Materials
egg carton
permanent marker with a fine tip (adult only)
die (or small counter or coin)
4" tagboard shapes, 8 each: circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles
Instructions
l Cut 4" tagboard shapes, making eight of each: circles, squares, triangles, and
rectangles.
l Mark the bottom of the inside cups of the egg carton with two circles, two
squares, two triangles, two rectangles, two stars, and leave two without any
marks.
What to Do
1. Explain to the children that the object of this game is to get rid of all your
shapes.
2. Shuffle the shapes and deal them out to the players.
3. Show the players the egg carton. Explain that when a player shakes the carton
and opens it, he must keep it flat on the table to see where the die or counter
landed.
4. Ask the first player to put the die or counter into the carton, close it, and shake
it up. Remind him to put it on the table to open it and see where the die
landed.
5. If it lands on a shape, the player puts one matching tagboard shape in the
center of the table. If it lands on a star, he gets another turn. If it lands on an
empty cup, he loses his turn.
6. For a faster game, ask all the players to put shapes into the game pile every
time someone shakes the egg carton.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Can the child name the shapes?
l Can the child follow the game's directions?
