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The Helpful Fingers Game
TARGET:
3-5 years
INTENSITY:
3–5 min / Ritual
LEARNING GOAL
Developing My Human-Human Co-Intelligence
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Understanding the Roles Others Play
Target SKILLS
Socio-emotional Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Human-Human
Simple Reasoning
MATERIALS
Task picture cards
DETAILED PROCEDURE
This activity works best one-on-one, or with one child at a time within a small group. Explain calmly to the child: "Who will put away the cars today?"
Step 1
Divide roles with the script: "I do this, and you take care of that."
Step 2
Guide children by pointing to the respective actions each needs to do.
Step 3
Invite the children to celebrate the successful tidying: "We each did our part."
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PROGRESS INDICATORS
The child identifies their task among others'
Research Foundations
Vygotsky (1978)
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