- Tell participants they will play a game called Awesome where they will have fun testing out their mental math skills.
- Divide the group into pairs.
- If there is an uneven number of players, partner up with one of the participants.
- Give youth these instructions:
- "When I count to three, throw out any number of fingers from one hand.
- Add up the sum of the fingers you and your parter threw out.
- Shout out the sum and give each other a high five."
- Ask, "Does anyone have any questions?"
- Say, "Ready? Go!"
- Allow players to continue the game for five minutes.
- Say, "Everyone, stop!"
- Ask, "Are you ready to add another element to this game?"
- Tell participants to switch partners and continue playing as they were with their previous partners. But this time, yell, "Awesome!" when they high five.
Variation: Have partners use subtraction or multiplication to practice other math skills.
Watch this video to see how it works:
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