Bringing Pattern Recognition Into Ice Hockey

Time to learn hockey with knowledge of soccer

In this activity, your child will explore hockey with no explanation.

How to Play

This is a game to explore similar sports, including soccer, ice hockey, basketball, water polo, lacrosse, handball, futsal, and american football. Try discovering any sports listed above with your child. In particular, this activity will help your child understand the similarities between soccer and ice hockey. For example. soccer and ice hockey have continual movement. Let your child decide and help him/her if he/she have any questions.

Step 1: Watching soccer game!

Children love watching sports games! Take your child to the soccer game at the stadium or watch on T.V. at home.

Step 2: Write down similarities

Write down with your child the similarities of hockey and soccer. Even they are different sports, soccer and hockey are very similar sports. Let your child brainstorm, share his/her ideas and explain similarities.

Step 3: Listen similarities and also differences of ice hockey and soccer

Brainstorm not only similarities but also differences. Are soccer and ice hockey field on the field of grass or ice? Prompt your child with some differences if he/she wants. Let him/her decide other differences.

Step 4: How about other sports?

You would let him/her discover other sports that are similar to soccer and ice hockey. For example. water polo for this example. You are welcome to try other sports.