In brief: To decide how many fingers are being shown.
Intensity: Low
Introduction: See if you can solve this brain-teaser without checking the answer.
Prop(s): None
How to play:
- Stretch out both hands.
- Show three outstretched fingers
- Ask the question, “How many fingers are there?”
- The answer should be five.
- Change the number of outstretched fingers to six and ask again, “How many fingers am I showing now?”
- The answer should be seven.
Notes to the Facilitator:
Answer: The answer lies in the number of words in your question. If there are five words, the answer is five. Some other ways you can ask the questions are:
- “How many fingers am I showing?” – 6
- “How many?” – 2
- “What about this?” – 3
- “Now?” – 1
- “Look carefully, how many fingers are there?” – 7