Notes Concerning Hi Ho! Cherry-O
Level: Beginner (pre-K-kdg.)
Recommended # of players: 2-4
Materials: Hi Ho Cherry-O tree and bucket for each player (see notes); 10
cherries for each player; spinner
Relationships: One-to-one correspondence
Notes:
This is a good game for children who are just beginning to count. The
directions are fairly simple and easy to follow, and the numbers are small.
One major problem with this game is the game board. First, young children
are sometimes unable to distinguish which tree goes with which bucket,
and end up taking cherries off the wrong tree and/or putting cherries in the
wrong bucket. Second, with the spinner in the middle of the board, children
often knock cherries off trees in the process of spinning the spinner. Both of
these problems can be solved easily by simply cutting the board up into five
parts (4 trees and buckets and the spinner).
Hi-Ho Cherry O! is made by Parker Brothers.
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Hi Ho! Cherry-O
(2-4 players)
Materials: Hi Ho Cherry-O tree and bucket for each player;10
cherries for each player; spinner
Objective: To be the first player to fill your bucket with 10
cherries from your tree.
To play:
1. Players each choose a tree and place 10 cherries on it.
2. Players decide who goes first.
3. Players take turns spinning the spinner and doing what the
spinner says.
4. If the spinner lands on a space with cherries, players take
that many cherries from their tree and place them into
their bucket.
5. If the spinner lands on a Dog or Bird, players take 2
cherries from their bucket and place them back on their
tree. (If players only have one cherry in they put that one
on their tree. If they have no cherries, they do nothing.)
6. If the spinner lands on a spilled bucket, players take all the
cherries from their bucket, put them back on their tree,
and start over.
7. The winner is the first player to get all 10 cherries in the
bucket.
© 2020 Iowa Regents’ Center for Early Developmental Education • University of Northern Iowa
117 Schindler Education Center • Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0616 • 319-273-2101 • [email protected]
regentsctr.uni.edu • Permission is granted to photocopy for family or classroom use.
