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Toothpick Game Cards

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TOOTHPICKS & CLAY

Level 0 (Age group 4 – 5)

Resources Required Toothpicks (many, 30 per student)


Shape Cards (3 per student)
Clay or playdough
Alternate Options Instead of toothpicks, you could use matchsticks, twigs, or any short, straight
for the Resources items. If you use matchsticks, make sure to cut off the flammable ends.

Below is a recipe for playdough:


1. 2 cups flour
2. ¾ cup salt
3. 2 cups lukewarm water
4. 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil

To make shape cards:


1. Cut out pieces of paper about the size of your palm (3 per student
playing the game).
2. Draw a simple shape and its name on each card. We recommend using
some of the shapes in the Images/Illustrations section.

Strand Covered Shapes & Measurements


Targeted Skills Identifying shapes.
Inspired by Pocket of Preschool

Time Required 20 minutes (setup of the balls and cards)


15 minutes (to play the game)
Previous Learning Knowledge of simple shapes (squares, rectangles, triangles, etc.)
Required

Support Required Medium supervision

Rules of the Game:


Goal The first player to construct all of their shapes and earns the highest number of
points wins.

Rules For each correct shape constructed, the player gets two points.

Each player is only allowed to attempt to construct the shape two times.
● If the correct shape is constructed correctly the first time, the players
gets 2 points.
● If the shape is constructed correctly the second time, then the player
gets one point.
● If the shape is constructed incorrectly, no points are earned.

Steps Step 1: The teacher gives every student 3 shape cards face-down and access to
clay/playdough and toothpicks.

Step 2: When the teacher says “start”, students flip their cards face-up and try to
make their shapes out of clay and toothpicks as fast as possible.

Step 3: When a student thinks they have finished all of their shapes, they call the
teacher over to determine their score. The toothpick can be used to obtain
straight lines. Give the points as per the rules mentioned above.

Step 4: Play many rounds of this game so that students see and practice with all
of the different shape cards.
Images or
Illustrations
Variations of the Instead of having students construct shapes out of clay and toothpicks, students
Game can draw shapes on paper or in sand as shown below.

Enrichment ● For students to win, they must also tell the teacher how many edges and
corners each of their shapes have.
● Have students build more than 3 shapes each round (this will require
more toothpicks and clay for each student).
● Make cards with more complex shapes, like heptagons, nonagons,
decagons, crosses, and stars with more points.
● Have students try to construct a circle in a given amount of time. The
student that makes a shape that looks most like a circle wins in the given
time period wins.
Simplification ● Have students construct only 1 shape.
● Use only the simpler shapes, like squares and triangles.
● Have students work in pairs to construct their shapes.

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