Children play a game where they QUICKLY touch the pounce cards with same number of dots as on the dot plate shown.
Hold up a dot plate for ONLY two seconds to see if children instantly recognize the number of dots.
Children “pounce” on the pounce cards with the matching number of dots as QUICKLY as possible.
Materials
- Pounce!: Cards (PDF)
- Dot Plates (PDF)
- Cardstock or plain paper
- Scissors
Preparation
- Print and copy enough pounce cards so that each child can have one. Also print and cut out a set of dot plates, or use those made for Lesson 1.
Directions
- Have the children sit in a big circle. Lay out pounce cards inside the circle of children, with the numbers spread evenly (2-3-4-5, 2-3-4-5, etc.) so every child has a set of 2, 3, 4, and 5 in fairly easy reach.
- Flash a dot plate for only 2 seconds and ask the children to touch the card showing the same number of dots as are on the plate. Note: Several children can touch the same card, even if they have to reach across each other.
- After playing several rounds, have the children stand up, join hands, and take a small step back. Then the whole class can circle around the circle of cards singing, One, two, three, four. Round the circle we go. / One, two, three, four. Round the circle we go. / One, two, three, four. Round the circle we go. / Let’s sit down.
- Now play a new round of the game.