Weekday Doubt

Kim Lyman

OBJECTIVES:

To teach the days of the week

PROCEDURE:

1. First you need to prepare 6 decks of cards with the days of the week printed on them. You’ll need about 30-40 cards for each deck (about 6 cards per student).

2. Introduce the days of the week. Do various repeating techniques so kids have a good grasp of the words and the order they come in.

3. Divide the class into lunch groups and give each group a deck of cards. Have one student deal all the cards face down to the group members.

4. Now you’re ready to play! (This game is known in America as “B.S.”, so many of you may know it already) The goal of the game is to get rid of your cards the fastest. Begin with the student to the left of the dealer. He/she must play a “Sunday” card. If he/she has a "Sunday” card, then they place it face down (it’s important that nobody sees what card is played) in the center of the group, and say in a loud voice “SUNDAY”. If they don’t have a "Sunday” card, then they must play a different card, but still must say “Sunday” as they play it. Then the next person must play a “Monday” card and so on. If a group member thinks a player is lying about what card they are playing, they can shout “DOUBT!!!” The last card played is then turned over. If it is indeed the card the player said, then the student who said “Doubt” must take all the cards from the center. If it is NOT the correct card, then the student who played it must take all the cards.

5. Continue until only one student has all of the cards, or stop when it is necessary for your time schedule. I like to then ask the person who went out first from each group to stand up, and have everyone applaud and then receive a sticker.

NOTES:

I found that this is a fun way to help the students remember the order of the days, but could also easily be done with months, or even numbers for lower elementary grades.