Blindfold Guessing Game - Kindergarten GearUp

Activity

Blindfold Guessing Game

About this Activity

This activity helps children focus on cause and effect, as well as observation, hypothesis, and analysis, important steps in the scientific method.

Skills Addressed

Critical Thinking
Focus & Self Control

Activity Details

Children put on blindfolds or cover their eyes with their hands.
The leader makes noises with props (clapping, drumming, bags rustling, pet toy squeaking, etc.)
Children must focus on the sound and guess what made it. Then they remove blindfold to see what it was.
Ask children what clues they based their guess on.

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