CREATE A BODY
Click on the Body Dice App image to create a new body. (Like dice, each of the three body sections has six different
options.) Now direct yourself to the child: Look at the dice. What do you see? Would you like to roll
them again? This already trains them in body diversity. If the child asks for it, you can explain parts
of the dice. If more children play on the dice app (via the web app on a bigger screen), observe
their reactions and conversations.
Trains perception
PUT THE BODY INTO A PLACE
To one child or a group of children: Imagine a place. It could be a beach, the woods or a
shopping mal – anything you like. What are you thinking of? Now roll the dice. Who is this person?
Imagine that person is in the place you thought of before. What are they doing there? Can you
think of a story? How does the person feel in this place?
Trains creativity, empathy, critical thinking, verbal expression
RETELL THE TALE
To the child: Think of a tale you know. Which one do you think of first? Who is the main
person in this tale? – Now throw the dice. Retell the tale with the person in the dice instead of the
tale’s main character. You can change whatever you like about the other people: For example, a
wolf can be a she-wolf or an enemy can be a friend. Sometimes it can help to ask “And if it
were..?”
Trains creativity, empathy, critical thinking, verbal expression
DRAW A BODY
Roll only two dice instead of three. To do so,… Now imagine what the missing body part
could look like. Draw the missing body part. If you wish, you can also draw an entire new body.
Trains creativity, concentration, artistic and verbal expression
BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER
For this game you need two devices with the app. – Now roll the dice to create a person on
each device. Think of the relationship between the two people. Who are they? How do they know
each other? What do they do? How do they feel? Could these people have the same name despite
their different bodies? Could they go to the same school or work in the same job?
Trains abstract thinking and empathy
TALK ABOUT THE BODIES
In a group, roll the dice and discuss some of the following questions: Who is this person?
What do you wonder when you see this person? How would you feel in this body? Can this person
walk? Do they hear? What is their profession? – Think of an activity. For this person, would it be
easy/difficult to do this activity?
Trains abstract thinking and empathy
IN ADDITION
When you ask a question, trust in the child’s capacity to answer it without pressure. When
children tell stories, coherence questions can be added. Children who cannot (yet) write may feel
especially valued when their story is written down. It can also be fun to invent a song about their
story.