tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73069855758425590332011-04-21T17:27:11.517-07:00Visual AidsBelize National Youth Chess Foundation, affiliated with BCFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938128893788555954noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306985575842559033.post-7734212864907399462008-10-06T15:54:00.000-07:002008-10-06T20:41:50.481-07:00Make your own chess visual aids<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Cut outs: smiley faces for squares that indicate good moves and dangerous or illegal squares. Printed and laminated.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1rqF-mzI/AAAAAAAAA5k/qQ9Mylz_Qx8/s1600-h/P1050461.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1rqF-mzI/AAAAAAAAA5k/qQ9Mylz_Qx8/s400/P1050461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254211676919470898" border="0" /></a>Poster boards: can buy in Brodies, Angelus Press and A&R<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1r9z0caI/AAAAAAAAA5s/Z9nVWmgLdDc/s1600-h/P1070145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1r9z0caI/AAAAAAAAA5s/Z9nVWmgLdDc/s400/P1070145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254211682212016546" border="0" /></a></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Below you can see how regular white material and felt are utilised. Felt is very good for creating WORD WALLS- place where you stick all new words that you want students to learn<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1rTT9P_I/AAAAAAAAA5c/ZvDWlCf_1b4/s1600-h/P1050252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1rTT9P_I/AAAAAAAAA5c/ZvDWlCf_1b4/s400/P1050252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254211670804086770" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1LVgO4UI/AAAAAAAAA5U/7e5xZChZjEg/s1600-h/P1110776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1LVgO4UI/AAAAAAAAA5U/7e5xZChZjEg/s400/P1110776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254211121636630850" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Felt can be used for shields that have the name of the pieces and values.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1r8DqohI/AAAAAAAAA58/LLAur13GOLY/s1600-h/P1080676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1r8DqohI/AAAAAAAAA58/LLAur13GOLY/s400/P1080676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254211681741611538" border="0" /></a>Banners and flags:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1K8eROXI/AAAAAAAAA40/2awl0KqBu58/s1600-h/P1050214.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1K8eROXI/AAAAAAAAA40/2awl0KqBu58/s400/P1050214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254211114917509490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1KyUPgzI/AAAAAAAAA48/z4WnRdMzuzA/s1600-h/P1120282.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1KyUPgzI/AAAAAAAAA48/z4WnRdMzuzA/s400/P1120282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254211112191099698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1KzcGtyI/AAAAAAAAA5E/AzlK-LZted8/s1600-h/P1120283.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1KzcGtyI/AAAAAAAAA5E/AzlK-LZted8/s400/P1120283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254211112492513058" border="0" /></a>Foam boards: from A&R, Brodies<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1K8U4MqI/AAAAAAAAA5M/a7PBdeuLQ98/s1600-h/P1120281.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1K8U4MqI/AAAAAAAAA5M/a7PBdeuLQ98/s400/P1120281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254211114878120610" border="0" /></a></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br />You can also use regular poster boards for simpal visual aids that kids can create themselves.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1r2pVyBI/AAAAAAAAA50/gEuKj6VnLHw/s1600-h/P1080359.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq1r2pVyBI/AAAAAAAAA50/gEuKj6VnLHw/s400/P1080359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254211680289015826" border="0" /></a>You can also have kids create their own chess cartoon characters, color them and write stories about them.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOqYP_tCtrI/AAAAAAAAA4M/S5G1GSfFUR0/s1600-h/scan0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOqYP_tCtrI/AAAAAAAAA4M/S5G1GSfFUR0/s400/scan0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254179315846919858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOqYQWljAGI/AAAAAAAAA4U/ImE4uRa7fOs/s1600-h/scan0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOqYQWljAGI/AAAAAAAAA4U/ImE4uRa7fOs/s400/scan0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254179321989496930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOqYQricVBI/AAAAAAAAA4c/GKmyJkr89wk/s1600-h/scan0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOqYQricVBI/AAAAAAAAA4c/GKmyJkr89wk/s400/scan0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254179327613621266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOqYRAbwQoI/AAAAAAAAA4k/t93CwBq2LlY/s1600-h/scan0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOqYRAbwQoI/AAAAAAAAA4k/t93CwBq2LlY/s400/scan0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254179333222711938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq77PRQFZI/AAAAAAAAA6E/hwP6pwqS_YA/s1600-h/scan0011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq77PRQFZI/AAAAAAAAA6E/hwP6pwqS_YA/s400/scan0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218541666669970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq77Ay2tPI/AAAAAAAAA6M/7219JjW77Qk/s1600-h/scan0012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq77Ay2tPI/AAAAAAAAA6M/7219JjW77Qk/s400/scan0012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218537781081330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq77oJGyXI/AAAAAAAAA6U/XIg02x53OHA/s1600-h/scan0013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq77oJGyXI/AAAAAAAAA6U/XIg02x53OHA/s400/scan0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218548343392626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq77njTcOI/AAAAAAAAA6c/TrhlaWXdpyI/s1600-h/scan0014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq77njTcOI/AAAAAAAAA6c/TrhlaWXdpyI/s400/scan0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218548184838370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq776ft5FI/AAAAAAAAA6k/jwvSMIr9fkg/s1600-h/scan0015%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq776ft5FI/AAAAAAAAA6k/jwvSMIr9fkg/s400/scan0015%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218553270068306" border="0" /></a>And finally: great activity for creating chess boards with regular rocks. On the back of each piece/rock kids can draw arrows indicating how the piece moves.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq8OCucfdI/AAAAAAAAA6s/Jnu2hL9iscQ/s1600-h/chess+rocks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oxkOD92-bkU/SOq8OCucfdI/AAAAAAAAA6s/Jnu2hL9iscQ/s400/chess+rocks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218864716971474" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://chessmaterials.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:180%;">CLICK here to see some Chess Materials</span> </a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7306985575842559033-773421286490739946?l=chessposters.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Belize National Youth Chess Foundation, affiliated with BCFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938128893788555954noreply@blogger.com0