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THEME 5: Let’s Count!

Let’s Count!

C H A L L E N G E A C T I V I T I E S F O RC H A L L E N G E A C T I V I T I E S F O R

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1. Write an Invitation

Write an invitation for the Feast for 10.

Learning About Invitations

• Look at some invitations.

Writing theInvitation

• Fold the paper.

• on the outside.

• on the inside:

Day

Time

Place

• on the inside.

Sharing the Invitations

• Hang your invitation in the classroom.

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CH 5–1 Challenge Master Grade K Theme 5: Let’s Count!

• Tell when

and where

the feast

will be.

Challenge Master CH 5–1

1. Write an Invitation120 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

Materials: sample invitations, drawing paper

Goal: Children write and illustrate an invitation tothe Feast for 10.

Learning About InvitationsTap children’s background knowledge about invitations.

• Have children talk about special events that they have attended.Ask if they have ever sent or received invitations to these events.

• Show and discuss examples of different kinds of invitations.

• Pair children and have them discuss what kind of invitationmight be sent to invite someone to a feast like the one in Feast for 10.

Children continue to work on this project.

Writing the Invitation

• Model how to fold a sheet of drawing paper to make a card.

• Tell children to draw a picture on the front that tells somethingabout the Feast for 10.

• Ask a volunteer to review the information found on aninvitation—the date, time, and place of the event.

• Tell children to choose a date, day of the week, time, and placefor the Feast for 10. Have them write this information on theinside of the invitation.

English Language Learners: Show children a calendar and pointout the days of the week and the names of the months. You mightalso want to show children a clock.


Sharing the InvitationsHang a string in a corner of the classroom and have children displaytheir invitations on it.

Expected OutcomeA good invitation will include

✔ a drawing on the frontthat shows somethingabout the feast

✔ writing that includes the date, day, time, and place the feast willbe held

WEEK 1

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WEEK 1

2. Penny Rubbings

Make coin rubbings.

• Do a rubbing of

each penny.

• Count the pennies.

• a numeral

and number word

under each penny.

3. A Feast for Us Book

Make a group book

about a classroom

feast.

• food for a

feast.

• Label your drawing.

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Grade K Theme 5: Let’s Count! Challenge Master CH 5–2

THEME 5/Week 1

• Use the side

of a pencil

to do your

rubbing.

• Think about

foods you

like.


Expected OutcomeA good coin rubbing activitywill include

✔ a coin rubbing thatshows all the pennies

✔ number words andnumerals to indicate howmany pennies there are

2. Penny Rubbings 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

Materials: pennies, pencils, drawing paper

Goal: Children make rubbings of pennies and writenumber and numeral words.

• Give each child or pair of children five to ten pennies. Have chil-dren count their pennies aloud.

• Let children examine the front and back of each coin. Discusswhether or not the pennies all look the same.

• Model how to do a coin rubbing, using the side of a pencil and a lightweight sheet of paper.

• Have children make a rubbing that shows all their pennies.

• Tell children to write a numeral and number word under eachpenny to show how many pennies they have in all. Remind themto look at the number word and numeral chart in the WritingCenter to help with spelling.

3. A Feast for Us Book60 MINUTES PAIR INDIVIDUAL GROUP

Materials: drawing paper, crayons or markers, binding materials suchas tape or yarn

Goal: Children will create pages for a group bookabout a classroom feast.Ask children to think about the feast in the story Feast for 10. Theninvite them to think about what they could serve at an imaginaryclassroom feast.

• Have children talk with partners about foods they would want to serve at a feast.

• Have children draw and label pictures that show one kind offood. Tell them to label their pictures with sentences or words.Explain that the labels should include a number word and numer-al that tells how much of the food they need.

• Bind the pages together to make a group book. Have a volunteermake a cover for the book. Write the title A Feast for Us on thecover and place the book in the Book Center.

Other Activities• TE p. 15, Ongoing Project:

Challenge

• TE p. 41, Number Charts

• TE p. 47, Reading Words

• TE p. 59, Building Sentences

• Little Big Books, Feast for 10and Ten Little Puppies

• Education Place: www.eduplace.com

Expected OutcomeA good book page willinclude

✔ a picture of a food item

✔ writing that tells aboutthe picture

✔ a number word andnumeral thatcorresponds to theamount of food shown

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1. Counting-Down Big Book

Write a group big book that counts

down from 10 to 1.

Planning the Pages

• Talk with your

group about your

page.

Drawing and Writing

• your animal going away.

• Think about words that rhyme with

your number.

• sentences under your picture.

Sharing the Big Book

• Read your page to the class.

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• Look at

charts to

find rhyming

words.


1. Counting-Down Big Book 120 MINUTES GROUP

Materials: large drawing paper, materials suitable for binding

Goal: Children draw and write pages for acounting-down class big book.

Planning the Pages

• Tell children they will be making pages for a group book similarto Ten Little Puppies, but about another kind of animal. Havechildren discuss and choose an animal to feature, such asbunnies, kittens, mice, and so on.

• Assign each child one or more number words, starting with oneand going to nine. Explain that the group will be making thepage for ten together.


Drawing and Writing

• Revisit Ten Little Puppies with children. Point out that they knowthat some parts repeat and some words rhyme.

• Write the sentence frames below on chart paper.

One of the __________ __________.

Now there are only __________, __________, __________.

• Model for children how to create their pages by making the firstpage together.

• Have children make pages for their numbers, using their ownideas or the ideas in the book.


Sharing the Big Book

• Together, put the pages in order to make a group book.

• Ask children to suggest a title for the book.

• Have children come to the Author’s Chair to read their page.

Expected OutcomeA good big book page willinclude

✔ a picture that shows howthe animal left

✔ writing that is modeledafter Ten Little Puppies

✔ words that rhyme

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WEEK 2

2. Noodle Counting Book

Make a counting book for the

Noodles.

• Make 10 pages.

• a numeral

and number word

on each page.

• Go from 1 to 10.

• what the Noodles might see

at the pond.

3. Beginning, Middle, End

Think about what happens in a story

you like.

• the beginning,

middle, and end.

• about the

pictures.

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• Think about

what you

can see at

a pond.

• Look in the

story for

spelling

help.


Expected OutcomeA good number book willinclude

✔ a page for each numberthat includes the numeraland number word for thenumbers 1 to 10

✔ a corresponding drawingfor each number

✔ drawings that are pondrelated

2. Noodle Counting Book 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL

Goal: Children make a counting book for thenumbers 1–10 of things the Noodles might see at the pond.

• Have three volunteers retell what happened in the beginning,middle, and end of Counting Noodles.

• Ask another volunteer to explain why Papa Noodle was having somuch trouble counting family members.

• Tell children to make a counting book from 1 to 10 of things theNoodles might see at the pond. Be sure children understand thatthey should write the number words as well as the numerals.

• Remind children that the Noodles already counted one bird,seven ducks, and ten turtles.

• Help children brainstorm a list of other things they might see at apond. Write their suggestions on chart paper.

3. Beginning, Middle, End60 MINUTES PAIR INDIVIDUAL

Materials: Ten Little Puppies Big Book, other familiar Big Books andLittle Big Books, Graphic Organizer Master 2

Goal: Children identify, draw, and label thebeginning, middle, and end of familiar stories.

• Reread Ten Little Puppies with children. Ask them whathappened at the beginning of the story (the boy had tenpuppies), in the middle (the puppies all went off ), and at the end (the boy got ten new puppies).

• Tell children to each choose a favorite Little Big Book story toreread. Then have them meet with a partner to discuss the booksthey read. Tell them to talk to their partners about the beginning,middle, and end of each story.

• Have children use a story map when they draw and write aboutthe beginning, middle, and end of the books they chose.

Other Activities• TE p. 105, Make an Ending


• TE p. 120, Word Bank



Expected OutcomeA good story project will include

✔ a picture and writing in eachsection of the paper

✔ accurate depiction of thebeginning, middle, and endof a story

✔ writing that tells abouteach part of the story

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1. 3-D Feast Picture

Make a 3-D picture of food.

Finding and MakingPictures

• and

pictures of food

you like.

Making the Picture

• Glue a paper plate on to the paper.

• Glue your food on to the plate.

• Glue a fork, knife, spoon, and

napkin next to the plate.

• Glue a half cup above the knife.

Labeling the Food

• Label your food and drink.

Sharing the Picture

• Describe your feast to the class.

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• Use

describing

words.


1. 3-D Feast Picture 120 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

Materials: 11" � 14" construction paper, paper plates, paper napkins,plastic or paper cutouts of forks, spoons, and knives, paper cups cut inhalf lengthwise, food magazines, grocery store circulars, chart of thefood groups or the food pyramid

Goal: Children create and label 3-D pictures of theirfavorite foods.

Finding and Making Pictures

• Have children talk about favorite foods they would eat for a feast.Write some of their responses on chart paper.

• Display the chart of the food groups or the food pyramid. Havechildren help you put the foods on the chart into food groups.

• Discuss the importance of eating balanced meals.


Making the Picture

• Model how to properly set the table for a meal, placing a paperplate, plastic or paper cutout utensils, napkin, and cup in theproper positions.

• Remind children that they will be labeling the food, so theyshould leave space for writing.

Labeling the Food

• Have children write labels for their foods. Have them use adescribing word and a naming word.

• Tell children to think about the five senses.

• Have children imagine what is inside their cups and use appropriate words to label the cups.

Sharing the Picture

• Have children take turns describing their feasts to the class.

• Have children tell what food group each of their foods belongs to.

• Ask children to display their 3-D pictures on a classroom wall.

Expected OutcomeA good 3-D activity willinclude

✔ a 3-D picture of a placesetting, with plate,napkin, utensils, and cupin their proper places

✔ pictures of food fromsome of the food groupsto make a reasonablybalanced meal

✔ labels for the food thatuse describing wordsand naming words

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WEEK 3

2. Can You Find Peace and Quiet?

Think about times

when you want peace

and quiet.

• Where do you go

to find it?

• and

about the place.

3. Puppy Care Poster

Work with a partner

to make a poster

about puppy care.

• Talk about what a

puppy needs.

• those things.

• Label the pictures.

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• Think about

what the

quiet place

is like.

• Use books

and charts

in the

classroom

for spelling

help.


Expected OutcomeGood work will include

✔ a drawing that shows aplace where the childfinds peace and quiet

✔ a word, phrase, orsentence that matchesthe picture

✔ writing that may usedescribing words

2. Can You Find Peace and Quiet?60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

Goal: Children draw and write about a placewhere they can find peace and quiet.

• Review Peace and Quiet with children.

• Have children share times when they needed or wanted somepeace and quiet. Share one of your own experiences. Childrencan often relate to a younger or older sibling making lots of noise when they are trying to read, watch television, or do aquiet activity.

• Tell children to draw and write about a place where they go tofind peace and quiet. Remind them to think about and usedescribing words that tell how things look, sound, feel, taste, andsmell.

• Ask children to recall that even when the man and woman finallyhad peace and quiet, they could still hear the floor creaking andthe tree screeching. Have children imagine that they are in theirpeaceful and quiet places—what sounds can they still hear?

• Tell children to add appropriate details to their pictures.

3. Puppy Care Poster 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

Materials: poster board

Goal: Children create a poster about puppy care.

• Reread Ten Little Puppies aloud to children. Ask children if thepuppies in the story do things that real puppies do.

• Ask a volunteer who has a dog to share the kinds of things pup-pies and dogs need. Ask the volunteer to describe how he or shehelps to take care of the dog. Children who have other kinds ofpets can contribute to a general discussion about pet care.

• Have children work in pairs to brainstorm what a puppy needs.They should use these ideas as they plan their posters.

• Tell each pair to draw pictures of things a puppy needs and tolabel their pictures.

Other Activities• TE p. 151, Make Your Own

Book

• TE p. 171, Autobiography




Expected OutcomeA good puppy care posterwill include

✔ pictures of things apuppy needs

✔ labels that match thepictures

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