![]() When the Oni finds someone, he/she shouts, みいつけた (Miitsuketa! - I found you!) If the response is "Mada da yo," then the Oni waits a couple seconds and yells again, "Mo ii kai?" When the response is "Mo ii yo," the Oni then goes and looks for everyone. Hide and seek is of course a perfect game to play outside in the summer, but it's also great game to play in the classroom with young ones. It's fantastic for developing spacial awareness and awareness of object permanence, as well as practicing the language, "Where is _?" and counting to ten. Plus the kids LOVE it and it's another very simple activity for teachers to prepare.ĭon't worry if you have a small classroom without many places to hide. Young learners will happily hide behind parents, or under towels or sheets you bring into the classroom. 2-3 year olds will generally hide in their own hiding places.behind someone or something, or simply by laying face down and covering their eyes (if they can't see you, you can't see them!). Once kids reach 4-5 years old, they love hiding together and will often hide in the same place over and over, yet never tire of the anticipation of being found. Here's how I usually introduce the game with young learners:ġ) Preface the game by reading a book like Where's Spot? or Where is Maisy? to introduce the concept of hiding. Kids adore these books and they lead naturally into searching activities of your own.Ģ) Ask the kids to find an object (or two or three) that you've hidden in classroom. ![]() I'll usually hide a laminated cutout of Spot or Maisy. Pretend as if you are searching for something and ask, "Where's Spot? Where's Spot? He's hiding! Let's find Spot!"ģ) After finding the hidden object, have the children close their eyes and now hide the object again. Some younger childen may be reluctant to close their eyes.that's okay. ![]() They will still enjoy "looking for" the object.
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