Cereal Math
Fill sandwich bags with with ½ cup of mixed cereal, such as Fruit Loops. Children can practice the following.
· Counting- Count and see how many you have. Did you estimate more or less? Is it an odd or even number?
· Sorting- Sort the cereal by color, shape, or size.
· Patterning- Can you make a pattern with your cereal?
* Addition and Subtraction - Demonstrate addition with the cereal or subtraction by eating it!
Graham Crackers
Give each child a large graham cracker. What shape is it? Break it in half. What shape is it now? Break the squares in half. What shape do you have now?
*Let children nibble saltines to make circles and triangles.
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Pretzel Shapes
Give children pretzel sticks and pretzel twists and challenge them to make geometric shapes. How many pretzel sticks will you need to make a hexagon? How many pretzel sticks will you need to make a triangle?
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*Challenge them to make letters with the pretzels. This is fun to do with a partner as they take turns making letters and identifying them.
Graham Crackers
Give each child a large graham cracker. What shape is it? Break it in half. What shape is it now? Break the squares in half. What shape do you have now?
*Let children nibble saltines to make circles and triangles.
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Pretzel Shapes
Give children pretzel sticks and pretzel twists and challenge them to make geometric shapes. How many pretzel sticks will you need to make a hexagon? How many pretzel sticks will you need to make a triangle?
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*Challenge them to make letters with the pretzels. This is fun to do with a partner as they take turns making letters and identifying them.
Three Dimensional Shapes
What could you eat that's a sphere? Cone? Cube? Pyramid?