Workshop Wednesday

Snowman Math Grid
small group activity

Make copies of the snowman grid and laminate. Give each child a mat and a numeral dice. Have children roll the dice and identify the number. Once the number has been identified have them cover that many snowmen on their mat using a cotton ball for the marker. Have them continue rolling the dice until they have covered all of their snowmen.

As an extension, use 2 dice and have the children add the numbers on the dice.

Workshop Wednesday

Christmas Tree Lights Game

Materials: Tree pattern or clip art; miniature bulbs cut from a strand of lights that was no longer working; dice or number cards

Directions: Have children roll die or draw number card and place that many bulbs on the tree. You could extend the activity by using two dice or number cards and have the children add or subtract.


Taken from Counting Coconuts

Workshop Wednesday

Pumpkin Pie Counting Game

Materials:

aluminum pie pans (small); orange construction paper; cotton balls; bowl; tongs; marker

 

Directions:

1.Cut a piece of orange paper in the shape of a circle and place in the bottom of each pie pan.

2. Write numbers on each paper circle (You can have 1 - 10 or random numbers you are working on).

3. Place a bowl with cotton balls next to the pie pans.

4. Have the children place the correct number of cotton balls (whip cream) on each pie.
5. Use tongs for extra fine motor practice.

Taken from Kidsoup

 

Workshop Wednesday

Counting Apples


Setting: Small Group, Math Centers

Materials: red pom-poms, red sticky dots, construction paper, Sharpie, laminating film, basket, strawberry hullers

Directions: Laminate construction paper and cut out tree shapes, one tree per child in your small group. Write a different number on the bottom of each tree trunk with a Sharpie and place the corresponding number of red sticky dots on the tree. Place a basket of red pom-poms on the table and have students place the correct number of “apples” on the trees using a strawberry huller. The strawberry huller incorporates fine motor exercise into this activity.

Extensions:  Change it up by switching apples for leaves or acorns. Instead of writing numbers you could use  a die. Children roll the die and place that many objects on the tree. Simple, yet so many ways to use!

Transition Tuesday

Climb Aboard The Spaceship

 Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider

Climb aboard the spaceship, We're going to the moon.
Hurry and get ready, We're going to blast off soon.
Put on your helmets And buckle up real tight.
Here comes the countdown, Let's count with all our might.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1---BLAST OFF!!

Taken from Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers

Transition Tuesday

Try this quick poem to get your children's attention.

1, 2 You Know What To Do

1,2 You know what to do.
3,4 Sit on the floor.
5,6 Your feet you fix.
7,8 Sit up straight.
9,10 Let's listen again.

Transition Tuesday

In the Garden
(Tune: Up on the Housetop)

Look in the garden,
There I see
Ten little carrots growing merrily
Rabbit came and ate one
Oops, Oh No!
Now there's only nine carrots in the row.

Last line:
Now there's NO carrots in the row!

Make & Take Monday

Indoor Lid Toss
The premise of this activity is totally simple: toss lids into containers marked with a number value. Add the number values from the containers. See who can get to a particular number first. What a great outdoor activity! Learning math and it's fun too!

Materials: lids (enough for each child playing to have 5); colored circle stickers; marker; basket for the lids; masking tape; several empty plastic containers (different size opening);  a three-part server; a big tray; and paper to record score.

Directions:
1. Have each child take five small lids. Place a tiny colored sticker (could use one color or different colors depending on the amount support for children) in the inside of each lid.
2. Have the children write their first initial on each sticker. This will help children identify their lids.  (Plus, it provides a little extra writing practice.)
3. Put tape on the floor where the children need to stand.
4. Place the containers on the large tray. Put numbers 1, 2, and 3 on the 3-part server and place it in the front. Put number values on the other containers with the highest value on the smallest container.
5. Each child takes a turn and tosses their 5 lids in the containers. Add the values and record score on paper.