1. Matching Sock sorting and matching Items needed: basket and old socks Give the child a basket of different kinds of socks and have child sort and match the socks to make pairs 6. Space We Going on A Bear Hunt Items needed: The song Bear Hunt Play the song Bear Hunt. Then let class act out the song by going act if the going across the bridge, climbing up a tree, going through the cave and etc. 2. Numbers Numbers Grab Bag Items needed: index cards, paper bag, and pennies for counters Write numbers 1-10 into index cards, fold index cards and place the folded cards in to the brown paper bag . Let child pick number from bag and have child count out the amount of pennies for that number. 7. Part/Whole What is Missing Items needed: toys with missing parts(ex. Car, truck, doll, etc.) Show the child each toy and see if child could tell you what is missing. 3. Classifying Sink or Float Items needed: a collection of all kind of objects made from different materials Ask students which objects would flow in water and which ones would sink in water. Fill the water table with water and place each object one at a time in water to see which objects floated and which ones sink. Made a chart to show your findings. 8. Ordering Fruit Loop Necklaces Item need: yarn and fruit loops cereal. First have child sort the cereal in colors and then you string a pattern on yarn and ask child to create the same pattern. 4. Comparing The Three Bears Items needed: The book The Three Bears, three bowls(big, middle , same) chairs(big, middle, small). Read the book The Three Bears and have bowls and chairs and ask child to tell me which one is the biggest , which one is the middle size which is the smallest. Then ask which one should be Papa‘s, Mama‘s, and baby’s bear. 9. Measurement Human Weight Scale Items needed: a collection of all kinds of objects(ex. Water bottle, feather, rock, etc.) Ask a child to hold one item in each hand. Ask the the child questions like which one is heavier, the larger ,the lightest, etc. 5. Shape Shape Grab and Feel Bag Items needed: block shapes, bag Put a block shapes in a cloth bag. Let student reach into bag and feel the shape and guess what shape is in the bag. 10. Graphing Favorite Color Items needed: white butcher paper and a black marker and colors Ask the class which is the best color. Ask each students which color is their favorite. Graph each child favorite color. Then ask the class which color is the most favorite of the class and which color is the lest favorite of the class. Math Activities