Snakes and Ladders
Concept:
Description:
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Players:
Players use a dice to play snakes and ladders. They have to shout out the number they are at before they roll again. The winner is the one who gets to 100 first.
Purpose
- Practice addition and subtraction
- Recognise which numbers come before and after
Materials
How to play:
- Snakes and Ladders are played by two to four players, each with her own token to move around the board.
- Moving: Players roll a die or spin a spinner, then move the designated number of spaces, between one and six. Once they land on a space, they have to perform any action designated by the space.
- Ladders: If the space a player lands on is at the bottom of a ladder, he should climb the ladder, which brings him to space higher on the board.
- Snakes: If the space a player lands on is at the top of a snake, she must slide down to the bottom of it, landing on a space closer to the beginning.
- Winning: The winner is the player who gets to the last space on the board first, whether by landing on it from a roll or by reaching it with a ladder.
NB: Learners may start with one dice then move to two dices to help them with addition.