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Target	Elementary school children who can read and count numbers from 1 to 5
Disability category	mentally challenged　autism　developmental disabilities
Teaching units / Applicable scenes	arithmetic, mathematics　foreign languages　activities for independent living　instruction for living skills　other
Specific purposes	To encourage children: - read numbers and/or count - move their tokens according to dice rolls
Considerations for disability characteristics	Linear Sugoroku is made using single-column grids to facilitate children see who is winning the race game. Plastic bottle caps are used to form the grids to facilitate children recognize individual spaces and move their tokens correctly by counting the caps. For beginners, the teacher is to count together with the child by pointing at each cap. Face photos, etc. are to be presented to help children know whose turn it is.
Expected effects and results	Children actively play sugoroku games on single-column grids, which are easy for children know who is winning the game, and using their favorite mascots as tokens. Use of plastic bottle caps as the spaces helps children count and move their tokens correctly.
How to use	Roll a dice, and read the number. Move the token forward the number of spaces shown on the dice.
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Informant TAKAYAMA Mami Special Needs Education School for Children with Autism, University of Tsukuba
Keywords numbers 1 to 5, sugoroku