- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
A poster or picture of a pony and a saddle and bridle; a pencil.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- On the picture, point to the head, neck, back, legs and tail, and say each name.
- Point to the withers, the croup and a hoof, and say what each is.
- On the tack picture, point to the saddle, girth, stirrups, bridle and reins.
- Show the near side (the pony's left) and the off side (its right).
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Name 10 parts of the pony on the picture.
- Name 10 parts of the saddle and bridle.
- Later, 15 and 15.
How much: 20 parts
Near side is the left
Pin the label
The rules
Write the parts on paper slips; the child sticks each on the pony picture.
- Write 10 pony parts and 10 tack parts on slips of paper
- Shuffle them face down
- Turn one over and stick it on the right place on the picture
- You check each one at the end
Fair play: A younger child plays with 10 slips.
- Points
- 1 point for each slip in the right place.
- Fouls
- No point for that slip: mixing up the near side and the off side; moving a slip after you have started the check
- Win
- Beat your best score out of 20.
- 8
- 14
- 18
10 parts of the pony and 10 of the tack, correct.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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