June 22nd - June 26th, 2020 

Please refer to ClassDojo for math lesson and materials.

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Friday 19th June, 2020

Dinosaur Count and Clip Cards

Objectives: Counting, fine-motor development

Directions: Have your child count the eggs in the mama Maiasaurus nest. Then have him or her clip a clothespin on the corresponding number. If you do not have clothes  pins, your child can point or place a small toy object on the corresponding number to make it fun!

Materials: Dinosaur count and clip cards and clothes pins

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Thursday 18th June, 2020

Dino Counting Puzzles

Objectives: One-to-one correspondence, counting, fine-motor development

Materials needed: Dino Counting Puzzles

Children love puzzles! Encourage your child to match the numeral to the amount of plates on the dinosaur. Start with the number 1 to 10 and then continue up to the number 20.

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Wednesday 17th June, 2020

Dino Non-Standard Measurement

This dinosaur measurement activity is a fun way for your child to learn how to measure using non-standard measurement. Attached is a dinosaur measurement by Fairy Poppins to implement with your child. You can also encourage your child to measure their toys using small items. Have fun!

*Dinosaur measuring mats are located on your child's ClassDojo story.

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Tuesday 16th June, 2020

Build-a-Dino Activity

Directions: Dinosaurs can be made out of shapes. Using cut out shapes, create your very own Shape Dinosaur. Encourage your child to name their dinosaur using their name or a name of their choice for example “Shellysaurus.”  Ask him or her why they choose the shapes and the name for their dinosaur.

Materials needed: Cut out paper shapes, paper and glue.

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June 15th, 2020

Dinosaur Play Dough Counting Mat

 Objectives: Counting, building number sense, number recognition, building fine-motor skills

 Materials Needed:

• Dinosaur Counting Mat

• Number cards

• Scissors

 Play Dough Directions:

Print the blank mat for your child. Next, reproduce the cards on page 6. You can choose to use the cards 1-10 or 1-20 depending on the ability levels of your child. Cut the cards apart and place in the middle of the table in a bowl or basket. Your child will select a card and roll or shape play dough to create the correct number of dinosaur bones on their mat. They can continue choosing cards and adding bones to the skeleton until it is complete. Have fun!

 Playdough Ingredients:

2 cups plain flour

1 cup salt

1 tbs oil

1 cup cold water

2 drops liquid food coloring

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June 12th, 2020

Line of Symmetry

(Mirror)

Encourage your child to make their very own line of symmetry:

1. Take a piece of notebook paper, printer paper, or construction paper.

2. Hold it so that it is vertical. Ask your child to show you a vertical line in the air with their index finger. If they need a reminder, ask him or her to show how they lined up at school.

3. Fold the paper perfectly in half. Make sure all of the edges line up. Give assistance only if needed.

4. Have your child open their paper and see if the two sides look exactly the same along the fold!

Ask the question: Do you think the paper could be folded another way to create a second line of symmetry?

5.  Give your child another sheet of paper. Have your child fold the paper perfectly in half. Only assist if needed.  Open the paper and place washable paint in the middle and close it perfectly in half.  Have your child gentle move their fingers on the paper. Open the folded paper gently, and ask your child what he or she noticed. Have fun!

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June 11th, 2020

Transforming Paper

 

What kind of shapes can you make with a sheet of paper? 

Step 1. Show your child a sheet of paper and talk about the shape properties of it. Step 2. Fold the paper in half.  What shape does he or she identify? Step 3.  Fold the paper one more time and ask your child what shape he or she sees now?  Ask the question, how do you know?  Review the shape and its properties with your child.  Step 4. Slowly open the paper and count how many shapes you have. It is like magic! Now, give you child a sheet of paper and encourage him or her to make their very own shape.

Examples

1. Rectangle – Paper size  (8 ½ in x 11 in)

 

1. Triangle- Paper size (8 ½ in x 8 ½ in)

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June 10th, 2020

Please see your child's ClassDojo for instructions on today's activity.

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June 9th, 2020

Please see your child's ClassDojo for instructions on today's activity.

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June 8th, 2020

Please see your child's ClassDojo for instructions on today's activity.

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June 5th, 2020

Snapshots (Adding)

• Secretly put three counters (small object) in one of your hands and three counters in the other. Show your closed hands, and then open them for two seconds, closing them immediately after.

• Ask your child how many counters they saw in each hand, and then how many they saw altogether. Open both hands, and count the counters with your child.

 

June 4th, 2020- Professional Development Day

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June 3rd, 2020

Finger Games

 

• Your child will be making numbers with their fingers. First, have him or her keep their hands on their laps.

• Ask your child to show 5 with their fingers using both hands. Observe: How many on one hand? How many on the other? Ask how many fingers do you have altogether? Ask your child to show you another way to make 5, using both hands.

• Repeat, ask your child to describe their actions, and alternate the following: show 4 on both hands, and show four a different way.

 

How Many Fingers?| kids Songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNw1SSz18Gg

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June 2nd, 2020

I’m Thinking of a Number

• Using Counting Cards, choose and hide a secret number. Tell your child you hid a card with a number, and ask him or her to guess which it is. When your child guesses correctly, excitedly reveal the card. Until then, tell your child whether a guess is more or less than the secret number.

• As your child become comfortable, ask why he or she made their guess.

• Use the ladybug printout number flashcards, or any number flashcards you have available.

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June 1st, 2020

Listen to the story Three Billy Goats Gruff with your child. After the story, tell your child they are going to pretend to be a goat leaping across a bridge in groups of 3.  Count to 30 or more in patterns of 3, such as 1, 2, 3 (pause), 4, 5, 6 (pause), 7,8, 9 (pause), and so on.

Read Aloud: The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNMBhGPU1_U

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May 29th, 2020

Gone Fishing

• Tell your child they will be pretending to be a dinosaur that eat fish. Give your child fish crackers, and have your child use paper plates (or blue construction paper) as their “lake” to keep the fish.

• Ask your child how many fish are in your lake right now (0). Say eight fish swam near the “dinosaur” and have them put eight fish in their lake. Say that two more fish swam near, and have your child add two more fish. Ask how many fish they have altogether now (10).

• Tell your child how happy the dinosaur is to have ten fish. Have your child eat them all. Ask how many fish are now in the lake (0).

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May 28th, 2020

Hidden Toppings

• Tell your child you are making a “pizza” (paper plate or construction paper circle) with hidden “toppings” (flat, round counters or paper circles).

• Show three toppings on your pizza, and then cover them with a dark cloth. Add two more toppings one at a time under the cloth. Ask your child how many toppings there are and how they figured it out. Uncover the toppings to count with children to check. Repeat with new numbers.

• This activity can be recreated as a cooking experience. Your child can assist with making a pizza. Have your child place and count the amount of toppings during process.

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May 27th, 2020

Finger Games

• Have your child make numbers with their fingers. Ask your child to show 5 with their fingers, and discuss responses: How many did you show on one hand? How many did you show on the other? How many fingers showing altogether? Ask your child to show another way to make 5, using both hands.

• Repeat by asking your child to describe their actions, and alternate the following: show 4 on both hands, and show 4 different way; show 4 with the same number on each hand; and show 4 with one more on one hand than the other.

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May 26th, 2020

Listen and Count (Adding)

• Have your child listen while you slowly drop 5 small counters in to a clean, empty can. After the first amount, pause, and then drop in 2 more.

• Tell your child to show with their fingers how many marbles you dropped in all, and then count together.

• Repeat, starting with up to 4 drops and then add 3 more.

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May 22nd, 2020

Shape Parts

• Give your child four straws. Secretly make a shape using the “straws,” such as a rectangle, and cover it with a dark cloth.

• Tell your child to look carefully and take a picture in their minds as you show your shape for two seconds, and then cover it again immediately after with a dark cloth. Have your child build what they saw.

• Show your shape for two more seconds so your child can check and change their shapes if necessary. During the finial reveal, have your child describe what they saw and how they build their own.

 

Material substitution: popsicle sticks, sticks from a tree, masking tape, paper cutouts, etc.

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May 21st, 2020

Building Shapes

Challenge your child to make shapes from objects around the house. Children can use straws, stick objects, play dough, paper, popsicle sticks, ribbon, string etc. Discuss shape properties after they are made.

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May 20th, 2020

Pattern Blocks Cutouts

• Have your child make a book of their best design using Pattern Blocks Cutouts on construction paper.

Substitution: Assist your child with cutting out shapes to make their design.

* An example on this activity can be found on your child's ClassDojo.

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May 19th, 2020

Feely Box

• Secretly hide shapes and toys in the Feely Box. Have your child feel the shape or toy and describe it well enough without saying its name. Ask your child how they knew it was a certain shape or toy.

Next, repeat activity by having your child name the shape or toy and how he or she knows what it is before removing it.

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May 18th, 2020

Shape Step

• Use all of the following methods to make large shapes on which your child can step: use colored or masking tape to form shapes; make chalk shapes outside; enlarge and cutout large paper shapes.

• Have your child step on the shape that matches your description, such as “only one pair of opposite sides” (trapezoid). Once your child finish stepping on shapes, ask your child to explain why the shapes they stepped on were correct.

• Repeat with different properties, focusing on properties of your choice. Here are some guidelines: squares and rhombuses- four sides all the same; square- four sides all the same with right angles; and, parallelograms- two pairs of equal sides.

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May 15th, 2020

Patterns using Shapes and Colors for kids (ABAB)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4f8NrJOCw8

Find items in your home to make a pattern with (toys, stickers, etc.). Encourage your child to practice making different patterns.

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May 14th, 2020

I Spy

Describe a shape’s attribute and ask your child to name which shape you mean. Use available shapes and or cut out paper shapes.

Some guidelines: circles-all perfectly round; triangles- three sides; squares- four equal sides, four right angles; rhombuses- four equal sides but different angles; and parallelograms-four sides of different lengths but opposite sides are equal, no right angles.

 

May 13th, 2020

Scavenger hunt for shapes

Find different shapes around the house. Draw the shapes in the air with your finger and draw them on paper.

1. LEARNING SHAPES | SCAVENGER HUNT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf29UE0kQK8

2. Name the Shape Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svrkthG2950

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May 12th, 2020

Tangram puzzles

* Please see your child's ClassDojo for tangram templates to printout.

1.Print and cut out two sets of tangrams for your child. Have your child place the cut out tangrams onto the tangram puzzles provided.

Or

2.Watch this video with your child and have an adult cut out the tangrams. Child can make their own objects with the pieces as seen in the video.

Play Tangram Puzzles with Dylan and Lazer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbh1gkr0-Qc

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May 11th, 2020

Shape step (Properties)

Use one of the following methods to make large shapes in which your child can step: use colored paper or masking tape to form shapes indoor or make chalk shapes outside. Have your child step on all (but only) the shapes that have the properties you describe.  For example, if you say “four sides all the same length,” they should step on all the squares and other rhombuses (but only those categories). When your child finished stepping on the shapes, ask him or her to explain why the shapes they stepped on were correct.  Repeat with different properties, focusing on properties of your choice.

Here are some possibilities:

• Exactly 3 side (triangle)

• Exactly 4 sides (all the quadrilaterals, including parallelograms, rectangles, rhombuses, and squares).

• Four sides the same length with all right angles (squares)

• Four right angles (rectangles, which include squares)

• More than 4 sides

• Fewer than 4 sides (triangles)

 

Shapes Children’s Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGWBTDA_C14

 

Shapes, Sides and Vertices

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Uv8Cl5hvI

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May 8th, 2020

Dinosaur Shop (Make It Right)

 

 Substitution: If you do not have dinosaurs, use toys and or child friendly objects.

 

• Show your child a box with four dinosaurs. Tell him or her you want to make five, and ask them to help you do so. Follow their suggestions, and count to check.

• Repeat several times, changing the number. For example, start with 6 to make it 8; start with four to make it 7, and so on.

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May 7th, 2020

Count and Move (Forward and Back) Have your child stand in a crouched position, and slowly rises to a standing position while counting aloud to 20 (or more). Then, counting backwards from 10, everyone slowly sinks back down. Countdown to Blastoff by Jack Hartmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqm-kFNaw8c Rocketship Run https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXKOA4ojGrg

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May 6th, 2020

• pretending to be dinosaurs that eat fish. Distribute fish crackers, and have your child use a paper plate (or construction paper) as their “lake” to fish.

• Ask your child how many fish are in their lake right now (zero). Tell them three fish swam near the “dinosaur,” and have them put three fish in their lake.

• Say two more fish swam near, and have children add two more fish. Ask how many fish are in their lake now (five). Tell them how happy the dinosaur is to have five fish so he or she eats them all! (Have your child eat the crackers.) Ask how many fish are now in the lake (zero).

 

Substitutions: Fish crackers for Regular crackers

                       Dinosaurs for child’s favorite toy

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May 5th, 2020

Math Dinosaur Shop (Make It Right) Substitution: If you do not have dinosaurs, use toys and or child friendly objects. • Show your child a box with four dinosaurs. Tell him or her you want to make five and ask them to help you do so. Follow their suggestions, and count to check. • Give your child their own box (or they can use a plastic bowl) and dinosaurs. Have your child put five dinosaurs in the box or plastic bowl. Tell your child the customer wants six dinosaurs and ask how they can make it six.

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May 4th, 2020

• Show your child a box with four dinosaurs or toys. Tell him or her you want five dinosaurs or toys, and ask them to help you make five. Follow their suggestions, and count to check.

• Repeat several times, changing the number. For example, start with 5 to make it 6; start with 3 to make it 5, and so on.

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May 1st, 2020

: Finger Word Problem or Snapshots (Adding)

Finger Word Problem

 

• Tell your child to solve simple addition problems with their fingers.

• Tell your child you want to buy three toy triceratops and two toy tyrannosauruses. Ask how many dinosaurs that is altogether. Guide your child by showing three fingers on one hand and two fingers on the other, and reiterate: How many is that altogether?

Place Scenes (Adding)

• Put three dinosaurs or small toys of one type on a sheet of paper. Add two dinosaurs or small toys of a different type on another sheet of paper. Ask your child how many dinosaurs or small toys are altogether, gesturing to the toys. Allow your child time to figure it out, and then count together all the dinosaurs.

• Give your child a sheet of paper and three dinosaurs or small toys. Have your child put dinosaurs or small toys of one type and the other type on their paper, and ask how many counters they placed altogether.

 

April 30th, 2020

How Many Now?

 

• Give your child a set of Counting Cards (1 to 5). Set out five small toys and count them together. Cover the small toys with a cloth, and tell your child to watch as you add another toy.

• Ask your child to show the Counting Card that tells how many counters there are.  Have your child lift the cloth to count to check their answer. Repeat, adding or subtracting one or two toys.

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April 29th, 2020

• Put three dinosaurs or small toys of one type on a sheet of paper. Add two dinosaurs or small toys of a different type on another sheet of paper. Ask your child how many dinosaurs or small toys are altogether, gesturing to the toys. Allow your child time to figure it out, and then count together all the dinosaurs.

• Give your child a sheet of paper and three dinosaurs or small toys. Have your child put dinosaurs or small toys of one type and the other type on their paper, and ask how many counters they placed altogether.

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April 28th, 2020

Snapshots (Adding)

• Secretly put two small toys in one of your hand and one counter in the other.

• Ask your child how many counters they say in each hand, and then ask how many counters there were altogether. Open both hands, and count with your child to check.

• Repeat the process above with many small toys as possible. (optional).

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April 27th, 2020

Finger Word Problem

• Tell your child to solve simple addition problems with their fingers.

• Tell your child you want to buy three toy triceratops and two toy tyrannosauruses. Ask how many dinosaurs that is altogether. Guide your child by showing three fingers on one hand and two fingers on the other, and reiterate: How many is that altogether?

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April 24th, 2020

I Spy: Name an object in the house and have your child guess what it is. Here are some shape guidelines: circles are perfectly round; triangles have three sides; equilaterial triangles have three sides with all the same angles; isosceles triangles have three sides with two sides and angles the same; right triangle have three sides with one right angle; parallelograms have four sides with opposite sides the same length; squares have four sides all the same length with all right angles; and rhombuses have four sides all the same length.

 

If you do not have certain shapes, such as a parallelogram, to play the “spy” game, place cut out paper shapes around the room.

Name the Shape Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svrkthG2950

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April 23rd, 2020

Blast off: Have your child start in a standing position, and slowly lower to a crouching position while counting backwards from 10 to 0. Then have your child yells “blast off!” and safely jump as high as possible. Repeat starting with numerals more than 10. Have fun!

 

Rocketship Run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXKOA4ojGrg

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April 22nd, 2020

I Spy: Name an object in the house and have your child guess what it is. Here are some shape guidelines: circles are perfectly round; triangles have three sides; equilaterial triangles have three sides with all the same angles; isosceles triangles have three sides with two sides and angles the same; right triangle have three sides with one right angle; parallelograms have four sides with opposite sides the same length; squares have four sides all the same length with all right angles; and rhombuses have four sides all the same length.

 

If you do not have certain shapes, such as a parallelogram, to play the “spy” game, place cut out paper shapes around the room.

 

Shapes song for kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEbRDtCAFdU

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April 21st, 2020

I’m Thinking of a Number: Choose and hide a Counting Card from 1-10. Tell your child what you did, and ask him or her to guess the number. When your child guesses correctly, excitedly reveal the card. Until then, provide hints, telling your child whether a guess is more or less than the secret number.

 Materials: Number Flashcards

Optional: Number card printouts

 

https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/free-match-and-counting-cards.pdf

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