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

Make & Take Monday

Lacing Jingle Bells

Materials: bells (different colors) and stiff string

Directions: Have children lace the bells on the string. You could extend it the activity by including pattern cards. For example, make pattern cards using colored dots or pictures of colored bells - red, green, red, green or blue, silver, blue, silver. Children choose a pattern card and make the pattern by lacing the bells on the string. You could also have the children roll a die or draw a number card and lace that many bells on the string.  With or without specific directions children will enjoy lacing and ringing the bells!

Photo taken from Counting Coconuts