Summer
Activity:
Make Math Fun with Buttons!
Have a lot of loose buttons lying around the house? Put them to use! Leftover buttons are the perfect tool for tactile math games and art projects. Children are attracted to the bright colors and shapes of buttons, so they're perfect for teaching important concepts like sorting, counting, and patterning. Here are four ways to turn those loose buttons into an easy and positive learning experience. Button up!
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What You Need:
- An assortment of buttons (from your own collection or a bag at the craft store)
- Bowl
- Sheet of construction paper or card stock
- Glue
What You Do:
- Sort the buttons. Dump the buttons onto the table or floor. Point out all the pretty colors and different sizes. Can she put them into separate piles? Have her sort them by color first, then by shape, and then by size. Can she sort by two descriptors: color and size?
- Count the buttons. How high can she count? Have her drop the buttons into a bowl while counting. This will help her with one-to-one correspondence. Make sure what she says matches the corresponding button.
- Button Patterns. Show her an AB pattern, such as red, blue, red, blue… Can she continue the pattern? Can she make other AB patterns? How about an ABC, or other three-colored pattern?
- Make a Button Letter. Using the glue, write the first letter of her name on the construction paper. Have her glue the buttons on. Now she has a tactile letter to trace with her fingers. Make more letters as your child encounters them in school or at home, and she'll learn the alphabet in no time!
Guided Lessons are a sequence of interactive digital games, worksheets, and other activities
that guide learners through different concepts and skills.
They keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.
Guided Lessons are digital games and exercises that keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.
In this introduction to numbers 0-20, kids practice what they've already learned about the numbers 0-10 and build new skills in counting 11-20. Not only will preschoolers practice recognizing these numerals, but they will also be given rote count to 20 exercises to reinforce skills. Approaching numbers in a scaffolded way such as this helps build math fluency and boosts confidence.
In this introduction to numbers 0-20, kids practice what they've already learned about the numbers 0-10 and build new skills in counting 11-20.
This lesson includes printable activities:
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Song: Bigger Than Ten Song
Game: Numbers 11-20 Space Photo Shoot
Game: Numbers 11 to 20 Balloon Pop
Game: Speed Counting 11 to 20
Story: Snail Chores
