Numbers
Crafts
*make a number book
*have each child decorate their number (age) with
pasta, stickers, etc
*add candles to birthday cakes, use yellow tissue
paper for the flame
*sponge paint with number shapes
Science
*measuring and pouring items
*use rulers to measure things around the room
*scales
Block Area
*add number blocks
*add number cards to sort and count blocks
Dramatic Play
number items in the dramatic centre ie 4 placemats,
4 cupst, etc at the table
*set up Goldilocks and the 3 bears - add bib for
baby, tie for Daddy and apron for Mommy, yellow
wig for Goldilocks
Circle Time
Songs:
*When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears
*1-2-3-4-5 Once I Caught A Fish Alive
*5 Green and Speckled Frogs
*3 Monkeys jumping on the bed
*1 Finger, 1 Thumb
*Fisherman's Ship
*I Have 10 Fingers
Stories:
*Numbears
*Honeybears Counting Book
*1 Grey Mouse
*Barney's Number Book
*5 People in my Family
*The Doorbell Rang
*Ned's Number Book
Games:
*Matching objects to their correct number
*Dice games ie Snakes & Ladders
*Do that action (roll dice) # of times ie action is
hop on one foot - child rolls dice to see how many
hops he must do
Water & Sand Play
*add sponge numbers to the water table
*put numbered boxes for garages in the sand table
Outdoor Play
*Mother May I
*Ladders - children are paired off and a number is
called, the pair with the corresponding number must
race up the ladder (made by other children sitting
across from each other, legs outstretched)
*Spud
*Bean Bag Toss - Number holes for points or for
matching numbered bags
*Ring Toss
*Hopscotch
Field Trips / Special Days
*have a track and field day and measure distances
jumped, time with stopwatch, etc.
*have a Baking day and make favourite recipes
*have an international cuisine day - measure and
weigh favourite foods from different cultures
Songs
10 Red Apples
Farmer Brown had 10 apples
Hanging on a tree
Then he picked one apple
And he gave it all to me
Leaving 9 red apples hanging on the tree.
9 red apples hanging on the tree
Then he picked one apple
And gave it all to me
Leaving 8 red apples hanging on the tree.
8 red apples... etc ... (continue until there are no apples left on the tree)
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