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STAMPED NUMBERS
Materials
Construction paper
Pen
Small rubber stamps
Washable ink pads
Activity
Select a sheet of light-colored construction paper for each child. Use a pen to write a large number from 0
to 9 on each paper. Set out small rubber stamps and washable ink pads in a variety of colors. Let the
children use the stamps to make prints on the lines of their numbers, covering the lines completely.
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NUMBER ART
Visual Arts
Materials
Masking tape
Oaktag
Tempera paint
Plates
Sponges
Activity
For each child, use masking tape to form a number from 0 to 9 on a sheet of oaktag. Pour a small amount
of tempera paint onto plates. Set out the numbered papers and small sponges. Have the children use the
sponges to paint all over the papers, being sure to paint over the masking tape. When the paint has dried,
help the children peel off the masking tape to reveal their surprise numbers.
Hint: If you do not have oaktag, use old manila file folders cut in half.
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NUMBER COLLAGES
Materials
Newspapers
Magazines
Catalogs
Scissors
Construction paper
Glue
Activity
Have the children look in newspapers, magazines, and catalogs for numbers. Ask them to cut or tear out
as many numbers as they can find. Let the children glue the numbers they find to sheets of construction
paper to make number collages.
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