• start the game by asking,
  • "How many girls are there here today?"
  • "How many boys are there here today?"
• wait for answer, confirm together by counting heads out loud and then continue with,
  • "How many people have their shoes on today?"
  • "How many boys and girls have red hair?"
  • "How many chairs are there at this table?"
  • "How many blue cars can you see?"
  • "How many babies are there here today?" "How many signs can you see?"
  • "How many pictures are on this page?"
  • "How many pages are there in this newspaper (just take about 5 to 10 pages)", etc. etc.
• call upon different children to answer different questions
• always verify their answers by all focusing on the subject in question and counting together out loud
• count by ones
• count loudly, slowly, and clearly
• continue game until children are tired or lose interest

Variation:

• encourage children to ask the "How many questions" of each other
• let them take turns being the leader