Child development opportunities
* To learn a rhyme and say it clearly, responding to the rhythm.
* To learn how to share and co-operate.
* To learn how games can be used to make decisions.
* To have fun together.
How to play
* Explain that you are all going to say a rhyme to decide who is going to drop out or become the leader of the next game.
* Ask the children to sit or stand in a circle facing inwards.
* Begin by saying the rhyme yourself slowly. Mark the beats by pointing at each child in turn or by doing the actions.
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