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Classroom Activities
There's nothing like math to lend itself to a hands-on lesson. Math skills can be developed through all kinds of activities – while playing with blocks, drawing shapes, or building a playhouse through trial and error. Use these activities as-is, or as jumping off points for your own lessons. Each activity makes use of everyday materials, so students can practice the same skills at home as in the classroom.
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Build Me a House
Skills:
- Measurement,
- Words
Students use recycled materials, standard and non-standard measurement to build a house with a Goldilocks theme.
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Name Towers
Skills:
- Counting
Students count the number of letters in their name, then create towers with unifix cubes and compare with classmates.
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Obstacle Course
Skills:
- Measurement,
- Shapes,
- Spatial Sense,
- Words
Students explore location words with a classroom obstacle course.
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Shape Hunt
Skills:
- Counting,
- Data Analysis,
- Shapes
Students explore shapes in their environment with a walk through the school and a tally sheet to collect data.
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Shoe Sorting
Skills:
- Counting,
- Data Analysis,
- Shapes
Students sort and grab their own shoes using a chart made from a shower curtain.
