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The concept of counting refers to the enumeration using digits 0 to 9. The numbers formed by the digits are used to count numerous things. These things can be objects such as crayons, pins, beads as well as days, months and years or any other measurable attribute or quantity.

Few examples of counting are:

The mathematical techniques and strategies used to learn counting lay the basis for comprehending number sense and place-value pertaining to numbers. The earliest interaction that kids have with counting is by learning to count their body parts such as eyes, fingers, toes, ears, and others.

With each grade in the educational curriculum, counting methods are nurtured by employing various math tools and procedures. Counting games for kids are wonderful tools to learn and practice the various types of counting techniques.

Counting math games like counting objects within 3 games, counting objects within 5 games, counting objects within 10 games, and counting objects within 20 games help kids to practice different counting skills with fun characters, exciting visuals and colorful backdrops.

Some other math games that you can explore are: multiplication games, division games, fraction games, decimal games, money games, algebra games, etc.

How Do We Introduce Counting to Kids?

We can introduce counting to kids by looking at the things and objects in our surroundings and asking them "how many objects are there"? Kids learn to count by using their fingers. They may also use counters to count all the objects. Once they can easily count things up to 5, they can be gradually taught to count larger quantities using other counting techniques. Math counting games can also be used to introduce this concept in a fun way.

How Can We Make Counting Fun for Kids?

Number counting games online can be employed into your child's learning practice and routine to make counting fun. Children learn best when they are interested in the topic they are studying and practicing. This natural inclination and want of understanding can be achieved with tremendous ease by playing interactive counting games for kids.

How Can Games Help Kids Better Understand Counting?

Counting math games incorporate different learning strategies like counting the dots, hopping to count, matching numbers, recognizing patterns, understanding number sequences, etc. that help children to better understand counting. They are able to practice and develop counting skills successfully which also enhances their mathematical literacy. Number counting games online also help children to build a relationship with math operations through skip counting.

Suggested Counting Worksheets

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Counting Games for Kids Online - SplashLearn

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Weather Song for kids | "Sun, Rain, Wind, and Snow" | The Singing Walrus

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How's The Weather? | Learn About Weather | Super Simple Songs

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ABCya! * Learn to Count | More Than, Less Than Activity

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ABCya! Counting Fish | Count the number of fish and click the correct number answer. More than and less than prompts help children determine the correct answer. Score report after each stage

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Feelings and Emotions Song for Kids | Kindergarten, Preschool & ESL | Fun Kids English

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I believe this is a tool that parents, teachers and therapists could use to potentially help their children learn more about emotions in a fun and interesting way.

Emotions are a tricky thing and there is rarely a time in our lives that we are not dealing with them, be it our own or those around us. As children grow and develop they can also go through stages that will see them struggle to regulate or understand why they feel a particular way.

Now let me be clear, I'm absolutely no expert in this area and we have our share of supermarket meltdowns, however, I like to think I try my best to help Possum (2.5 years) during those moments of struggle and I'm constantly learning and experiment with various techniques and ideas that might just work. This is just one of those.

Easter eggs that are so easily available at this time of the year. Following the instructions below, you can create your very own tool for teaching emotions in kids.

You will need -

Plastic eggs that break in half

Permanent marker

Modelling clay (optional)

Quite simply, I began drawing a variety of facial expressions on each of the plastic eggs. Some were demonstrating emotions of being happy, sad, confused, angry, proud etc. I used the modelling clay in the base of each egg to keep them standing (or bobbling) upright.

Of course the joy of these emotional eggs is that you can break and mix them up to create a whole lot of new and interesting emotions. It's so fabulous and interesting to see how much a face can change just by the shape of the eyes or position of the mouth.

After a little while I started to get stuck for ideas. That's when I got out my iPhone and used the emotion option to get more ideas of eye shapes and mouths. This will help those who are not so great at drawing as you can simply copy the illustrations shown.

Role play for the little ones

Possum thought they were hilarious and couldn't wait to play around with them. These eggs are fabulous for her age because she had a great time role playing with them and together we acted out little scenarios that explored emotions. It also prompted great discussion about how each egg was feeling and why it might be feeling that way.

Playing copy cats

We also had fun copying the faces drawn on each of the eggs. Some where much more challenging than others and it did seem to give us a good muscle work out in the face (LoL). To take this a step further I demonstrated by example of what each of the egg faces looked like and described how it felt. Whilst this was probably too advanced for Possum, she seemed interested so I simply went with it.

Mirror, Mirror

It's a great idea to have a mirror on hand so children can reflect on what they look like showing different emotions with their face. It can actually be quite a funny experience. This type of approach highlights to children that we show so much emotion with our eyes, eyebrows and mouth. This can be extended for older children to explore body language.

For older children

My gorgeous niece had lots of fun mixing and matching the eggs. For children who are older, these emotional eggs would be a great tool as often this age don't feel so comfortable to verbally share how they are feeling. An alternative could be for children to show how they are feeling using the eggs.

It's a creative outlet for older children to express how they are feeling.

How would you use these with your kids?

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Tool for teaching emotions in kids - Laughing Kids Learn

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I believe this is a tool that parents, teachers and therapists could use to potentially help their children learn more about emotions in a fun and interesting way. Emotions are a tricky thing and there is rarely a time in our lives that we are not dealing with them, be it our own or those around us.

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You can do this calming activity with your child to train him/her to manage his/her emotions.

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Given the popularity of the first two Managing Big Emotions Printable Posters (you can find poster one here and poster two here), today I have teamed up with the author of Kids Yoga Stories, Giselle Shardlow, to bring you a simple yoga for kids sequence to use as a calm down activity with your child. Be sure to read through Giselle's suggestions for introducing the series, especially if you have never tried yoga with your child before.

Imagine that your child has a friend over for a play date. They are busy playing together, when suddenly your child's Lego structure gets knocked down. From your child's facial expression, you see that she is about to explode. You catch her eye and give her the signal. Then she darts away to her "calm zone," where you hear her counting down from five, while going through five yoga poses for kids. There's a break of silence, and then after a little bit, your child comes back down to resume play. You look at each other and wink.

Sounds blissful, right? But it is possible. Helping children to regulate their emotions doesn't necessarily happen overnight. Science tells us that the parts of the human brain that are critical to handling emotions aren't fully developed until into we're in our twenties, but we can take little steps when children are young to help them manage their feelings.

Brain research shows us that movement and breath help to alleviate stress and anxiety. Our bodies are designed to move-just think about how many miles a day the cave people used to run every day. Modern people lead mostly sedentary lives, and we almost have to relearn how to use movement to lead happy and healthy lives.

Managing Emotions through Yoga for Kids

Don't worry if your family hasn't tried yoga before; use the images and descriptions below as a guide. Focus on using movement to invite calm, and don't worry about practicing perfectly aligned poses. Ensure that your child has enough space to practice the poses so that they aren't bumping heads or stubbing toes. And make sure that they are safe with their bodies. For example, they shouldn't be trying to wrap themselves into pretzels or bending into deep back bends. Have them focus on gentle movement that feels comfortable. This process will help to increase their body awareness, too.

Introduce the idea of yoga and the yoga poses long before the tantrum starts, so you'll be familiar with the routine when it's time to take action. Your child will feed off your enthusiasm when you introduce this yoga-pose sequence. Explain that it's good for their brain. Introduce the "Move to Calm" strategy when you are both in a good mood and connected with each other. You might find yourself practicing the yoga pose sequence to manage your own emotions, too!

As your child goes through the flow of these five yoga poses, he can pretend to be a surfer, tree, skier, dog, and owl. If he's interested, he could also state the corresponding "I am..." statements. Once he is comfortable with the yoga-pose sequence, he can take a deep breath in and a deep breath out during each pose, to further help to calm his body and mind.

So let's look at the Move to Calm strategy. Depending on the age and needs of your child, you might practice only one yoga pose (like Child's Pose) and count down from five while in that pose. But let's say your child is ready to choose five yoga poses. She could make up her own sequence by looking at our Yoga Poses for Kids page for inspiration or by following this yoga flow sequence.

Start slowly and focus on your child's success. If your child doesn't click with using movement as a calming down strategy, don't push it. Leave it for a while, and then try again. Just like every strategy, nothing is a one-size-fits-all solution, so feel free to adapt and change the yoga method to suit your child's interests and needs. Introducing the idea of using movement and breath to help their brains to re-boot and re-focus is what's important.

To download your poster: Click on your chosen poster image below - there are two versions for you to choose from. This will open a larger PDF version that you can download to your own computer. Open the PDF and print. When printing, select "Fit to printable area" (or similar) to ensure the page fits with your printer type and local paper size (these have been created at A4 size). I printed ours onto matte photo paper. Personal, non commercial use only.

A reminder: These posters are as much, if not more, for the parent or significant adult helping the child manage these emotions, as they are for the child. They are a tool to open discussion with your child about having a calm down plan and they can act as a visual prompt to help you (the adult) as you guide your child in that moment when they are struggling to manage. You know your child best and so while this process will work well for some children, it may not work for others. In the same way, their effectiveness will depend on the age and development of your child. I share these as a tool that might just work in your parenting toolkit.

See our full collection of Yoga for Kids posters here.

Giselle Shardlow is the author of Kids Yoga Stories. Her yoga books for kids get children learning, moving, and having fun. Giselle draws from her experiences as a teacher, traveler, yogi, and mom to write the yoga stories found in her Kids Yoga Stories store or on Amazon worldwide. The purpose of her yoga books is to foster happy, healthy, and globally educated children. She lives in Boston with her husband and daughter. You can also connect with Giselle on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

For more Big Emotions Resources, including more great yoga sequences click here.

Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.

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Calm Down Yoga Routine for Kids: Printable

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Calm Down Yoga Routine for kids, perfect for helping children learn to manage big emotions. Complete with free printable poster.

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Opposites for Kids | + More Kids Educational Videos, Kid's Learning, Educational Videos for Children

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Learning letters is HARD! There are just so many of them that look similar. I'm always looking for new and fun hands-on letter activities and games I can use in the classroom with my preschool friends.

My students LOVE dot it makers so I thought why not make a giant letter dot it board? It was super simple to prep and my students LOVED it. In fact they loved it so much, they begged me to make another one for the next day!

Now how to prep it:

get a big piece of butcher paper (if you don't have this giant butcher paper, use the paper roll you use for art easels)

write letters all over it with a Sharpie

place it on the floor to tape it to the wall

That's it! Super simple right?!

I wrote letters on the paper, but you can make a giant dot it game to practice other things too!
Giant Dot It Board Ideas
We played this for inside recess in the middle of winter as a fun way to get my students moving and learning at the same time! You do not need worksheets to teach letters as long as you give your students engaging letter games and activities!

Do you see the letters at the top? Students had to reach, stretch, and move their bodies to dot the letters. As they played this game, they were also strengthening their core, upper arms, and shoulders. It is important to make sure the big muscles are strong (arms, shoulders, core) in order for our students smaller muscles to be strong (fingers, hands, wrists).

I also want to add that they were conversing with their peers about letters, letter sounds and also sharing words with the same beginning sound while talking about the letters in their names and their friends' names! It was a proud teacher moment for me to sit back, observe, and just listen to their letter conversations!

Above is the letter board when they first started. Once they dotted all the letters, they asked me to make MORE letters for them to dot! Did you hear that they asked for MORE letters? You know a game is fun when they want to play it longer! They dotted letters for over 25 minutes and the only reason they stopped was that inside recess was over.

If you try it in your classroom, make sure you tag me on social media. I LOVE seeing what you do in your classrooms!

Need more letter and name practice? Check out Name Dot It and Letter Books in my TPT store.

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Learning letters is HARD! There are just so many of them that look similar. I'm always looking for new and fun hands-on letter activities and games I can use in the classroom with my preschool friends. My students LOVE dot it makers so I thought why not make a giant letter dot it board?

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Have fun playing this beans and flower pots counting activity using the simplest of materials! Playful, hands-on maths for preschoolers to school age children, which can easily be adapted to become more challenging if needed.

After using some simple dried beans (we used butter beans) in this colour sorting activity and again for this alphabet matching tray, we used them again to practise some counting skills! That's 3 separate activities from one small bag of dried beans, and each set will last for some time.

I set some plain beans into a basket and then wrote numbers from 1 to 20 on some little planter pots (very cheap from the garden centre), using a Sharpie permanent marker. I set these out for them to play with on a table.

Miss 5 enjoyed using all of the pots up to 20, counting out the beans carefully using 1:1 correspondence and checking to make sure she had the right amount for the higher numbers.

She was able to put the pots into the correct order and read the numerals to check too.

Miss 4 enjoyed using some of the smaller numbers and tried some of the teen ones too, counting each bean by moving it to make sure she had the right number of each.

Miss 2 loved playing too and spent a lot of time tipping and transferring beans between pots and stirring them up. She saw that the bigger girls were counting beans out, and started to recite some numbers in order as she filled up pots too.

You could introduce the idea of adding together two pots full of beans to find the total amount, or even move onto subtraction for older children. Working on ordering the number pots is a crucial step too, as is ensuring they are using correct 1:1 correspondence as they count out each bean. We encourage them to move them as they count to make sure they don't make mistakes as they count.
What they are learning as they play:
maths: recognising numerals to 5, then to 10, then up to 20; counting using 1:1 correspondence, ordering numbers, counting objects up to 10 and then up to 20, combining small sets of numbers, subtracting small sets of numbers

The children are currently 5, 4 and 2

See all of our Playful Maths ideas activities here!

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Beans and Flower Pots Counting Activity - The Imagination Tree

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Get the original PDF or print ready version of the letter M writing practice worksheet.
Select the math, English, learning, and holiday categories above for more free kindergarten worksheet activities.

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Online Coloring Games for Kids and Toodlers

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Doing projects with your kids is supposed to be fun for everyone, but when your kids are far apart in age it can be challenging. This project is perfect for different ages! Since having my daughter last year one of the most common questions I get is " How do you craft with both kids?" Some days I do just a baby project, some days just a big kid one but there are times that we can all work together despite the almost 4 year age gap. This color mixing activity was perfect . They each had their parts and we had a blast being color scientists although if you ask my son his sister was his lab assistant not a full scientist, that is only for big kids.

1. Gather your materials. You will need some good quality zip lock bags, shaving cream, some paper, crayons or markers, and food coloring.

2. Start by making a simple chart showing the colors to mix , leaving the result blank. Make sure you have the correct color of marker or crayon available for the result. We made 4 colors, adjust the number of colors based on the attention span of your "scientists".

3. Add shaving cream to the zip lock. My son helped me with this step- he was so excited. I love when simple things make his day!

4. Add the food coloring. We added 2 of each color but then increased it to 5. Look now they are counting too , I love when projects span many subject areas.

5. Zip it up , making sure to squeeze out some air so when your "lab assistant" squishes it that the bag doesn't pop.

6. Squish! Until the colors are all mixed.

7. She loved squishing, just watch they do not put it in their mouth. Whenever you are working with toddlers or infants you must always be within arms reach. Label the colors, use descriptive words while they explore.

8. Come back and record the results by finding the correct color and completing the chart.

9. Talk about the results. Ask if any colors were surprising , which color do they like the best and why?

Crafting, teaching or just generally parenting is different with multiple abilities but with a little effort you can find activities that can be done at the same time for every child in your care. We had a blast and another real benefit of a cooperative project like this is that your kids are working together something that isn't always so easy to achieve.

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Color Mixing With A Toddler & Preschooler - No Time For Flash Cards

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Doing projects with your kids is supposed to be fun for everyone, but when your kids are far apart in age it can be challenging. This project is perfect for different ages! Since having my daughter last year one of the most common questions I get is " How do you craft with both kids?"

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In a non-planned Touch & Feel series, these touch & feel colour cards idea is the final post. And how fabulous are they?

We have Shapes, Counting and Letters Touch and Feel cards, and now we have colours as well! These cards are great for kids from toddler age and up. My 7 year old sensory seeker still loves to feel these because it is appealing to all senses and that leads to fun learning too.

Also, get your hands on this Ebook- Colors and Shapes for more fun, frugal and hands-on activities to learn about colors and shapes!

For these colour cards you will need:

First, sort your colours together(get the kids to help with this step for a lovely educational activity). Then, cut the cards from cardboard.

Plan how to place the objects before gluing it down and write down the colour name. I made our cards bilingual for my kids to learn the English together with the Afrikaans word. Glue it down when you are satisfied with the outlay.

Make all of your cards in the same manner. I made 10 colour cards with the colours I had. Some cards have more objects because I wanted to add different hues of that specific colour(like blue). You can decide how elaborate you want your cards to be.

Touching and feeling as part of the learning process is very important: the more senses a child use, the better! Feel, see and hear(say the name) and learn all the colour names.

These touch and feel cards did not cost much making it a frugal teaching tool. It also was not difficult to make so anyone can easily make this. Make a set of touch & feel colour cards today and let the learning begin!

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We have been putting paint (and other liquids, like hair gel with food coloring) in ziploc bags to play for years now, and it is always fun - especially since I discovered the trick of taping them to the table with a sheet of white paper underneath to make the colors pop! One thing I kept intending to do but never got around to, was mixing colors - every time I suggested it, my kids vetoed the idea! Then Rainy Day Mum mentioned that I had inspired her to try this method of color mixing, and decided to give it another go! This activity is a perfect match for the book Mouse Paint !

This time I didn't ask if the kids were interested in the activity. I just set it up! They still think the color mixing idea is a little odd, being their minimalist selves, but they enjoyed it! I was hoping to do a range of different colors, but they all wanted the same set: red, white, and blue. Next time, maybe!

Emma used her hands to create some very modern-art-looking pieces, like the one above!

Lily has consistently been extremely delicate in her explorations, while Johnny favors more of a full-body approach:

I'm actually hoping to try this out with one of those GIANT ziploc bags - doesn't that sound like fun?

I also need to introduce Lily to one of Johnny's original favorite activities: taking small toys and having them make footprints in the paint!

We use the freezer bags for this activity - they are stronger than the ordinary bags, and don't rip very easily. I also recommend using washable paint over food coloring, just in case the bags do break. I like to dilute our paint with dollar store hair gel, which gives a nice texture. Shampoo can be fun to mix in, too, and creates a different effect. We tried baby oil this time, and the results weren't particularly amazing. When I tape the bags to the table, the kids enjoy using them for days on end - and so do their visiting friends!

Have you played with paint inside a ziploc bag?

MaryAnne lives in Silicon Valley with her Stanford professor husband Mike and their four children, born in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2012. She is passionate about parenting through education, creativity, and play. Mama Smiles - Joyful Parenting is a space to share crafts, activities, and family outings that enrich lives and bring families together.

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Match the Opposite Pictures Game | Game | Education.com

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Teach opposites with this fun online game. Match the pictures that are opposites of each other.

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For preschool-age children to understand language, they need to learn the meanings behind the words. In this fun matching game for early learners, kids match cards showing opposite attributes, such as tall and short, light and heavy, and cold and hot. Your student should drag and drop the opposite cards next to each other.

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Counting Numbers 1 - 10 activity provides children with an opportunity to play and count with numbers 1 - 10. Hanging the numbers from 1-10 with pegs along a string is motivating, engaging and fun for kids. They are moving about, bending over, moving from one end of the string to the other.

This activity can easily be adapted for a range of abilities which I explain in more detail below. It also comes with free printable number cards!

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You will need string, 10 pegs, printable number cards and gift tags. I absolutely love gift tags and they are great for so many activities. I wrote numbers 1-10 on each gift tag.

To download and print, click here: Printable Numbers Match Game

To help hang the string line up, I used 3M Command Removable Hooks. These are perfect for temporary activities and when used as directed, they can be removed without damaging the surface.

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This activity can be adapted to suit a range of abilities. Complete only numbers 1-3 or 1-5 and as the child develops add 1 number at a time. Alternatively you can write the numbers on each of the cards and the child can 'match' the number tags to the numbers on number cards. This is still great exposure towards number recognition, the child is looking at the different number shapes and matching them the same number and also naming them.

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Arrange the pictures cards from the lowest number to the highest. Count out loud and point to each picture to find out how many.

Match the number on the gift tag to the number collection (number of pictures) on the cards.

Leave the activity hanging up for a couple of days (or until your child loses interest). They will keep coming back and playing with the cards in a less formal setting. They will experiment, try different things and possibly ask questions such as: is this number 8?

Jumble the number gift tags around and ask your child to put them back in the correct order.

Remove one number gift tag and ask your child which one is missing.

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Fine Motor Development: pinching the pegs

Hand-Eye Coordination and Control

Concentration

Mathematics - begin to understand that the starting point and order in which you count them does not affect how many

Recite number names in order, it may start with 1-3, 1-5 and upwards to 10

Recall what number is missing in a number line 1 to 10

Recognise numerals initially to 5 and then to 10 and begin to order them

Recognise small collections in a group, which one has more and which one has less, such as 1 is less than five because there is less pictures on the card then there is one five.

When all the numbers from 1 - 10 are hanging in a row, point at each number and count out loud. This consolidates and reinforces the learning of numbers 1 - 10.

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Are you looking for hands-on ways to teach shapes to your little learners? Building shapes with craft sticks is a fun and inexpensive learning activity your kids will love. They'll be building important emergent math skills while playing having fun.

Pair this activity with the book Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban and you've got the perfect low-prep shapes lesson!

Extending the Book

The book Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban explores shapes in the world around us through photographs.

This isn't just a fun shape story to read, it's also a great way to introduce shapes to your kids.

After you've read Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban aloud to your students, you can use craft stick shape mats and cards to extend the story, and learning, even further.

Craft Stick Shapes

Here's what you'll need to set-up this activity at home or in your own early childhood classroom:

Building Shapes with Craft Sticks

After reading Shapes, Shapes, Shapes aloud to your students, talk about the different shapes in the book.

To get started with the craft stick shapes activity, print the mats or cards on cardstock and laminate for durability. There's a black and white and a color version for you to choose from, choose the one that best meets your needs and those of your students. You can choose to print full-size mats, or smaller cards - how cool is that?

Next, introduce the mats or cards to your little learners in small groups.

Then, show the shape mat or card to the students in your small group, name the shape, and have them repeat the name of the shape.

Finally, give each child the same mat or card you just showed them, say the name of the shape again, and ask them to repeat the name of the shape as they use the craft sticks to make the shapes. This process has proven to be a highly-effective way of helping young children retain information in their long term memory.

There's also a section on each card or mat that invites the child to select the picture that doesn't belong. Your kids can use small manipulatives like mini erasers or counting cubes to mark these images.

Making 2D Shapes with Craft Sticks

The craft stick shape cards include the following 2D shapes:

You can pick and choose the shapes to use with your students. In these pictures I've used regular craft sticks, also commonly referred to as Popsicle sticks here in the U.S. But you can use colored Popsicle sticks too, if you prefer.

To make some of the more difficult shapes I used mini craft sticks, which can be found at your local craft store or on Amazon. If you don't have access to mini craft sticks you can cut regular sticks in half, or just use the shape cards or mats that use full-size sticks.

Another added benefit of using craft sticks to build shapes is that your kids will be developing their fine motor skills as they pick up and manipulate the sticks.

Why is Teaching Shapes Important?

I'm all about the why behind the what. It's so important for early childhood educators to know why the skills they are teaching are important and how they fit into the big picture of learning.

Here's the thing, learning to recognize shapes is a precursor to learning to identify letters of the alphabet. The first step in learning to identify letters of the alphabet is to understand that letters are shapes and those shapes have names. Shapes also play an important role in the development of early math and writing skills.

When young children are using craft sticks to make shapes on their mats, they are developing very important pre-reading skills.

Seeing the shapes on the mats or cards and naming them helps prepare young children to identify both letters and numbers, and then to name them, and eventually to write them.

Other Shapes Activities-
Nature Shape Scavenger Hunt
The Shape of Things Chalk Drawings
Create a Shapes Photo Book
Perfect Square Shapes Art

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Are you looking for hands-on ways to teach shapes to your little learners? Building shapes with craft sticks is a fun and inexpensive learning activity your kids will love. They'll be building important emergent math skills while playing having fun. Pair this activity with the book Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban and you've got the perfect low-prep shapes lesson!

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Printable play dough shape mats to help your little learners identify shapes.

A fun, hands-on playful learning experience that uses play dough to teach shapes!

The 2D play dough shape mats are perfect for any time of the year.

Each mat features one shape along with a visual discrimination activity.

What You Get

12 full-page shape mats (color)

12 full-page shape mats (black and white)

12 half-page shape mats (color)

12 half-page shape mats (black and white)

Each full-page shape mat includes a visual discrimination activity asking the child to identify the shape that does not match the others.

Shapes Included

Additional materials needed: play dough

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Printable play dough shape mats to help your little learners identify shapes. A fun, hands-on playful learning experience that uses play dough to teach shapes! The 2D play dough shape mats are perfect for any time of the year. Each mat features one shape along with a visual discrimination activity.

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ABC Song + More Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs - CoComelon

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If you are looking for a simple science activity to do with the kids, then look no further! This magic milk science experiment is perfect for you! It amazes the kids every time and it is super easy to do too! Just grab a few household supplies and have a blast with magic milk!

Anytime that a science experiment excites the kids and only takes me a couple of minutes to set up, I feel like a total winner. This one did not disappoint.
*Note: This should be done with adult supervision at all times.
You probably already have all of the supplies in your home and it is something you can do again and again. Keep reading and I will show you how simple this is.

Another thing I love about this science activity is that even preschoolers can participate and enjoy it. My four-year-old thought it was amazing and she was fully able to participate in the whole thing.

Magic Milk Science Experiment

To set up the magic milk science experiment, you only need to grab a few supplies.
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That's all you need! I bet you have most of them already.

Watch the Magic Milk Experiment Video

Magic Milk Experiment Instructions

It's super simple to set up.

1. Pour a thin layer of milk in a shallow pan.

2. Have the kids add drops of food coloring all around in the milk.

3. Then the kids will pick up a cotton swab and dip it in the dish soap.

4. Then put the cotton swab in the milk - pressing it down in one spot and holding it there for about 15 seconds.

Watch what happens! There will be lots of ooohs and ahhhs. And maybe even some questions about what it is happening.

That's where you can come in and ask a few questions.

How Does the Magic Milk Experiment Work?

Here are some questions to ask the kids:

1. What did you notice?

2. What happened when you put the cotton swab in the milk?

3. Why do you think that happened?

4. Why do you think it stopped moving around after a period of time?

5. What else did you observe?

After you have discussed this, then you can explain the science behind it. Because I share activities for parents and teachers of young children, I am going to explain this in simple terms.

Milk is made up of minerals, proteins and fats. When the dish soap enters the milk the fat begins to break up. The soap molecules run around and try to attach to the fat molecules in the milk. Normally this process would be invisible to you, but the food coloring helps you to see all of the movement taking place.

Press another dish soap covered cotton swab into the milk and see if there are anymore fat molecules that haven't been found. If you still see movement, there were still some fat molecules on the loose!

To read a more detailed explanation of what is taking place during this science investigation, check out this article from Steve Spangler.

Expand on the Magic Milk Experiment

Try the magic milk experiment with 1%, 2% and whole milk. Observe what happens and keep a record of how the milk behaves with each type of milk. Did you notice a difference?

If you do this with water will the colors still move all around like they did in the milk?

More Simple Science for Young Kids

These Simple Science Experiments for Preschool are sure to be favorites for the kids!

If you enjoyed this science experiment, then you will love this lava lamp science activity! It is super simple and really, really fun!

Or give this leak-proof bag science activity a try. It will AMAZE your kids.

Magic Milk FAQ

What is magic milk?

How to make magic milk?

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Exciting Magic Milk Science Experiment for Kids

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f you are looking for a simple science activity to do with the kids, then look no further! This magic milk science experiment is perfect for you! It amazes the kids every time and it is super easy to do too! Just grab a few household supplies and have a blast with magic milk!

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If you are teaching your preschooler/toddler numbers, you're going to love this Cheerios number tracing activity printable we have today!

Even older kids will jump at the chance to play with their food in this activity.

This totschooling activity is so simple and can be set up in seconds! Add this fun counting activity to your math centers and use it in any thematic units about snacks.

Cheerios Number Tracing for Preschool

It takes just moments to set up this fun educational activity for preschoolers!

Supplies:
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Cheerios Number Tracing Activity

Print your number tracing printables in color or black and white. After printing, use laminating pouches and a laminator to laminate the printables and use them more than once.

If your preschoolers are anything like mine, anything that helps make the printables sturdier is a good thing!

Allow your preschooler to count Cheerios and put the appropriate number inside the box next to the number.

The preschoolers can also use Cheerios to trace the numbers and start learning how to make the shape of each number. Bo had tons of fun playing with this and eating the snacks at the same time!

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Cheerios Number Tracing Preschool Activity

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If you are teaching your preschooler/toddler numbers, you're going to love this Cheerios number tracing activity printable we have today! Even older kids will jump at the chance to play with their food in this activity. This totschooling activity is so simple and can be set up in seconds!

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