• Theme: Music

• Materials: Chairs, music, open space to play

• Directions:

  • Arrange chairs in a circle, using one less chair than the number of students.

  • Students walk around the chairs as music plays.

  • When the music stops, they try to sit in a chair.

  • One student is out each round (the one left without a chair).

  • Continue until one student remains.

  • After each round, compare the number of chairs to the number of students.

Link to Recording Sheet:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ejwX7BILeeAO7nQlmjOx_A24kLyMLNMwQ87EA50cwb4/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13hWyBPqjRVXM3xjsD6MHIH87cq3uT5uFu_2OO44zEAY/edit?usp=sharing

Link to game board choices.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pZoQOdivP8sZtxPsBsJoXdewmDLkkOxm_b12ObfVFEI/edit?usp=sharing

(This activity may be done in several sessions.)

Objective:

• Students will learn to sort objects by attributes such as shape, size, and color.

• Students will understand and create repeating patterns.

• Students will practice fine motor skills by making bracelets.

Materials:

• Variety of beads (different shapes, sizes, colors)

• String or yarn for bracelets

• Scissors

• Trays or containers to sort beads

Introduction:

• Show students the beads and discuss the different ways to group them: by shape, size, or color.

• Ask students to help you sort a small pile of beads into groups.

• Explain what a pattern is (something that repeats in a specific order).

Activity:

1. Sorting beads:

   • Have students sort their beads into groups by shape, size, or color.

2. Creating patterns:

   • Demonstrate a simple pattern using beads (e.g., red-blue-red-blue or circle-square-circle-square).

   • Help students string beads in a repeating pattern to make their first bracelet.

3. Second bracelet:

   • Challenge students to create a second bracelet using a different pattern.

Sharing and Discussion:

• Invite students to share their bracelets and describe the patterns or groups they chose.

• Discuss how patterns help us organize and recognize things.

Extension Ideas:

• Introduce more complex patterns (ABCB, AABB, etc.).

• Incorporate math by counting beads in each pattern.

• Write a simple pattern story (e.g., “The red bead says hello, then the blue bead waves goodbye”).

(This activity may be done in several sessions.)

Summary:

🧰 Materials Needed:

• Construction paper

• Light cardboard shapes

• Craft sticks

• Glue

• Tape

📝 Directions:

1. Show students a picture of a doghouse and discuss:

   • What is a doghouse for?

   • What makes a good doghouse?

   • What shapes can they identify in the structure?

2. Explain the project: students will build a doghouse using shapes.

3. Have students:

   • Make a plan for their doghouse.

   • Use shapes and craft sticks to build the planned structure.

   • Name the shapes they used and explain any variation in shape choice.

   • Reflect on:

     • Problems they faced.

     • How they would improve or change their design next time.

This project is a great way to integrate geometry, design thinking, and critical reflection into a fun and creative engineering task for students.

Link to Recording Sheet:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M2lbgyO7XOztYq9TvFP-VCX5kPs2tJ_y5qaEOymvZKc/edit?usp=sharing

Goal: Practice subtraction by “knocking down pins” and calculating the remaining number of pins.

🧸 Materials:

• 10 plastic bowling pins (or empty plastic bottles)

• A lightweight ball (or a soft ball like a tennis ball)

• Paper and pencil (or whiteboard and marker)

• Optional: Scorecards (provided below)

🔢 Setup:

1. Arrange the pins in a triangle (like real bowling).

2. Each player starts with 10 pins per turn.

3. After rolling the ball, count how many pins were knocked down.

4. Subtract the number of pins knocked down from 10.

✅ Example Turn:

• Player 1 rolls the ball and knocks down 3 pins.

• Player writes the subtraction sentence/equation:

• 10 - 3 = 7

• That’s how many pins are left standing.

🏅 Game Rules:

1. Each player gets 1 roll per turn

2. Players use their Game Board to track how many pins are knocked down and write their equations.

3. Play for 5 rounds.

🎯 Learning Focus:

• Subtracting from 10

• Writing subtraction equations

• Visualizing subtraction with physical items

• Turn-taking and sportsmanship

Link to recording sheet:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f9AF3UCqIkavLPWqrwnuz1WGNbowQ7ktO_Frqjf5ZeY/edit?usp=sharing

• 5 two-color counters (red/yellow or other two-sided items)

• A small cup or container for shaking

• A recording sheet

• Pencils

  
  

🟢 How to Play “Shake and Spill” (to 5):

1. Shake 5 two-color counters in the cup.

2. Spill them onto the table.

3. Count how many are each color.

4. Say the number sentence - "2 and 3 make 5".

5. Record it on a the worksheet

   
   

🔵 Learning Goals:

• Understand part-part-whole relationships

• Practice addition facts to 5

• Build a foundation for composing and decomposing numbers

  
  

Link to Game Sheet:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AmOYT87eTO2wMwCeKQ6WTpC4q0EUD7rADKd7PEzl93c/edit?usp=sharing

🎯 Goal:

Explore all the different ways to make the number 10 using two colors of cubes.

🧰 Materials Needed:

• 20 connecting cubes per child

• Ten of each color of cubes (ex. 10 red, 10 blue)

• A recording sheet (to write and/or color in combinations)

  
  

🟢 How to Play:

1. Start with 20 cubes.

   • Choose two colors: for example, red and blue.

2. Build a tower of 10 cubes using both colors.

   • Example: 4 red and 6 blue.

3. Count and say the combination out loud:

   • “4 and 6 make 10.”

4. Record it (optional):

   • Write the equation: 4 + 6 = 10

   • Or draw the tower and label the colors.

5. Take the tower apart and build a new one with a different color combination.

6. Repeat until you’ve found all the combinations that make 10.

   
   

💡 Teaching Tips:

• Encourage kids to start with 0 of one color, then increase one at a time:
  (0 + 10, 1 + 9, 2 + 8, ..., 10 + 0).

• Use this to introduce the idea of “number bonds” to 10.

• Challenge: Can they find all 11 combinations that make 10?

Objective:
Help students recognize and name 2D shapes like circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, and hexagons.

🧩 Materials:

• Bingo boards with a mix of 2D shapes

• Shape cards (one for each shape)

• Counters or chips to mark spaces

• Optional: Real-life shape items (a plate for a circle, a book for a rectangle, etc.)

📋 How to Play:

1. Give each student a Bingo board with different 2D shapes (randomly arranged).

2. Draw a shape card and name the shape out loud. Optionally, show a real-life object with that shape.

3. Students look for the shape on their boards and cover it with a counter if they have it.

4. Keep going until someone covers a full row, column, or diagonal and shouts “Shape Bingo!”

Link to Bingo Boards:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AXp8M6v7a64hdsJi1Gk6h_Nj0H2ToD9V/view?usp=sharing