Investigations

Materials:

  • Spinners and Game Board attached (if you don’t have access to a printer just draw the spinners and board game on blank paper)
  • Paper clip and pencil for spinner
  • 1 Red and 1 Blue counter for game pieces (buttons, coloured dots…)
  • Number of Players: 2

Rules:

  • Players decide who will use the red counter and who will use the blue counter.
  • Place both counters on START
  • Together, players choose one of the spinners on the attached
  • Page (if you don’t have access to a printer, draw the spinners on paper).
  • Each player predicts who will win the game.
  • Players take turns spinning the spinner. Players move their counter ahead one space according to the colour the spinner lands on.
  • The first player to arrive at FINISH wins the game.

Note: Play the game several times with your child. Each time, choose a different spinner. Have your child predict who will win each game.

  • Which spinner did the red counter win with? Why do you think that is?
  • Which spinners did the blue counter win with? Why do you think that is?
  • If you were going to make a spinner for the game what would it look like?

Spinners

Spin to Win Game Board