Yard school
Colours, body, animals, and games.
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Yoruba uses three tones. The same letters can mean different things if the voice goes high or low — like a song.
Àwọ̀ — colours
Name what you see. Made for children — and anyone starting with the eyes.
Red and yellow Pupa is the colour of a ripe pepper. Green and blue Leaves first. Then the sky.Ara — my body
Point, name, laugh. The lesson every child already plays.
Head and face Ori, ojú, etí — tap as you say it. Hands and feet The parts you use at the table and in the yard.Ẹranko — animals
The courtyard zoo: dog, cat, chicken, goat, fish.
At the house Ajá at the gate. Ológbò on the wall. What they do Run, fly, eat — verbs children copy.Ìmọ̀lara — feelings
A child can name happy, sad, tired, and hungry.
How I feel Point to the face. Say the word. Be kind Share, wait, say please.Aṣọ — clothes
Shirt, shoe, cap — dress for the yard.
What I wear Name it, then put it on. Put it on Wear, wash, fold.Ojú ọjọ́ — weather
Sun, rain, wind — the yard tells you.
Look up Sun and rain first.Oúnjẹ ọmọ — food
What a child asks for at the table.
I want to eat Rice, beans, fruit, water. Sweet and hot Taste with the mouth, not the eye.Kà á — count on
Six to ten, then the hand is full.
Six to ten After five, keep counting.Ọgbà — more animals
Cow, bird, snake, tortoise — the stories.
In the bush The animals òwe already know.Eré
Ayọ̀
The seed board (mancala) · 8–15 min
Ònkà
Counting · 4 min
Bojúbojú
Peek / hide the face · 4–8 min
Sùwẹ̀
Hopscotch · 4–8 min
Ten-ten
Clap-and-step · 4–8 min
Òkòtó
Spinning top · yard
Ìjákulẹ̀
Skipping rope · yard
Arín
Marbles · yard
Dúdú-funfun
Dark and light (odds) · 2 min
Òwìrí
Thread / cat’s cradle · table