13
My Very First Games
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Each time Rhino Hero Junior arrives on a new roof card, call out the number
shown on it and ask the children to repeat it. By actively naming the numbers
while looking at their symbols and the appropriate order, the children intuitively
come to understand the numbering system. As the game progresses, the
children also learn the sequence of the numbers displayed and also practice
basic counting in a playful way.
Now it is the turn of the next child to choose a roof card to lay down. Gradually, the
sequence of numbers from 1 to 6 is placed in an ascending order.
As soon as all of the roof cards are in a row, it is now a matter of matching them up with
the correct floors. Start with the roof card that Rhino Hero Junior and Baby
Spider Monkey are standing on (i.e. the one with the number 6).
Ask the child:
Which floor goes with this roof card?
The child whose turn it is takes one of the already
assembled floors and places it next to the roof card.
Again, Baby Spider Monkey is in a hurry and moves
one roof card further towards the game board. All the
players now check together whether the correct floor
has been chosen.
Ask the child:
Do the colors of the floor match up with this roof card?
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Yes!
Super, the floor can stay where it is. Rhino Hero Junior moves up to join Baby Spider
Monkey.
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No?
Uh-oh, it's okay. The overeager Baby Spider Monkey moves back to join Rhino Hero
Junior and the incorrectly placed floor is returned to where it was found.
Each quarter section of a floor shows the
appropriate number of blue birds. Count them
out loud together with the children. Then show
and name the numeral displayed. This will help
the children to playfully associate quantities with
the corresponding number.
Then it is the turn of the next child to choose a matching floor.
The game ends
when the last floor is in place and Rhino Hero Junior
and Baby Spider Monkey arrive back on the game board. Well done! The children
have won the game thanks to the power of teamwork.
Now that all the floors are so nicely lined up, there’s an opportunity for another game.
Ask the children to sit together on one of the long sides of the row of floors. You sit down
on the other side. Hide one of the figures behind a floor so that the children cannot see it.
Ask the children where the figure is hiding. Phrase the question in different ways, e.g.
“Who do you think is behind the biggest floor?”, “Behind the smallest floor?”, “Behind the
floor with the 1, 2 or 3?”.
You can also give hints, such as “Rhino Hero Junior is hiding behind the green/yellow floor”.
