Visit True or Trick? activityTrue or Trick?
“This is a triangle: True or trick?” Children decide if a drawing is really an example of a specific type of shape and try not to get fooled by the tricky examples.
“This is a triangle: True or trick?” Children decide if a drawing is really an example of a specific type of shape and try not to get fooled by the tricky examples.
Figure out the secret rule being used to sort a set of shapes into two categories.
Identify and describe shapes that are hidden in a box only by touching them.
Roll a number cube to know how many “chocolate chips” to put on one or more “cookies” until the cookies are filled.
The floor is lava! Step on the large shapes to safely cross the volcano. Listen for the shape names or properties to know where to step next.
Abracadabra! In this activity, children take turns using their “magic trick” (counting skills) to figure out what number is on a facedown counting card.
Work together to create a unique building that includes a certain number of features, such as stairs, towers, doors.
Copy a geometric design or building shown in a picture using blocks or square color tiles.
Children draw a picture of a building they made to explore spatial relationships.
Practice counting-on and adding in this short path board game
Compare the weights of objects using a balance and then sort the objects into two groups based on their weights.
One child hides some counters from a small set, and a second child estimates how many were hidden.
Compare the relative length of body parts to other objects using words such as longer or shorter.
Practice symmetry by placing blocks on one side of a line to create a mirror image of the blocks on the other side of the line.
Children add and remove core units from a pattern to fill the spaces on a board.
Roll a die to determine how many blocks to add to a tower. Keep going until the tower falls over.
Children figure out the sorting rule based on pictures and then sort objects as quickly as possible.
Compare the number of objects in different sets to feed an animal.