* To quicken finger movements.
* To combine numbers with movements.
* To get used to counting backwards.
* To have fun.
How to play
* Children stand in a circle facing inwards.
* One player stands in the middle and selects someone to start the game.
* This child holds up ten fingers and says 'ten'.
* The next child on the right holds up nine fingers and says 'nine'.
* The next child on the right holds up eight fingers and says 'eight'.
* The game continues like this to number three.
* Then the next child holds up two fingers and as she says 'two', spins around and runs around the outside of the circle and back to her place.
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