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1. Flower Power (Math and Sensory) Two Activities for Playdough Mat Below
Activity 1: Counting and Comparing Quantities
Materials Needed: Playdough Mat (First Page), Small Materials to count (pennies, pasta(see image), seeds, buttons), one dice
How to Play: Have your child roll the dice. Ask them to count or identify how many dots are on top of the dice. Then have them count out the correct number of materials to decorate the flower to make “petals” to the first flower. Then repeat and have them add “petals” to the second flower by counting or identifying the dots on the dice. Repeat again for the third flower. Now ask them which flower has the most, least, or if any have equal(same) amounts. If they cannot identify the most, least, or same, identify the set for them. “Look this flower has 5 and that is more than 1 or 2.” (****Don’t have dice? Find 6 scraps of paper to make cards and write numbers 1 through 6 on them. Place the cards face down and take turns picking cards.)
Activity 2: Use the First Page of the Playdough Mat, have your child create flowers using playdough. Make the flowers the same or make each one different. Ask your child about the kinds of flowers they made.
Playdough Mat (Use the first page mat for both activities above)
2. Picking the Flowers (ELA)
-Using construction paper or scrap paper from around the house cut a set of flower shapes. Have your child write a letter on each flower(ie: Letters in their name or Letters in the alphabet) or write the letters for your child and have your child trace the uppercase or lowercase letters. This is dependent on your child.
-Then take turns “hiding” the flowers in your yard. First you can model the game. Have your child scatter the flowers on your lawn. After they scatter the flowers, have them say “go find the flower.” Now you can go find one flower at a time and return it to your child. When you bring each flower back, model how to play by identifying the letter, the sound it makes, or tell them a word that begins with that letter. After you find all the letters, it is their turn to play.
This should be a fun way to review letters and move their bodies too.
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