Traditional Games Flashcards
in the Philippines are games commonly
played by the children, usually using native materials or instruments
Traditional Games or Indigenous Games
In the Philippines, due to limited resources of toys for Filipino children, they usually
invent games without need of anything but he players themselves
Yo-yo (Ilocano Language)
Pedro Flores
Games such as, jaksjd, jaksh,ckskske are played primarily as children’s games.
luksong baka, patintero, piko and tumbang preso
tasks the National Commission for Culture and Arts and the DepEd to take initiative in preserving and promoting indigenous games in the country.
House Bill 8626 (Philippine Indigenous Games Preservation Act)
authorizing Magna Kultura Foundation and became the chief proponent of Larong Pinoy in the Philippines
2008 – DepEd issued a memorandum
Traditional games help
the social, emotional stability, mental learning and physical abilities of every Filipino children.
Traditional games are seen as the best platform for
“promoting peace, harmony, goodwill, and camaraderie”
the outcome is determined by physical and motor skills of the players. (endurance, strength, coordination, agility, etc.) bunong braso (arm wrestling.
GAMES OF PHYSICAL SKILLS
the game is determined by the success achieved through the rational choices of players
GAMES OF STRATEGY
the outcome is determined by the players’ luck, bato bato pick
GAMES OF CHANCE
the outcome is determined by the player’s ability to remember.
GAMES OF MEMORY
the outcome is determined by the player’s musical skills (chanting)
RHYTHM GAMES
outcome is determined by player’s ability to combine their memory with their use of words
VERBAL GAMES
– the outcome
SIMULATION GAMES
