101 Number Activities

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KITES IN THE SKY
Visual Arts
Materials
White paper
Tempera paint
Bowls
Eyedroppers
Construction paper
Glue
Markers
Scissors
Activity
For each child, cut a kite shape, about 7 x 4
1
⁄
2
inches, out of white paper and fold the shape in half. Pour
two different colors of tempera paint into small bowls. Stir a little water into the paint to thin it. Give each
child a folded kite shape. Have the children open up their shapes and use eyedroppers to squeeze drops
of paint onto one side. Show them how to refold their shapes, gently rub over them with their hands, and
then open their shapes to reveal the designs they created. Allow the paint to dry.
Give each child his or her kite shape and a sheet of light blue construction paper. Have the children glue
their kite shapes near the top of their papers. Let them use markers to draw on a kite tail. Cut small
triangles out of construction paper. Show the children how to arrange two triangles with the points
together to make a bow. Have them glue several bows onto their kite tails. As each child finishes, have him
or her count the number of bows on the kite tail. Help the child write that number on his or her paper.
Extension: In addition to counting the bows on their kite tails, have the children count the number of
triangles on their papers. They will notice two triangles made on either side of the fold in their kites,
plus two triangles for every bow on their kite string.
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Visual Arts
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FLOWER PETALS
Materials
Brown and yellow construction paper
Scissors
Construction paper
Glue
Sunflower seeds
Activity
Cut 3-inch circles out of brown construction paper and 2
1
⁄
2
-inch petal shapes out of yellow construction
paper. Give each child a brown circle and a sheet of construction paper. Have the children glue their
brown circles to the center of the papers. Let them select a number of yellow petal shapes. Have them
glue their petals around their brown circles to make sunflowers. Ask them to count the number of petals
on their sunflowers. Have them count out that many sunflower seeds to glue in the center of their
sunflowers.