A Spoon for Everyone
What you need
- a spoon for each person
- the table
How to do it
- Count the places at the table together.
- Hand them one spoon at a time.
- Let them put one spoon at each place, going round the table.
- Check together that everyone has one.
Why it matters
One spoon at each place is matching one thing to one person, which is the beginning of counting things out.
What they're learning
- One each
- Matching one spoon to one place is early counting.
- Going round the table
- Keeping track of who's been done.
- A useful job
- The table really does need the spoons.
What to look for
Watch for them checking the places they've already done.
A tip
Unbreakable plates and cups only, nothing hot, and no knives. Stay with them while they carry.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: start with two places
Harder: let them take the spoons from a basket themselves
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