Activity

Button Board

Help your child get a head start on geometry by helping them make their very own buttonboard! Similar to a geoboard, except instead of pegs, they'll use buttons. Your little one will be able to explore various shapes, letters and numbers and eventually patterns and even symmetry on their button board by wrapping string or yarn around the colorful buttons.

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Grade:

Pre-K

Subjects:

Math Numbers and Counting Geometry Numbers Two-Dimensional Shapes Writing Numbers Classifying Two-Dimensional Shapes

What You Need:

Cardboard (12" x 18", or larger)
Tempera Paint
Paintbrushes
Buttons
Low-heat hot glue gun (with parental supervision)
String, yarn or rubber bands

What You Do:

Have your child paint and decorate one side of the cardboard with tempera paints. Allow the paint to dry completely.
Ask them to place out the buttons in straight rows across the cardboard.
Help your child to glue them in place with a hot glue gun.
Have them cut different lengths of yarn, or string and tie them in a knot at the end, creating loops of various sizes.
Encourage your learner to explore different shapes on their geoboard by wrapping the looped yarn or string around various buttons. See how many shapes they can create. What about numbers and letters? Also, challenge them to make symmetrical loops.

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