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MY NUMBER POSTER
Materials
Large construction paper
Marker
Ruler
Glue
Small items
Activity
Help each child create his or her own number poster. To make each poster, use a ruler and marker to draw
eleven rows on a 12 x 18-inch sheet of construction paper. Number the rows from 0 to 10 down the left-
hand side of the paper. Set out small bottles of glue and small items such as buttons, paper clips, cotton
balls, pasta wheels, and large plastic beads. Have each child identify a number on his or her chart, then
glue a corresponding number of small items in that number’s row. Repeat with other numbers until the
children’s number posters are complete.
Hint: Display the children’s number posters on a wall or a bulletin board and sing the following song
as the children practice counting from 0 to 10.
Sung to: “Skip to My Lou”
Start with 0–1–2–3.
Add on 4–5–6 and 7.
Count some more 8–9–10.
Then count them once again.
Gayle Bittinger
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NUMBER PUZZLES
Math
Materials
File folders
Large craft sticks
Markers
Activity
On the inside of a file folder, arrange six large craft sticks to
make a log-cabin design (see illustration). Trace around the
craft sticks to make “logs.” Number the logs from 1 to 6.
Collect the craft sticks and number them from 1 to 6 with
dots. Arrange the six craft sticks in a different design on
the inside of a second file folder. Trace around the craft
sticks and number them from 1 to 6. Make several different
designs. Set out the file folders and the six dotted craft
sticks. Have the children take turns choosing a puzzle and
arranging the matching craft sticks on the design.