Line Up in Patterns
Find Shapes in Food
Measurement Clean-Up
Heavier or Lighter?
Compare the weights of objects using a balance and then sort the objects into two groups based on their weights.
Counting Clean-Up
Measuring Myself
Compare the relative length of body parts to other objects using words such as longer or shorter.
Move Using Spatial Words
Hidden Objects
One child hides some counters from a small set, and a second child estimates how many were hidden.
What Shape Am I Thinking Of?
Count Steps to Measure Distance
Guess My Rule
Figure out the secret rule being used to sort a set of shapes into two categories.
Speed Sorting
Children figure out the sorting rule based on pictures and then sort objects as quickly as possible.
Copy the Pattern
Get Attention Using Number Actions
Color Line-Up
Line Up by Number
Find the Number Using Operations
Draw Your Building
Children draw a picture of a building they made to explore spatial relationships.
Zookeepers
Compare the number of objects in different sets to feed an animal.
Cookie Game
Roll a number cube to know how many “chocolate chips” to put on one or more “cookies” until the cookies are filled.
Find the Number by Counting
Magician’s Tricks
Abracadabra! In this activity, children take turns using their “magic trick” (counting skills) to figure out what number is on a facedown counting card.
Spatial Words at Block Time
Don’t Burn Your Feet
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.
Numbers at Mealtime
Mirror Blocks
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.
Pattern Bridge
Children add and remove core units from a pattern to fill the spaces on a board.
Follow the Path
Practice counting-on and adding in this short path board game
Spatial Words Outside
Get Attention Using Spatial Words
Build Together
Work together to create a unique building that includes a certain number of features, such as stairs, towers, doors.
What Shape Am I Touching?
Identify and describe shapes that are hidden in a box only by touching them.
Tower Power
Roll a die to determine how many blocks to add to a tower. Keep going until the tower falls over.
Compare Shapes to Find Your Group
True 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.
Move to the Speed
Line Up Two-by-Two
Creating Copies
Copy a geometric design or building shown in a picture using blocks or square color tiles.
Shape Clean-Up
“I Spy” Using Location Words
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