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COUNTING FINGERS
Materials
Construction paper
Markers
Activity
Work with one child at a time. Let the child choose a color of construction paper for this activity. Have the
child place his or her hands on the construction paper while you trace around them. Number the fingers
from 1 to 10 and count them with the child.
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NUMBER CREATIONS
Materials
Construction paper
Marker
Crayons
Activity
For each child, use a marker to draw a large number on a sheet
of construction paper. Give the papers to the children. Ask them to
think of ways to turn their numbers into pictures. For instance, could the number 8
be made into a person by adding a head, two arms, and two legs? Or could petals be drawn around the
number 0 to turn it into a flower? Encourage the children to use crayons and their imaginations to create
any kind of number pictures they wish. When they have finished, display their number creations on a wall
or a bulletin board.
Variation: Write a number on a piece of white paper and attach the paper to a clipboard. Have the
children sit with you in a circle and give them each a different color of crayon. Then pass the
clipboard around the circle and let each child in turn add a detail to the number to turn it into a
picture of some kind. Continue the activity until the children are satisfied with their group creation.
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COUNTING COLLAGES
Visual Arts
Materials
Collage materials
Containers
Marker
Construction paper
Glue
Activity
Collect five different kinds of collage materials, such as cotton balls, pasta, yarn pieces, plastic-foam
packing peanuts, and tissue paper squares. Use a marker to number five containers from 1 to 5. Place a
different collage material in each container. Set out the containers, sheets of construction paper, and glue.
Have the children identify the number on each container and take out that many pieces of that collage
material. Let them glue the items to construction paper to create their own counting collages. When the
glue is dry, ask the children to count each kind of item used in their collages.