* 20 Children * A hollah hoop
Children pass the hollah hoop around with the accompaniment of a recorded song. At the stop of the song the child having the hollah hoop gets out of the game. Then the children say in a chorus “We were 20, there goes 1 and we are 19. Who is going to be the next.” As the next child goes out they say, “We were 20, there goes 2 and we are 18. Who is going to be the next.” The game continues till only one is left. Then all say together, “We were 20, there goes 19 and 1 is left and he/she is (name of child).
* Children learn subtraction in a play way method. * Children also learn to count backwards. * Fun combined with learning
The child said, “I never knew subtractions was so much fun and easy".