Have you ever wanted to grab someone’s cell phone and throw it out the window? So have I! Cell phones can be a nuisance, but they call also be a “rabbit trap” for children to learn.
Giant Cell Phone
What? shower curtain liner, permanent marker, fly swatter
Why? numeral recognition, letter recognition, phone numbers, math concepts
When? Large group, small group, independent
How? Cut the shower curtain liner in half lengthwise. Make a template (cardboard pattern) for the keys so they will all be the same.
Use the attached pattern to draw the cell phone.
*Type out phone numbers with the fly swatter.
*Type bus numbers or lunchroom numbers.
*Throw a beanbag and identify the number
*Throw a beanbag and do that many jumping jacks.
*Throw two beanbags and add up the numbers.
*Play Twister by putting hands and feet on different numbers.
*Add up the numbers for different sight words.
*Let children make up their own games.
Note! You can also find templates for iPhones that might be a little more current.
What? shower curtain liner, permanent marker, fly swatter
Why? numeral recognition, letter recognition, phone numbers, math concepts
When? Large group, small group, independent
How? Cut the shower curtain liner in half lengthwise. Make a template (cardboard pattern) for the keys so they will all be the same.
Use the attached pattern to draw the cell phone.
*Type out phone numbers with the fly swatter.
*Type bus numbers or lunchroom numbers.
*Throw a beanbag and identify the number
*Throw a beanbag and do that many jumping jacks.
*Throw two beanbags and add up the numbers.
*Play Twister by putting hands and feet on different numbers.
*Add up the numbers for different sight words.
*Let children make up their own games.
Note! You can also find templates for iPhones that might be a little more current.
Personal Cell Phones
Children will also enjoy having their own cell phone.
What? copies of a cell phone, heavy paper, scissors, markers, glue
Why? numeral recognition, counting, math facts, phone numbers, phonics, names, sight words
When? Small group, transition times
Why? numeral recognition, counting, math facts, phone numbers, phonics, names, sight words
When? Small group, transition times
How? Give children a copy of a cell phone and ask them to cut it out. Next, let them trace around the back of the phone on heavy paper and cut it out. Glue the front of the cell phone to the back. Decorate the back with markers.
*Call out letters or numbers for children to identify.
*Type out phone numbers or zip codes.
*Spell words. How much is a word worth?
*Use for math facts or number stories.
*Teach children how to type 911 in emergencies.
*Let children make up their own learning activities to do with their phones.
