Gold Coin Count
Use gold wrapped
chocolate coins to help the children with their counting skills.
Counting Gold
In my math center I
have enlarged, numbered, and laminated 11 black
pot patterns (0-10) and found gold glass beads at a craft store
and
they've been counting gold into each pot. Also matching different
shamrock and potato die cuts as well as patterning/sorting them.
Number dice game with potato heads, roll a six to get an ear, etc.
St. Pat's Math
Print out shamrocks
or leprechauns with each having a different number to 10.
Use some gold glitter glue and paint some rocks. Let the
children use
the rocks to place the correct number on the shamrock or
leprechaun.
Four Leaf
Clover
Cut out four, three leafed clovers, and one four leafed clover.
Set all
five clovers on a table and ask the child to find the four leafed
clover.
Four Leaf
Clover Sizing
Cut out five different sized clovers. Have the child arrange the
clovers by size.
Graph Lucky
Charms
Purchase a box of
Lucky Charms. Sort out the marshmallows out of the cereal.
Invite the
youngsters to choose their favorite Lucky Charm marshmallow and
help chart their favorites.
Lucky Charms
Sort
Give each child a
sheet of paper divided into a grid. Predraw the Lucky Charm
cereal shapes across the bottom. Have the children sort the
cereal. Count how many
of each shape and color in the appropriate number of squares.
When complete-Eat!
Lucky Charm
Math
Sort children into
groups, pour a bowl of Lucky Charms for each group.
Call out a marshmallow shape (red balloons, green clovers,
shooting stars,
etc.) one at a time and have groups sort through their bowls to
find the
shape called. Each table announces how many of the shape they
have
(as each shape is called). Discuss which table has more, less,
the same,
and the most. Place a box of Lucky Charms in the writing center
so that
children can make pictures incorporating the marshmallow shapes
into them.
Pre-K
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I do not claim any of these as my own
ideas.
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group
members.
Thanks for sharing all your great ideas!
