What Else Could It Be?
It is a wooden spoon. What else could it be?
- 1Hold up a spoon.
- 2Take turns saying what else it could be — a microphone, a drumstick, a rocket.
- 3Keep going until you both run out.
It is a wooden spoon. What else could it be?
Find as many ways as you can. There is no wrong answer.


Why it helps: Reasoning out loud: finding the ways two things are alike and putting them into words.
How to play it with them, with a free accountFind as many ways as you can. There is no wrong answer.


Why it helps: Reasoning out loud: finding the ways two things are alike and putting them into words.
How to play it with them, with a free accountPoint to the box with more sky blue circles. Count to check.
Why it helps: Number sense: which is more, and counting to check, like whose plate has more grapes.
How to play it with them, with a free accountI am thinking of one. Ask yes-or-no questions to find it.






Why it helps: Asking good questions: finding the answer by ruling several out at once, not guessing one by one.
How to play it with them, with a free accountI am thinking of one. Ask yes-or-no questions to find it.






Why it helps: Asking good questions: finding the answer by ruling several out at once, not guessing one by one.
How to play it with them, with a free accountOne of them has gone. Point to it in the top row.
Stop the story. What does this one want? What do they think will happen?
Why it helps: Other minds: talking about what story characters think and want, and how you can tell.
How to play it with them, with a free accountFind as many ways as you can. There is no wrong answer.


Why it helps: Reasoning out loud: finding the ways two things are alike and putting them into words.
How to play it with them, with a free accountOne of them has gone. Point to it in the top row.
An occasional email when there are new cards, and the odd note about what landed with a real child and what did not. No account needed.