No.128
Make a Number Group
Japanese name: 数集まり
Materials
- Number cards from 2 to 5
How to play
- Prepare number cards 2–5. Practice walking safely and stopping on the signal.
- Say, for example, “Groups of three!” and show 3. Invite nearby people into groups of three.
- Completed groups raise hands. An adult joins an incomplete group, or adjust the final group so everyone belongs.
- Count together, separate and repeat 3–5 times with other numbers such as two or four.
- Finish in the group size needed for the next activity. Do not single out ungrouped players or impose penalties.
Ways to adapt
Preschool children: groups of 2–3 with adult help. Younger primary school children: groups of 2–5. Older primary school children: listen to a number of claps.