PASS THE BALL

UNIT 111.
INDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

LESSON 1
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• It is a sport which is considered kicking the ball.
• It is a dessert; we always have it when there is a birthday
party.
• It is used in measuring; it is 12 inches long.
• It is a heart shaped fruit, sometimes it's red and
sometimes it's green.
• It is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a
shuttlecock across this thing is a round shaped and
Bounce.
• It is the opposite word for short.
• It is an enormous mammal with a very long nose called a
trunk.
OBJECTIVES
Discuss the nature and background of scrabble;

.Execute knowledge of rules and regulations and

strategies in playing scrabble

Explain the benefits that can be derived from playing

indoor games.
SCRABBLE
is a word game in which two to four players score points
by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a
game board marked with a 15 x 15 grid.
 TERMS USED IN SCRABBLE
BINGO
any word played that uses all seven letters on the rack,
earning a bonus of 50 points.
Ex. You will pick 7 tiles and those 7 tiles will create a 1 word you can call
jackpot or bingo.
BLOCKING
the act of playing a word on the board that stops the
opponent from making a potentially large score.
CHALLENGE
an opponent calls a "CHALLENGE when s/he thinks a play is not
acceptable. A Word Judge is called to verify which words are
acceptable or not. Whenever there is a challenge, someone loses
one turn.
Words that is not valid in playing scrabble.
-abbreviations, proper noun, stand alone prefixes and suffixes.
COUNT TILES

players often count tiles at two different times:

1) before a game begins to ensure that there are 100 tiles:
2) near the end of the game.
when the game starts you will count the tiles if it is complete or not
to avoid problems when the game start and when the game will be
ended you will count tiles again to reassure that there is no
cheating, I often see the counting of tiles in bingo game.
DOUBLE- DOUBLE-
when a player makes a play with letters that cover two Double
Word Squares. The bonus for covering two DWSs one play:
quadruple the sum of the value of the letters of the Double-
Double word. The sum should include those extra values earned
form any DLS covered that turn only.
When the next letter will be going to the double letter the score will be
times to two. This is what double letters looks like
END GAME

the portion of a SCRABBLE game when there are

less than seven tiles left to draw from the bag.
You can call it end game if the portion of a SCRABBLE game
when there are less than seven tiles left to draw from the bag
HOOK LETTER (A.K.A. HOOK)

letter that will spell a new word when it is played

within the front of or at the end of a word already on
the board.
Ex. HARD+Y=HARDY
C+HARD=CHARD
Y is a hook letter.
PASSING

a player may pass his/her turn by not exchanging

tiles and not making a play on the board. The player
scores zero and says Pass and starts opponent’s
timer. It is now opponent's turn.
(Note that when there are 6 consecutive scores of zero in a game, the
game is finished.)
TILES
game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece
marked with characters and used in board games
like Mah Jong, Scrabble, etc
that's the 10 terms we are using or we need to know
to play scrabble game.
 Official Scrabble Rules

The Scrabble Board

-A standard Scrabble board will consist of cells that are

located in a large square grid. The board offers 15 cells
high and 15 cells wide. The tiles used on the game will fit
in each cell on the board.
Extra Point Values
When looking at the board, players will see that some squares offer
multipliers. Should a tile be placed on these squares, the value of the
tile will be multiplied by 2x or 3x. Some squares will also multiply
the total value of the word and not just the single point value of one
tile.
Double Letter Scores - The light blue cells in the board are isolated
and when these are used, they will double the value of the tile placed
on that square.

Triple Letter Score - The dark blue cell in the board will be worth
triple the amount, so any tile placed here will earn more points.
Double Word Score - When a cell is light red in colour, it is a double
word cell and these run diagonally on the board, towards the four
corners. When a word is placed on these squares, the entire value of the
word will be doubled.

Triple Word Score - The dark red square is where the high points can
be earned as this will triple the word score. Placing any word on these
squares will boos points drastically. These are found on all four sides
of the board and are equidistant from the corners.
One Single Use - When using the extra point squares on the board, they
can only be used one time. If a player places a word here, it cannot be
used as a multiplier by placing another word on the same square.
Scrabble Tiles

-There are 100 tiles that are used in the game and 98 of them will
contain letters and point values. There are 2 blank tiles that can be used
as wild tiles to take the place of any letter. When a blank is played, it
will remain in the game as the letter it substituted for.
Different letters in the game will have various point values and this will
depend on how rare the letter is and how difficult it may be to lay that
letter. Blank tiles will have no point values.
Tile Values
Below are the point values for each letter that is used in a
Scrabble game.

0 Points - Blank tile.

1 Point - A, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T and U.
2 Points - D and G.
3 Points - B, C, M and P.
4 Points - F, H, V, W and Y.
5 Points - K.
8 Points - J and X.
10 Points - Q and Z.
Starting the Game
• Without looking at any of the tiles in the bag, players will take one tile.
The player that has the letter that is closest to “A” will begin the game.
A blank tile will win the start of the game.

• Every player will start their turn by drawing seven tiles from the
Scrabble bag. There are three options during any turn.
• When a player chooses to exchange tiles, they can choose to
exchange one or all of the tiles they currently hold. After tiles are
exchanged, the turn is over and players will have to wait until their
next turn to place a word on the board.

• Players can choose to pass at any time. They will forfeit that turn
and hope to be able to play the next time. If any player passes two
times in a row, the game will end and the one with the highest
score will win.
The First Word Score
• When the game begins, the first player will place their word on the star
spin in the center of the board.
• The star is a double square and will offer a double word score. All
players following will build their words off of this word, extending the
game to other squares on the board.

Play continues in a clockwise direction around the Scrabble board.

Replacing Scrabble Tiles

-Once tiles are played on the board, players will draw new tiles to
replace those. Players will always have seven tiles during the game.
Drawing tiles is always done without looking into the bag so that
the letters are always unknown.
The Fifty Point Bonus

-Exciting rewards can come when players use all seven tiles to create
a word on the board. When this happens, players will receive a 50
point bonus, in addition to the value of the word.
note:
(If the game is near the end and players are not holding seven tiles,
they do not get the bonus for using all of their tiles. This is only
collected for seven letter words placed.)
The End of a Scrabble Game

-Once all tiles are gone from the bag and a single player
has placed all of their tiles, the game will end and the
player with the highest score wins.
Tallying Scrabble Scores

-When the game ends, each player will count all points that are
remaining on their tiles that have not been played. This amount will be
deducted from the final score. An added bonus is awarded to the player
that ended the game and has no remaining tiles.

-The tile values of all remaining players will be added to the score of the
player who is out of tiles to produce the final score for the game. The
Scrabble player with the highest score after all final scores are tallied
wins.
Accepted Scrabble Words

-Any word that is found in a standard English dictionary can be used

in the game of Scrabble. There are some words that are not allowed to
be played and these include suffixes, prefixes and abbreviations. Any
word that requires the use of a hyphen or apostrophe cannot be played
in the game. Any word that required the use of a capital letter is not
allowed.

example: Bldg.- Building

THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!
ACTIVITY: PLAY WITH ME!
Find a partner. Group yourselves into two. You will be playing
scrabble: I have here scrabble board. I will give you 5 minutes to play
the scrabble. Count your scores and the pair that will have a highest
score will get the 95 score, the next will have 95 score and the last will
have 90 score.
GENERALIZATION:

What are the values have you learned from playing

scrabble?

What is the advantage of playing indoor games in this time?

Test I. AGREE OR DISAGREE
Directions: Put a positive sign (+) if you agree with the statement and negative sign(-) if you disagree.
Write your answer on the space provided.

• Playing scrabble will enhance your vocabulary.

2. Scrabble is played with exactly 100 tiles.
3.The objective of scrabble is to score more points than one's opponent
4.Playing scrabble with your family will not only enhance your vocabulary but also
increase closeness.
5. Players cannot place any word which can be found in a Standard English
dictionary.
Test II. Identification
1.Any word played that uses all seven letters on the rack earning a bonus
of 50 points.

2.The portion of a SCRABBLE game when there are less than seven tiles
left to draw from the bag.

3.The act of playing a word on the board that stops the opponent from
making a potentially large score.

4.It is called when the player thinks that the play is not acceptable.

5.Game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters

and used in board games like Mah-Jong. Scrabble, etc.
ANSWERS
TEST 1: TEST II:

• + 1. Bingo
• + 2. End Game
• + 3. Blocking
• + 4. Challenge
• + 5. Tiles
Assignment:

Play a scrabble or other recreational activities in your

home with your family, document your game and make a
collage.