How many are hiding?

1. Place some tokens(or whatever you have enough of) on the table (start with 5). Ask children to close their eyes.

2. Using your hand or a piece of paper, cover up some of the tokens. Have children open their eyes and ask, how many are hiding? Ask the children why they know what number are hiding.

3. Try hiding all the tokens or none of the tokens—both usually generate laughs and funny answers.

4. Have children take the role of the teacher: Children enjoy playing this game in pairs and hiding the tokens for each other.