Guest Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Hi all - looking for help once again. I need some short but fun maths activities for 4-5 year olds. With particular emphasis on number recognition and counting out a specific number of items to 5. I use loads of songs and 'hands on' activities but am bored of my usual repetoire Any good hints for books or sites or ideas would be really appreciated Quote
AnonyMouse_2846 Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 our children like nothing more than acting out the rhymes. 5 cheeky monkeys or 5 little ducks etc they hold up a number and get in order. when we do 5 little leaves the rest of the children blow them off the tree and they have to get back in line in the correct order. Quote
Guest Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Ditto! How about 5 little monkeys? 5 little monkeys swinging from a tree along came a crocodile quiet as can be Oh said the monkeys you can't catch me! Snap Snap Snap........ 4 little monkeys swinging from a tree etc. Quote
Guest Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks Andreamay.. Mine do too - but I think I have just about exhausted all the 5 little ....(songs) possible and more! I really struggle as these children have real difficulty concentrating so I tend to go for outdoor lively stuff! Think I have just overdone the studying and am now braindead Quote
AnonyMouse_2846 Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 i did smartie maths the other week could you adapt that. Naturally the children loved it!! Also 5 in a bed. junk beds with 5 heads and a cover on, old cd disks make good headboards. they could choose how many in their bed and write the number on a sticker to put on the bed. Old birthday cards for cutting with numerals on. Playdough cakes and straws for candles always goes down well. will keep thinking Quote
AnonyMouse_2846 Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) we did a doctors surgery and the children had to take a number and wait their turn. also worked well in a shoe shop the shop assistent called a number. staff needed to model it at first but they soon got the message. Aeroplane seat numbers they buy a ticket and have to sit in the seat that matches.we have alot of gold coins (tokens) always popular to count money!!! 5 coins to buy a ticket to a puppet show etc Edited July 10, 2008 by Andreamay Quote
Guest Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 I've been using Tom Thumb musical maths in the last couple of weeks as the children are getting stale of the 5 little.... It's a great series of books with activities and songs set to familair tunes so great for non-music types http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tom-Thumbs-Musical...g/dp/0713672951 My children loved Mary in Spaceship for counting down from 10 Quote
Guest Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Some really good ideas there to keep me busy! Thanks folks x Quote
Guest Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 we do a postman delivering letters game......postman has envelopes with door numbers on 1 - 10, up to 10 children stand in a line (number mixed around) pretending to be the door and they also have a laminated sign with a number 1 - 10. The postman delivers his letters to the correct door number. I guess this is more for number recognition but we do count as well so you could adapt it to suit. Quote
AnonyMouse_10713 Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 We have 5 cups numbered 1 - 5 and clothes pegs for them to peg coresponding amount to that cup. Good for fine motor skills too!! Quote
Guest Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 It's times like this that I know why I love this site! Thanks folks x Quote
AnonyMouse_11485 Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Number hunts outside and inside (finding hidden numbers or seeing what numbers they can find in the environment or taking a box around and collecting a certain number of things to put in the box) Ordering numbers that are written on the playground / put up around the playgrund (over a large area) by riding their bike first to number 1, then 2 etc - children have to think what number comes next, see where the number is and then ride their bike to it Interactive numberline - numberline with hooks on and those little washing powder net bag things - children collect the corresponding number of lego pieces / pencils / marbles etc etc and hang them up. Baking number-shaped biscuits and decorating them with the corresponding number of chocolate chips / raisins / sweets - similar in playdough - make pretend birthday cakes for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 year olds with the right number of candles. Ten Terrible Dinosaurs is a great picture book for counting back from 10. Quote
Guest Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Hi Emmajess.. Only just seen your reply - fantastic ideas there - can't wait to get busy this week! Thank you x Quote
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