The twelve methods

How every exercise runs

The five steps are the basic pattern of the exercises. Some methods depart from it; the method then says so.

1. Think alone. Each child thinks quietly first.
2. Commit. The child writes the move, draws an arrow, shows a thumb or lays a card. Only then does anyone talk.
3. Check in pairs. The partner asks: “What can the opponent do?” From Level 3, the opponent’s best reply belongs in every explanation.
4. Show the solution. You show the right solution at the front.
5. Correct. Anyone who was wrong corrects with the coloured pencil. The first answer stays. That way the child sees what they have learned.

Everyone takes part. Nobody is eliminated. A child who finishes explains their solution to their partner.

If the number of children is odd, one pair works as three. The third child (child C) listens, checks and asks a question at the end. Next time a different child is the third. If a method handles it differently, it says so there.

Overview of the methods

Each method says what the children learn, what you need, and how the steps go. The piece cinema starts every lesson.

Helping with three questions

Hang these three questions where they can be seen (The three questions). When you talk to a child, ask: “What do you see? Which move are you trying? What can the opponent do?”

• What do I see?
• Which move do I try?
• What can the opponent do?