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LOTS OF DOTS
Materials
White construction paper
Scissors
Black washable ink pads
Unsharpened pencils
Marker
Activity
Cut Dalmatian dog shapes out of white construction paper. Set out black washable ink pads. Give each
child one of the dog shapes. Show the children how to press the eraser end of an unsharpened pencil
onto an ink pad and then onto a dog shape to make a circle print. Let the children make between 1 and 20
circle prints on their dog shapes. As the children finish, help them count the dots on their dogs and write
the number of dots on the back.
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COUNTING NECKLACES
Visual Arts 
Materials
Cardboard tubes
Scissors
Tempera paint
Dishes
Newspaper
Construction paper
Marker
Activity
Cut cardboard tubes into 1
1
⁄
2
-inch rings. Pour small amounts of tempera paint into dishes. Cover a work
area with newspaper. Set out the rings, the dishes of tempera paint, and paintbrushes. Have each child
select a number of cardboard rings, up to ten. Let the children paint their rings any color they wish. Allow
the paint to dry. Cut 2-inch circles out of construction paper. Help each child write the number of rings he
or she painted on one of the circles. Punch a hole in the top of the circle. Have each child string his or her
rings and the numbered circle onto a 2-foot length of yarn. Tie the ends together to complete each child’s
counting necklace.
Variation: Instead of cardboard tube rings, let the children use large rigatoni noodles to make their
counting necklaces. Have them paint their selected number of noodles any color they wish. When the
paint is dry, let them string the noodles onto a length of yarn, along with a numbered circle.
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