101 Number Activities

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NUMBER HANGERS
Materials
Clothesline
Chairs
Coat hangers
Index cards
Marker
Tape
Clothespins
Basket
Activity
Tie a clothesline between two chairs. Use a marker to number five index cards from 1 to 5. Collect five
coat hangers and tape one of the numbered cards to each one. Hang the coat hangers on the clothesline
and set out a basket with fifteen spring-type clothespins in it. Invite the children to identify the numbers on
the hangers and then clip on the matching number of clothespins. Then encourage them to arrange the
hangers on the clothesline in numerical order.
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FISHING FOR NUMBERS
Motor Skills
Materials
Tank of water
Plastic fish
Permanent marker
Aquarium fishing net
Small bucket
Activity
Set up a tank of water. This could be an old aquarium, a large clear-plastic container, a punch bowl, or a
large bucket filled with water. Find an assortment of plastic toy fish (sold in sets at toy stores). Use a
permanent marker to write a different number on each fish. Place the fish in the tank of water and set out
a small bucket and a fishing net made for use in aquariums. Invite one of the children to join you. Give the
fishing net to the child. Have the child use the net to scoop up one of the plastic fish. As the child works,
sing the following song. Once the child has a fish in the net, pull up the net and look at the fish. Ask the
child to name the number written on the fish. Place the fish in the small bucket. When all of the fish have
been caught, put them back into the tank of water and invite another child to join you.
Sung to: “Skip to My Lou”
Fishing for numbers,
What will I catch?
Fishing for numbers,
What will I catch?
Fishing for numbers,
What will I catch?
What will I catch, my darling?
Gayle Bittinger
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