Work Station 1: Caterpillar Counting Game
Skill/Objective:
Students will count numbers from one to ten orally, select the correct numeral to match the number of objects in a set, and demonstrate one-to-one correspondence.
Materials:
Description of Activity:
Using the game board and pieces provided, students will count the flowers on each circle and match the circle to the section on the caterpillar with the corresponding number.
Ideas for Differentiation:
The teacher will be available to help students who may be struggling with counting to ten. Students who need an additional challenge may create their own additional number circles (blank circles provided by teacher) to add to their caterpillar with a larger number of flowers and add this number to the back of the caterpillar to stretch onto the back of the page.
Assessment:
Downloads:
Instructions for Assembly
Kid-Friendly Instructions: How to Play
Gameboard/Website for Activity
References:
abcteach.com: the Educator's On-line Resource
Students will count numbers from one to ten orally, select the correct numeral to match the number of objects in a set, and demonstrate one-to-one correspondence.
Materials:
- game board (teacher will have assembled them already with Velcro to keep the pieces in place)
- game pieces
- file folders
- glue
Description of Activity:
Using the game board and pieces provided, students will count the flowers on each circle and match the circle to the section on the caterpillar with the corresponding number.
Ideas for Differentiation:
The teacher will be available to help students who may be struggling with counting to ten. Students who need an additional challenge may create their own additional number circles (blank circles provided by teacher) to add to their caterpillar with a larger number of flowers and add this number to the back of the caterpillar to stretch onto the back of the page.
Assessment:
- Formative: The teacher will observe students correctly matching the correct number circle (with flowers) to the corresponding number on the caterpillar.
Downloads:
Instructions for Assembly
Kid-Friendly Instructions: How to Play
Gameboard/Website for Activity
References:
abcteach.com: the Educator's On-line Resource