*5.1.2.1 Concepts*

*Early Childhood Education*

game uses small stones and can be played by a number of children taking turns; the smaller the group, the better. A circle is drawn on the ground where these stones are put in. The surface has to be smooth on the ground to be able to play. A player has to

The game starts at the beginning in ones until stones are finished. Then the second round will be in twos led by the winner, then threes, fours, until tens. The winner is always the one with many stones during counting time when stones are finished:

1.The player throws the spherical stone vertically while moving stones out of the

2.The next step is to throw the stone again vertically while pushing back to the

3.The player continues until s/he did not catch the stone back or left more stones than required outside the circle or unable to leave one stone outside. A good

Then they will move to the next round of playing in twos repeating the procedure. To move to the next round, all players should have at least managed to collect

have one bigger stone, a spherical stone called "ingqanda" in his/her hand.

circle fast and catch the stone on its way back.

*Young children playing with stones and circles drawn on the floor.*

circle, the stones leaving only one outside the circle.

player might play until all the stones are finished.

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*5.1.1 Procedure*

**Figure 2.**

*Young children planing with tins and a ball.*

**Figure 1.**

The game develops the following:


#### *5.1.2.2 Skills*

It is a good game for developing the following skills:

