Draw a baseball diamond on a piece of paper and place a pile of flashcards in the middle of it. Divide the children into two teams and give each team some counters. The team takes turns at bat. The first child on the batting team puts her counter on home plate and draws a card from the top of the pile. Either the rest of the team or the pitching team ask her one or more questions about the card (e.g. What is it? What colour is it?). If she answers the questions successfully, she moves her counter to first base. There are various ways of proceeding from here. (1) The same child can draw more cards. If she gets three more correct, she gets a home run. If she makes a mistake, the turn passes to the other team. (2) The next child on her team draws a card. If four different children make correct answers consecutively, their team gets a home run. (3) She can choose not to go to first base, but to try for a two-base hit. If she makes another correct answer, she can choose to move to second base or try for a three-base hit, etc. Each team is allowed three outs before the turn passes to the other team.