Creative Playhouse: Counting with Marbles and Bath Mats. I saw this idea on Pinterest from Play, Create, Explore of using the suction cups on the bottom of bath mats to hold marbles as a fine motor and counting activity.
We have some small bath mats from the 99p store, which are perfect for this. I started the activity by setting it up as an invitation to play. Jake always responds well to activities set up in this way on the table, especially if it involves materials he has not seen before. He immediately got to work, and counted out loud as he went. It took him about a minute to complete the two shapes that I put out, so I quickly ran up and got some more. 30 Counting Activities for Kids. Finding Number Patterns Using a Hundred Chart (with Free Printables)
Math Game for Kids: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. Fun Block Maths for Kids. Welcome back to the "Playful Maths" weekly series brought to you by Together, let's make MATHS FUN!
This week we bring you another 2 Playful Maths Activities using Wooden Blocks. Most people I know have a set of colourful wooden blocks. Ours are kept in a wooden cart and are always out and being used in different ways in part of our play. The other day the cart was out and I asked my daughter (aged 4) to tell me which colour we had the most of? Ages: 2+ (See the Handy Tips at the bottom to simplify or extend to meet your child's needs) Materials: Coloured Blocks, paper, markers/crayons etc In order to find out which was the most popular block colour, or which colour had the most and the least amount of blocks, she had to first sort them into piles.
Once they were all in their corresponding colours, I asked her to look at the piles and tell me which she thought had the most amount of blocks and the least amount. It was then time to test her guess. Making Patterns with Lego and Egg Cartons. Use egg cartons, homemade pattern cards and everyday toys to create some playful invitations to make patterns.
Great for home or preschool with 3 year olds to school age children as a fun way to learn about pattern making, sequencing and matching by colour and shape! Egg cartons are also a fabulous tool for making patterns with as the holes lend themselves so nicely to being filled with small objects! We collected baskets of Lego Duplo, wooden beads and flat 2D shapes to begin making patterns with. I drew some very simple pattern cards on white card, following the number of spaces that were in our large egg carton. I looked at the materials that we had gathered before I drew the patterns to make sure we had enough of the correct colours and shapes. Some were extremely simple repeat patterns using just 2 colours or shapes, with others being a little more complex using 3 or more colours and shapes in combination. Extend this activity: What they are learning while they play: Cakie: 4.4.
Sorting & Subitising with Egg Cartons. Playful Maths. Welcome back to the "Playful Maths" weekly series brought to you by Together, let's make MATHS FUN!
Last week we brought you 2 great maths activities using egg cartons and this week we'll share 2 more before moving on to a new material next week. Today's activity from us focuses on "Subitising/Subitizing and Sorting" This activity also includes counting, one-to-one correspondence, fine motor skill practice and a little bit of probability/chance.
You can also use this activity to practice number recognition, number writing, graphing, addition etc. (See the Handy Tips at the bottom) But First- What is Subitising (Subitizing) and why is it important? Subitising comes from the Italian Word "subito" which means "immediately/suddenly"etc. The skill of Subitising/Subitizing refers to the ability to see a small group and know instantly how many are in that group without counting them. Right, now onto the activity. Ages: 3+ (M has just turned 4. Prepare your Egg Carton. Give the Egg Carton a good shake! Pom Pom Number Boards with FREE printables - Craftulate. Counting & Make 10 with Egg Cartons. Playful Maths. I am absolutely thrilled to be introducing you to a new weekly series called "Playful Maths" fun, hands-on maths using everyday materials.
Together, let's make MATHS FUN! To kick off our series we are starting with the readily available, egg carton! Today's activity focuses on "Making 10" (An important skill where children learn about the combinations of numbers that make up the number 10. This activity includes counting, one-to-one correspondence, addition and fine motor skill practice. We also used this activity to practice number recognition and number writing and found it was good for subitizing/subitising as well. Ages: 3+ (M has just turned 4. Materials: Egg Carton (standard 1 dozen), Pompoms (or counters, buttons, playdough..etc), Scissors. Paper and markers (optional) Directions: Cut off 2 of the egg sections to leave 10 compartments. Start by having your child count the spaces to see how many "eggs" they can fit in. Let children fill the egg carton with 10 pompoms.
Then, repeat. Why?