Number Books
Why:
It's important for young children to create their own work and be proud of what they have produced. When given an opportunity to create a learning tool such as a number booklet, they are more likely to revisit that activity because they will have pride in their accomplishment.
Materials:
paper
scissors
crayons
markers
stapler
counters (toys, small food, math counters)
What to do:
Make a number booklet for each number 1-10. Using quarter sheets of paper, pick one number to work with. On each page of the booklet draw an amount of objects. Write the number that corresponds. Using the same number, draw different objects on a different sheet of paper. You'll have a "Number 5" booklet, for example. One page will have five cars. The next page might have five teddy bears. And so on...
To make this activity more challenging for older or more advanced students, have an "addition booklet" create booklets in the same way but dedicate each booklet to an addition problem. You can make a "3 + 3" booklet. Each page will have different items of three adding together to make six on each page.
Preschool Standards addressed in this activity:
19b. Writes to Convey Meaning
20a. Counts
20b. Quantifies
20c. Connects Numerals with their Quantities
It's important for young children to create their own work and be proud of what they have produced. When given an opportunity to create a learning tool such as a number booklet, they are more likely to revisit that activity because they will have pride in their accomplishment.
Materials:
paper
scissors
crayons
markers
stapler
counters (toys, small food, math counters)
What to do:
Make a number booklet for each number 1-10. Using quarter sheets of paper, pick one number to work with. On each page of the booklet draw an amount of objects. Write the number that corresponds. Using the same number, draw different objects on a different sheet of paper. You'll have a "Number 5" booklet, for example. One page will have five cars. The next page might have five teddy bears. And so on...
To make this activity more challenging for older or more advanced students, have an "addition booklet" create booklets in the same way but dedicate each booklet to an addition problem. You can make a "3 + 3" booklet. Each page will have different items of three adding together to make six on each page.
Preschool Standards addressed in this activity:
19b. Writes to Convey Meaning
20a. Counts
20b. Quantifies
20c. Connects Numerals with their Quantities