Which corner?
Incorporate this game into your project about corners (see overleaf).
Child development opportunities
* To listen carefully.
* To talk about corners and where they occur.
* To talk about how to describe colours.
How to play
* Talk about corners and select the four in the room or playground.
* Mark a line on the floor in each corner to make a triangle.
* Ask the children to give colour names to the corners - for example, orange, purple, light brown and deep blue.
* Explain that everyone runs round clockwise, avoiding the corners.
* One child is the caller, and calls out the colours of two corners.
* The others decide which one of the two corners to run to, based on their position and the numbers of children going to the nearest corner.
* The last child to get into either corner is out and remains in that corner for a turn.
Tips
* Take the role of the caller yourself to start the game.
* The first time you play, do not say who is last.
* Change the colour names of the corners regularly.
* Select the caller so that different children can have the experience.
* Add variation by changing running round to skipping or galloping.
For more games, see Acker Backa BOO! - Games to Say and Play From Around the World by Opal Dunn (Frances Lincoln, 10.99) ) Opal Dunn. The author disclaims responsibility for any adverse effects resulting directly or indirectly from the game outlined.
