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Options/Variations for all games

Working with partners - 1

With or Without Partners With Partners

• depending on ages - use: Up & Down/Forward • players hold hands together and use other
& Backward hand only
(glued high five)
• try the exercises with auditory input • players must move bricks together
(download App) (can only move bricks if both touching it)
(great for teacher to watch the children and • one player only moves forward - the other only
their movements) moves backwards
• one player only moves left - the other only
• ask children to try and read the instructions to moves right
each other • one player only moves blues - the other moves
• initially in groups - and then to the whole all the rest
class • player 1 uses player 2’s bricks and 2 uses
player l’s
• ask children to turn away from mat (backs to (have to lean over each other - don’t move)
mat) and only turn back to move bricks after • both players do all movement commands in
each instruction reverse
(have to lean over each other)
Extra Materials / Finger Fun • player 1 uses 1 of player 2’s bricks and player 2
uses 1 of player l’s
• to move bricks : use a pencil / stick / straw / (let them decide - have to lean over each
peg / chopsticks other)
• to move bricks : use thumb and baby finger -
lift - no sliding Advanced
• to move bricks : use only both index fingers -
lift - no sliding • wait for 2/3/4 instructions before moving bricks
• one hand on head / one hand behind back/finger (no touching till after last instruction)
on nose
• players move their bricks until the bricks are off
Advanced the red line - then :
player 1 controls / moves any bricks on his
• wait for 2/3/4 instructions before moving bricks 2 blue lines (top or left)
(no touching till after last instruction) player 2 controls / moves any bricks on his
2 blue lines (bottom or right)
• do all movement commands in reverse
• player 1 or player 2 does all movement
commands in reverse

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