Brussels
Sprouts squashing & counting game! With green playdough, dice,
mallets and the printables of choice this activity offers three gameplay
options that support young children's mathmatics. Skills involving adding
and subtraction are developed as each player takes their turn. This
requires two throws of a dice - the first sets the number of sprouts needing
to be made, the second determines how many will be squashed. A fun activity
to fit a Preschool vegetable or healthy eating theme or to expand on spontaneous
play. Great for eye-hand coordination.
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Gameplay
options
1. Free play: roll the dice to see how many
sprouts need making and then roll again to see how many will meet a leafy
fate! Use the plates to store 'saved' sprouts if wanted.
2. Player game: agree a time limit for the
game by setting the maximum number of turns each player can take. Hand out
the matching number of sprout
tokens so that 1 can be discarded at the start of a player's turn. As
with freeplay, roll the dice to determine the number of sprouts needing to
be made and again to see how many the evil mallet squashes! Any left over
sprouts are placed safely on the player's plate
and at the end of the game, once all the turn tokens have been used,the totals
are added and the player with the most on their plate wins - I'm a Brussels
Spout star awards
3. Cooperative play: DInner time catastrophe! The Brussels sprouts aren't ready and
the guests will soon arrive! As above, use two throws of the dice to make
& then to squash the sprouts, placing any saved brassicas onto the serving
dish instead of player's own plates! Set a game objective by agreeing how
many guests are expected, how many Brussels Spouts they have each ordered
and what that the total number is - maths
sheet then see how long it takes to reach the specified amount.
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