition variation turning the same card set into
  a word-to-picture matching activity for more formal vocabulary practice.
• Playing across 40 different pictures animals like fish, objects like coat
  and flower, places like zoo  builds vocabulary breadth across multiple
  categories in a single playful session.

SKILLS DEVELOPED

• Vocabulary Depth & Breadth
• Describing Skills
• Visual Discrimination
• Keen Observation
• Thinking Skills
• Language Skills
• New Vocabulary

WHO IS IT FOR

• Parents building vocabulary depth and describing skills with
  children aged 4 to 8 at home through a fun competitive game.
• Preschool and primary teachers running oral vocabulary and
  describing activities in the classroom.
• Speech and language therapists using picture description tasks
  with a dice element to build extended language output.
• Special educators using structured, game-based vocabulary
  activities in therapy-supported language programmes.
• Homeschooling families looking for a self-directed group vocabulary
  game that works from age 4.
• Learning centres stocking engaging oral language and vocabulary
  depth games for early years groups.

PRODUCT FEATURES

Age Group: 4 Years & Up
Players: 2 or more (competitive group game)
Play Type: Dice-Driven Picture Description Vocabulary Game
Educational Category: Vocabulary / Describing Skills / Oral Language
Contents: 40 Two-Sided Illustrated Picture Cards + 10 Counters
+ 1 Special Dice + Activity Guide
Card Format: Vivid Illustration (Front) / Printed Word Label (Back)
Dice Mechanic: Number Rolled = Number of Descriptions Child
Must Give Before Claiming a Counter
Safety Certifications: BIS IS 9873 (Part 1) | EN71 Part 1, 2 & 3 | CE Marked