The counting game

You will need:

Use 24 as a target number.
Take in turns to count on by saying the next 1, 2 or 3 number words in the sequence, placing the items into a central pile as they are counted.
Players collect a point if they say the target number.
A new target number is chosen and players play again.
Try playing forward and backward.

Player A: 1, 2, 3...

Player B: 4...

Player A: 5, 6...

Player B: 7, 8, 9…

Player A: 10, 11, 12...

Player B: 13…

Player A: 14...

Player B: 15, 16...

Player A: 17...

Player B: 18...

Player A: 19...

Player B: 20, 21...

Player B: 22, 23, 24!

Play again, starting at 24 and counting backwards to zero.

Select a different target number and a starting number. For example, you might start at 35 and try to get to 51.
Count in multiples. For example, you can start at 0 and aim for 85, counting by fives.

Reflection

What would happen if I had said....instead of ...? (identify a point time, when playing the game, to ask this question)
How could we change the game to make it more/less challenging?
What did you notice about playing the game by counting backwards? Did it make your brain work harder or was it less difficult?
Did you work out a way to play this game so that you didn’t lose? What was your strategy? Did it work?

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