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Contact_FullName: Glenda Contact_Email: glenda_holden@hotmail.com date:: 04/30/02 Area: Birds-Math Idea: A fun activity to do with preschoolers is to discuss the hatching sequence of birds. Then for math, get pictures of a bird (chick) hatching, laminate them, and have the children try to put them in order. Put the correct sequence numbers on the back so that they can check and make sure that they are correct. Our group loved trying to hatch the chicks and to see detailed pictures of the hatching process. check out these sites for pics. http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/chick/ and this is where I got my pictures- http://www.poultrysupply.com/poultry/hatch.html
7-23-00Tactile Tub Farm Animal Math Start by putting some bird seed or rice, etc. into a large tub or long pan (I bought a large rectangle tub from the hardware store. You can put it on a tarp on the floor or build a stand for it so the children can sit to it on chairs). Hide a variety of small plastic farm animals in the bird seed or whatever you selected and have the children find the animals for a great tactile experience. Have them identify the animals and make the sound each animal makes as they find them. Using plastic fences or blocks make small divided sections on top of the birdseed. Ask the children to categorize the animals by putting all of the sheep in one section, all of the horses in another section, etc. After the animals are all categorized begin counting each group. Have the children decide if each new group has more or less animals then the other groups. When you have finished counting all of the groups, have the children tell you which group of all of the groups had more and which group had less. My own idea!!!
Date: 3-14-00Using a tri-fold project board 1/2 size, create three sections, farm animals, zoo animals and pets. Labeling at the top of each section. Using clip art copy, and color a number of animals associated with the groups, laminate for lasting ability. Use Velcro dots, allow children to place animals in the appropriate areas. Remember that some animals can go any place which opens up discussion with the children. No wrong answers. I have also place a picture of a farm, zoo, and house in the separate sections along with the words. Children play with this center for long periods.
Date: 3-8-00Write a number onto a piece of paper...like 6 then the word chicks next to the number. Have the children dip there thumb into black ink and press their thumbs onto the strip of paper...then have them add an eye..legs...and a beak...have them do these as many times as they need to match the number on the top of the page.
Date: 3-1-00Sorting Collect pictures of Farm animals and jungle animals. Have children sort them in the math center. Then have them count which has more.
ideaI give the children a picture of a different farm animal. (pigs, cows, hen, horse...)then the children have to make the sound of the animal and they have to find their match without talking, only making the animal sound. Date: 11-6-99ideaThis is an idea out of Mailbox Magazine Masking tape a square large enough for all the children to stand on the perimeter. One child is given a farm animal. The child walks on the outside of the circle during the first verse and then on the inside during the second verse. In and Out of the Barn (The Farmer in the Dell) The cow is out of the barn The cow is out of the barn High-ho, the derry-o The cow is out of the barn The cow is in the barn The cow is in the barn. Heigh-ho, the derry-o The cow is in the barn Change the name of the animal depending what animal the child is holding. Date Submitted: 9-19-99Date: 6-30-99I found this while surfing for new games recently, and my preschoolers loved playing it during our "down on the farm" day. Farmers and Crows materials: bean bags, kids Divide children into 2 or more teams, with even numbers if possible. On each team, assign players the role of farmer or crow, alternating in line ( farmer, crow, farmer, crow...). The farmer must plant his corn (bean bags) along the way from start to finish, then run back. In turn, a crow hops over the corn to the finish, turns back, and retrieves all the corn. The corn is handed to the next farmer in line, who continues the game. When finished, have the farmers and crows switch roles. Have fun! 7-3-98 Name: Jackie E-Mail: JWAC@aol.com BABY FARM ANIMAL TIC TAC TOE Materials:Masking tapeCards with X's and O's Pictures of farm animals with corresponding pictures of their babies. Divide the class into two teams - the X's and the O's.Give each team a selection of baby farm animal pictures.Hold up a farm animal picture and allow the two teams to find the correct baby picture. The team that has it takes their X or O and puts it in a square on the floor. Continue until a line of three has been formed.Make a Tic Tac Toe outline on the floor with masking tape. 5-7-98 Name: Tina E-Mail: mference@cts.com I cut out horses minus the legs on Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple construction paper and had them laminated. I purchased clothes pins, to which I painted the same colors as the horses. These are the horses legs. The children love to clip on the horses legs. With 2 year olds I ask them to try to put the same color legs on the same color horse. With the pre-K class I ask them to try and clip the two colors that make up a color on a horse. (example: a Yellow leg and a Blue leg on a Green horse. 4-10-98 Name: Jean E-Mail: JEng468066@aol.com Feed The Animal Place a toy animal of your choice on the table (or floor if you use this at circle). In front of the animal, place a pie tin containing uncooked oats (popcorn or rice may also be used). Provide the children with a scoop (the kind from baby formula is great) and have them tell you one at a time how many scoops of food the animal should eat. Help the children to count out that many scoops of food and pretend the animal eats it. 4-10-98 Name: Jean E-Mail: JEng468066@aol.com Use a toy tractor and assorted farm animals. Have each child bring you different animals in the tractor. Start with 3 or 4 and work your way up. This is a great memory game that the children love. 4-10-98 Name: Jean E-Mail: JEng468066@aol.com Henny Hen Make a nest by placing easter grass in a basket or box. Place a number of plastic eggs in the nest, and top with a toy chicken. Have the children guess how many eggs Henny Hen has laid. Lift her up and have the children count the eggs. How many are there? Was the guess more or fewer then the actual number? Have the children close their eyes while you change the number of eggs. 3-26-98 Name: Debi E-Mail: djsras@gte.net Language activity: "Listening" Objectives: To identify the sounds farm animals make. Age: 2 and 3 year olds. Group size: 6 Materials needed: large plastic farm animals(cows,horse sheep, pigs, etc). Tape player Tape with farm animal sounds Procedure: Have children sit in circle. Give each child a couple of animals and let her/him pick up the one that makes the sound. Stop the tape and talk briefly about the animal. 3-22-98 Name: Jackie E-Mail: JWAC@aol.com Math Bowls of cornstarch, cornmeal, corn kernels and popcorn are put out. Transparent plastic cups and some spoons are also put out. Pieces of paper with circles in four columns and some crayons. The children count how many spoonfuls it takes to fill the cups with the different types of corn. They can color in a circle each time they pour a spoonful of something into the cups. They have then made their own graphs.
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