I’m busy working on my monthly
activities for October, and I couldn’t wait to share this idea. I know many of you are already on your
20+ day of school, but this little critter is worth backing up and adding to
your classroom. What a visual way
to reinforce the standard of “count to 100 by tens and ones.”
Make a
caterpillar head and then let one student put up a number each day. (You’ll have to backtrack here, but it
will be a good review.) Make the
5’s red and the 10’s blue. How
many days have you been in school so far?
You can decide each day if you will count by 1’s, 5’s, or 10’s. Make a special 100 circle.
*Hint! This will cover over 2 walls so put it
up high in your classroom.
*Let your
students name the caterpillar to give it a little more personality.
Many of you
add a stick each day and then bundle them on the tenth day. Here’s a song to sing on the 10th
day. Put your hands over your head
and turn in a circle as you chant, “Bundle, bundle, bundle. Bundle, bundle, bundle.”
Counting
with Style
Count each “ten”
with a different style.
Quiet 1’s
(Whisper)
Terrible Teens
(Growl)
Roaring 20’s
(Loud)
Twisty 30’s (Do
the twist)
Jumpy 40’s (Jump)
Flying 50’s
(Spread arms)
Snapping 60’s
(Snap fingers)
Spooky 70’s (Ghost
voice)
Flipping 80’s
(Pretend to flip pancakes)
Laughing 90’s
(Hold stomach and laugh)
Jump and Cheer for
100!!!