•Matching

•Numbers

•Classifying

•Comparing

•Shape

•Space

•Parts/whole

•Ordering

•Measurements

•Graphing

Matching Sticks You need markers and 10-20 craft

sticks.

Color every two sticks alike so that

you can make pairs for the

children to match.

Lay the sticks out on the table and

have the children “Match” up the

pairs,

1-4 players

Chocolate Chip

Cookie Game

You need: 1-10 dot counting cards , 4 brown

colored paper plates (cookies) and 20 black

quarter sized circles (chocolate chips)

How to Play: First give each child a “cookie” and

place the “Chocolate Chips’ at the center of

the table. Mix the dot counting cards up and

place the face down on the table next to the

“chips”. The first child then takes a card, counts

the dots, and places that amount of “chips” on

their cookies. The other children than count the

amount of “chips” on the cookie to determine if

player one got it right. Have the kids all take

turns until all the dot counting cards have been

done.

1-4 players

Old Crayon Sort

You need: a bag of old crayons and sheets of

different colored construction paper.

How to play: Lay out the pieces of

construction paper on the table and have

the children place the crayons that are in

the bag to the corresponding paper.

1-4 players

2 Alike but so

Different

What you need: Pick 2 children from your

class and have them stand in front of the

group of sitting children.

How to play: Have the children describe the

likenesses of the 2 students then have them

describe their differences.

The entire class

Feel Shape Bag

What you need: A small draw string bag and

different shaped items to put in the bag.

How to play: Close the bag and have the

children take turns to feel the bag. Have

them try to guess what shapes are in the bag.

When everyone has felt the bag open it and

show the children to see if their guesses were

right.

1- Entire class

Where is the Dog?

What you need: A stuffed puppy and a

bucket

How to play: Using space words have the

child place the puppy where he needs to be.

(inside, outside, on the top, bottom of, etc.)

1- Entire class

Parts=Whole

What you need: 4 same sized circles. On the

first circle write the word whole on it. Cut the

second circle in half and the write half ½ on

each piece. Cut the third circle in 4 equal

parts and write quarter ¼ on each piece. On

the last circle cut it into 8 equal pieces and

write 1/8 on each on

How to play: Lay the circles on the table and

ask the children which one they think will

make a bigger circle. Then show them that

when you put the same parts together that

they will equal the whole.

1-Entire class

Color Strip Patterns

What you need: Several pieces of different

colored square shaped pieces.

How to play: Have the children sort out the

pieces and follow a pattern you have set out

for them. Then have them make their own

patterns.

1-4 Players

String Measurements

What you need: Several pieces of string/yarn

cut into different sizes.

How to play: Give each child a piece of

string and have them measure items around

the room.

1- Entire class

Our Favorite Donut

What you need: chalk and a chalk board

How to play: Draw a table and the outline of

the chart. One at a time have each child

come to the chalk board and draw a line

under their favorite donut. (Cherry or

Chocolate) When everyone is done total up

each box and make graph it on the chart.

Then ask children questions they can answer

by looking at the graph.

Entire class

All of the activities that are in my slide show are

some of the activities I do in my class. All of my

supplies that I used, are supplies majority of

child care centers have on hand. I spent no

money on them and very little time making

what I needed. They are very easy to make

and also can help as a transition activity during

the day because they are easy to pick up .