Activity:
Ice Cream Math
Ice cream might be fun and yummy to eat, but it can also be used as a treat that will get your child excited about practicing important math concepts! In this activity your child will build ice cream cones as she practices her counting skills.
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What You Need:
- Large piece of white paper
- Brown construction paper
- Construction paper of different colors
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Marker
What You Do:
- Cut 9 small ice cream cones out of the brown paper. They should be small enough to all fit on the white paper.
- Cut out 45 circles that are small enough to fit on the cones.
- Number the cones 1 through 9 with the marker.
- Glue the cones in numerical order on the white paper.
- Help your child glue the correct number of "scoops" of ice cream on top of the cones.
When your child is done, she will have counted to 9 and created a group of colorful ice cream cones that visual represents each number. You can celebrate afterwards with real ice cream or frozen yogurt.
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 first guided lesson on numbers 0 to 10, kids will be taught rote count sequence and numeral recognition. The lesson has been designed to introduce numbers in a scaffolded way, by first starting with a slow-paced numeral recognition exercise and progressing to a faster pace as the lesson continues. This technique helps build a stronger foundation of math skills.
In this first guided lesson on numbers 0 to 10, kids will be taught rote count sequence and numeral recognition.
This lesson includes printable activities:
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Song: Counting Song: Surf Rock!
Game: Number Demolition: 1 to 10
Game: Numbers 1 to 10 Hopper
Game: Speed Counting 1 to 10
Game: Numbers Ice Cream Attack
Story: The Crabby Crab
Game: Numbers 0 to 10 Puzzle
