The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Jelly Beans-sorting, counting and patterns

 

Why use worksheets and printables to teach math when you can use jellybeans? Sort, count and create colorful spring patterns. Practice easy addition and subtraction problems.  

Find out why sorting and patterns are an important part of your child's math curriculum:

https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/using-patterns-to-boost-your-childs-math-skills

More info:

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2021/11/sorting-patterns-and-counting.html

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2019/04/easter-sort-count-create-pattern.html

Sculpture 2022

 

After learning about Picasso's cubism and geometric shapes our Masterpiece Monday lesson is sculptures. Sculptures are three-dimensional. 

The children use lots and lots of cardboard tubes to create their sculpture.  Some of the tubes are cut at an angle or pulled apart for curves.

Next students paint their sculptures and glue on details from the collage box.

When the weather turns nice take some time to see if you and your child can find sculptures in your community.  

Pablo

 

Our Masterpiece Monday artist will be Pablo Picasso.  Picasso's work provides lessons on cubism, geometric shapes, two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. 

To create a cubist portrait the children first draw black lines.

Color in the spaces.

Add eyes, nose, mouth and hair.

It's Picasso!

Winter Boredom Buster

 

How sweet! Mini marshmallows, dice and coffee mugs are fun way to count! 

https://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2020/01/marshamallow-math-game.html

Out in the Cold

So much to do in the classroom in 2022!!!

Our friends will have lots of fun with their ABC's and 123's in January.  

Build a snowman! 

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2016/01/do-you-want-to-build-snowman.html

Games, lacing cards and much more are in our Discovery Center.

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2015/01/snowmen-abcs-123s.html

Crinkle paper, cotton balls and polar animals create a cool winter sensory tub.

There is a ton of winter fun for our friends! 

Sorting, Patterns and Counting

 

November lessons are all about food, family and fun.  MCP math lessons do not rely on worksheets but hands-on activities like sorting with these food shaped erasers.  We have thousands (I don't think we're exaggerating) of items for the children to sort, create patterns and count.  What can you and your child do at home?  A lot!  

We have sorting trays at school.  

These are readily available at most dollar type stores or your favorite superstore.  Look in the party section.  Or just use a napkin or plate...

Or even the floor!

What can you find at home? A lot! Coins, buttons, cereal, Hot Wheels, shoes, action figures, blocks, LEGOS---use your imagination.  Anything you have a lot of your child will be able to sort, create patterns and count. 

We start with an AB pattern and will continue to introduce additional patterns throughout the school year (AAB, ABB and ABC).

More info:

https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/using-patterns-to-boost-your-childs-math-skills

Make math fun at school and home!  

This Is Halloween

 Patterns with push pins and a pumpkin!

What a fun way to practice patterns.

So pretty with all the push pins!

A fun way to practice our letters---

and Halloween I SPY bottles to keep us busy.

Counting to 100 Song

It's 100 Wednesday

 

We love to count at MCP.  We will be introducing and practicing counting to 100 and counting by 10's.  Want to do more at home?

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2020/01/its-100-wednesday.html

How to write numbers---
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2020/04/writing-numbers.html

We Are Busy Bees at MCP

It's Letter B week. We'll decorate our letter B.  Does your child notice a pattern?

There are so many ways to count in our classroom.  Put the children in the bus, have a teacher check and press 'the easy button.'

 

 

Pattern Blocks & Geoboards

We have geoboards and pattern blocks in our Discovery Center. Learn more why these are an important classroom activity:

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2016/09/geoboards-pattern-blocks.html

Easter is so Egg-citing

A few ideas to keep the kiddos busy until Easter! Little hands make the cutest keepsakes!http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2012/04/flopsy-and-mopsy.html

Plastic eggs, carrots, soccer balls and more.  Use a sharpie and write numbers or letters for matching. 

Jelly beans make math fun.  Sort, count, create patterns, add, subtract or make a graph.  Ask your child questions using words like 'greater', 'less',  'more', 'equal' and 'zero'. 

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2019/04/fun-food-friday-jelly-beans.html

Hop to it and making learning a fun experience for your child. 

Egypt: Pyramids

Number song 1-100

We Love Math

 

Get some conversation hearts for you and your child.  It's a colorful way to have fun with sorting, patterns and counting.  Older children can add and subtract. 

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2020/02/fun-food-friday-conversation-starters.html

The World's Largest Pile of Pancakes

Winter Fun for New Year

 

Make a messy tub-http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-polar-plunge.html

It's just white crinkle paper, cotton balls and polar animals from your favorite online store.

Use dry hot chocolate mix to practice writing letters, numbers or spelling words.

Mini marshmallows make math fun.

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2020/01/marshamallow-math-game.html

Fun Food Friday-m & m's

When school is in session at MCP, we love it when the kiddos play with their food!

Pretzels sticks for letters, shapes and numbers.

Veggie straws to sort and create patterns.

Goldfish and Teddy Grahams for sorting, counting and patterns.  

And m & m's for a fabulous Fun Food Friday!

It will make math fun at home for you and your child!