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Taking turns
Waiting for your go, saying "Your turn!", and playing a game together with someone else. Little Roos has 1 free game that practise it, for ages 3-6.
Where it fits
In the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 (birth to five) and the Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 2), with the official wording:
- AC9HPFP02 (Australian Curriculum v9: Health and Physical Education, Foundation): practise personal and social skills to interact respectfully with others.
- EYLF 2 (Early Years Learning Framework V2.0): Children are connected with and contribute to their world.
Games that practise it
- Kookaburra Takes Turns: Taking turns, with a grown-up or with Kookaburra: turn over two cards, then pass it over. Ages 3-6.
Away from the screen
About two minutes each, with things most homes have.
Turn-taking tower (from Kookaburra Takes Turns)
- Find some blocks, cups or plastic containers.
- Take turns adding one to a tower. Say "Your turn!" each time you pass.
- When it falls, laugh, and the one who didn't knock it starts the next tower.
Things to ask while they play
- Whose turn is it now?
- Can you remember where the koala was?
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