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Preschool Math Activity Pack {Number Recognition} Making 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 Page 23 Number Bingo Page 29 {Number Writing} Number Rainbows Page 19 {Counting to 20} Fill the Piggy Bank Page 35 Number Olympics Page 36 {Shapes} Shape Patterns Page 3 Shape Sorts Page 6 {Introductory Measuring} How Many Gerbils Long Page 10 {Beginning Addition and Subtraction} Frog Addition and Subtraction Play Mat Page 12 {Graphing} Graph Our Names Page 17
Shape Patterns Materials: One copy of the shape pattern worksheet for each child. A red, yellow and blue crayon for each child. A marker you can use to draw patterns in front of the class. Directions: Explain that you are going to be practicing patterns things that repeat over and over again. Give this example with your body: clap clap tap your knees clap clap tap your knees Invite students to do the pattern with you. Give a second example: clap tap your head clap tap your head Continue repeating the pattern as you invite students to do it with you. Now, draw this pattern on the board and ask students to turn to a partner and decide what shapes come next: Continue drawing several more shape patterns and talking about what follows until the class seems comfortable with the concept. Pass out the shape pattern worksheets and crayons. Have children complete the page.
Name Shape Patterns Directions: Use crayons to add on to the patterns below.
Name Shape Patterns Directions: Use crayons to add on to the patterns below.
Shape Sort Directions: Cut out the cards below. Shuffle them and lay them face down in a pile next to one of the shape sorting boards. Have a student pick up a card and lay it in the correct category on the board. The student will continue sorting until the pile is empty. rectangle rectangle square square circle circle rhombus rhombus heart
heart triangle triangle rectangle rectangle square square circle circle rhombus rhombus heart
Name Shape Sorting Mat Directions: Pick up the top card from the pile and lay it in the correct category on the board. Continue sorting until the pile is empty. 1 4 Sides 2 4 Not 4 Sides 3
Name Shape Sorting Mat Directions: Pick up the top card from the pile and lay it in the correct category on the board. Continue sorting until the pile is empty. Straight Sides Curvy Sides
How Many Gerbils Long? Materials: Every pair of students will need a stack of 5 gerbil measuring sticks. Tip: Print the sticks on card stock for extra durability. Directions: Cut along the dotted line to make a stack of separate gerbil measuring sticks. Have your students choose something they d like to measure {a table, for example}. Ask a student to lay down a line of measuring sticks stretching from one end of the object to the other. Help the class count the number of gerbils it takes to reach across the length of the object. After working together on several examples, give pairs of students a stack of gerbil measuring sticks and have them choose different objects to measure on their own.
How Many Gerbils Long?
Materials: Frog Addition and Subtraction Every student will need a playing mat, seven frog cut outs and a stack of story problem cards. Directions: Cut out the playing cards and lay them in a pile face down next to the student s frog play mat and frog cut outs. Help the student read the top card. Then, have him use the frog cut outs to act out the story and solve the math problem.
Frog Addition and Subtraction Act out the frog story problems and solve the math problem. Graphics by Pixel Paper Prints.
Frog Addition and Subtraction Cut out the frogs below and use them to act out the math story problems written on the playing cards. Graphics by Pixel Paper Prints.
Frog Addition and Subtraction Cut out the playing cards below and lay them in a pile face down next to your frog play mat. Read the top card. Use the frog cut outs to act out the story and solve the math problem. 5 frogs are in the water. 2 frogs hop out. How many frogs are left? 2 frogs are in the water. 4 frogs jump in to join them. How many frogs altogether? 3 frogs are swimming. 1 frog leaves to chase a fly. How many frogs are left? 1 frog is swimming. 5 frogs jump in to join him. How many frogs altogether? 2 frogs are sitting on lily pads. 1 frog falls off. How many frogs are left? Make up your own story.
Frog Addition and Subtraction 4 frogs are in the water. 3 frogs hop out. How many frogs are left? 4 frogs are in the water. 3 frogs jump in to join them. How many frogs altogether? 7 frogs are swimming. 4 frogs leave to chase a fly. How many frogs are left? 2 frogs are swimming. 2 frogs jump in to join them. How many frogs altogether? 3 frogs are swimming. 1 frog jumps in to join them. How many frogs altogether? Make up your own story.
Materials: Graph Our Names A blank piece of paper for writing a list of friends and families names. A pencil. A copy of the name graph. Directions: Help students make a list of the names of friends and family. Then, help them count the number of letters in each name and add it to their graph. After graphing several names together, some students may be able to begin working on the activity in pairs or on their own. When they finish graphing, ask follow up questions including: How many friends have 3 letters in their name? 4? What is the most common number of letters? The least? How many letters are in the longest names? The shortest?
Name Graph Our Names How many letters are in your friends and families names? Make a graph below. Number of People 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Number of Letters in the Name
Number Rainbows Directions: Give each child a number page and a set of six crayons: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Ask them to choose one of the crayons and place its tip on the black dot at the top of a number. Have them write the number and then pick up a new color to write it again. Children will continue writing the number until they have used all six crayons making a number rainbow.
Name Number Rainbows We are learning to write the numbers zero to nine by making colorful number rainbows!
Name Number Rainbows We are learning to write the numbers zero to nine by making colorful number rainbows!
Name Number Rainbows We are learning to write the numbers zero to nine by making colorful number rainbows!
Making 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 Materials: Directions: Each student will need- A cup of spray painted counters. If the child is working on the number six, he needs six counters in his cup. If he s working on eight, he needs eight counters, etc. A blue crayon and a red crayon. A copy of the coloring sheet. Before gathering your students, spray paint the front of a counter {penny, dried bean, etc.} one color and its back a different color. When the paint has dried, count out the number of beans you want students to work on and place them in a cup. For instance, if you want to practice different ways to make five, you d count out five counters and place them in a cup. Ask a student to shake the cup and dump out the counters. Have her count the number of counters for each color and record them on her coloring sheet. For instance, in our example above, if four counters showed red and one counter landed on blue, the child would color four of the circles on her coloring sheet red and one blue like this: Children should continue dumping and coloring until their coloring sheet is full. As a follow-up, make a list of different ways to make the number. For example, 1+4=5 2+3=5 3+2=5 4+1=5
Name Making Five I am learning different ways to make five. Look at these combinations!
Name Making Six I am learning different ways to make six. Look at these combinations!
Name Making Seven I am learning different ways to make seven. Look at these combinations!
Name Making Eight I am learning different ways to make eight. Look at these combinations!
Name Making Nine I am learning different ways to make nine. Look at these combinations!
Number Bingo Directions: Cut out the cards below. Shuffle them and lay them face down in a pile. Then, give each player a Number Bingo board and a stack of pennies, poker chips, or other item that can be used to cover the squares on their board. The caller will pick up the top card and say the number written on it out loud. All of the players will find that number on his board and cover it. The first player to cover three numbers across, down or diagonal will call out, Bingo! and win the game. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Number Bingo 4 6 2 7 1 8 3 9 5
Number Bingo 1 3 6 8 7 5 4 9 2
Number Bingo 3 2 5 6 8 1 9 7 4
Number Bingo 3 7 6 4 9 2 5 1 8
Fill the Piggy Bank Materials: Each player needs 20 pennies 1 piggy bank board game 1 die Directions: Ask a student to roll a die. Have her look at the number that lands on top and add that number of pennies to her piggy bank. Ask her to continue rolling and adding until she has earned 20 pennies. Optional: Play against a partner. Each player takes turns rolling and adding to her own board. The first player to earn 20 pennies wins the game.
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Number Olympics Tap your head six times. Do one jumping jack. Jump up two times. March in place three steps. Touch your toes four times. Directions: Cut along the outside edge of this die. Fold along the gray lines and tape the ends together to make a cube. Roll the die and read the instruction that lands on top out loud. Ask students to do the exercise as they count. Turn around five times.
Number Olympics Stick out your tongue seven times. Clap your hands eight times. Roll your shoulders nine times. Reach your arms up high ten times. Stomp your feet eleven times. Directions: Cut along the outside edge of this die. Fold along the gray lines and tape the ends together to make a cube. Roll the die and read the instruction that lands on top out loud. Ask students to do the exercise as they count. Take twelve steps backward.