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NUMBER DAY
Materials
Various
Activity
When you have been working on a number, such as 3, make plans with the children for a number day.
Ask them each to bring in an object that has a 3 on it (a cereal box, a magazine cover, a toy, etc.). Also
encourage them to wear items of clothing that contain 3s. For other activities, you might wish to read 
“The Three Bears,” serve three types of crackers for snack, and have the children make crowns 
decorated with 3s. Sing the following song on your number day, substituting your number for three.
Sung to: “The Farmer in the Dell”
Today’s our number day.
Today’s our number day.
We celebrate the number three 
Today’s our number day.
Gayle Bittinger
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MATH WHEEL
Math
Materials
Cardboard
Scissors
Felt
Glue
Marker
Brass paper fastener
Activity
Cut two circles (about 12 inches in diameter) out of
cardboard. Cut the same size circle out of felt and glue
it to one of the cardboard circles. Cut a pie-shaped
wedge out of the felt-covered circle as shown in the
illustration. Around the edge of the other cardboard
circle, write the numbers 1 to 6 in a clockwise fashion.
Place the felt-covered circle on top of the numbered
one. Poke a hole through the centers of both plates
and insert a brass paper fastener. Cut six small
seasonal shapes, such as hearts, shamrocks, flowers,
leaves, or trees, out of felt.
Give one of the children the math wheel and six felt shapes. Have the child turn the bottom circle of the
wheel until a number appears in the wedge-shaped hole. Then ask the child to place that number of felt
cutouts on the top circle. Have the child remove the cutouts before turning the math wheel again.
Variation: Have the child place a specific number of shapes on the wheel and then turn it until the
corresponding number appears.
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