Last week was all about learning our numbers in math. This week I wanted to focus on number sense....more specifically 1:1 correspondence and counting objects.
I decided that we needed some hands-on engaging activities to practice these concepts. My kiddos were absolutely loving dice so I came up with a game for them to play using dice and teddy bear counters {although you could really use any object you wanted to}.
Students were paired up. One student had a die and the other student had a bag of teddy bear counters.
Step 1: Student A rolled the die.
Step 2: Students count the dots on the die to know what number they will be working with.
Step 3: Student B gets out that number of objects.
Step 4: Student A counts the teddy bears to check Student B's work.
Step 5: Student A praises or coaches Student B. {We practiced a lot with this ahead of time. What do we say when our partner gets the answer correct? How can we coach our partner to get the correct answer?}
Step 6: Student's switch jobs. Now Student B will roll the dice. Students will then go through all the steps again.
Once the students had played the game for a bit and I had a chance to go around to check on each group, I had my students complete a practice page so I could see what they could do independently.
On the practice page, I realized that my students did pretty well with counting, but struggled with writing the number to match the objects. They could say the number, but writing it was a whole different struggle. We will continue to work on that skill this week.
Tomorrow, we will do this activity again except we will be using some fall objects.....leaves! When it is time to practice independently, my students will complete the worksheet below. I am leaving it here as a freebie for all of you! {Just click on the picture to download it!}
You will want to check back later this week because I have a fun surprise in the works. I hit some personal milestones and I want to celebrate with YOU!
What an adorable station!
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