French game of WHOT

(2 versions sold: one easier, one harder)

54 playing cards

5 catgeories:

• Clothes: une robe, une jupe, un tee-shirt, un manteau, un pull, une casquette, une chemise, une écharpe, un chapeau, une veste, un pantalon, un short.

• Animals: un chat, un cheval, un chien, une vache, un éléphant, un poisson, un lion, une souris, une tortue, une girafe, un serpent, un oiseau.

• Family members: mon père, ma soeur, mon frère, mon oncle, mon grand-père, ma grand-mère, ma tante, mon cousin, ma mère.

• food and drinks: une pomme, un jus, une banane, un gâteau, un croissant, un soda, une pizza.

• School things: un cahier, une règle, un stylo, un crayon, un livre, une gomme, un sac, une trousse, une chaise.

• Numbers in French 1 to 14

• 5 whot cards (joker)

Rules:
Minimum 2 players.
Deal 6 cards to each player.
Deal 1 card face up on the table
The rest of the cards are face down on the table in a pile.
Taking it in turns, clockwise, the children have to put on top of the card face up on the table a card that shows a word of the same CATEGORY (for ex: une vache, un chien) or the same NUMBER.
If they don’t have a card of the same category or same number, but they own a WHOT card (joker), they put that down and declare a new category (for ex: family, or school things).
If they don’t have a whot card either, then they pick a card from the pile.
The aim of the game is to get rid of all your cards (a bit like uno).
First person to get rid of all their cards win.

I have also added a slightly easier version: the category of the card is written at the top, to make it easier for the children to find a card of the same category.

I have also made the back of the cards: just print and laminate together with the cards.

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