Our math focus skill this week has been number sense and counting! Instead of just counting objects on worksheets, I thought it could be more fun for my students to count real objects! I put a different number of items inside reused play-doh cups. I think it works best as a station activity. Ideas for items to put inside the cups: buttons, pom-poms, paper clips, shells, clear stones, erasers...anything will work! Counting is cool with counting cups.
great idea!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a great idea
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!! I wish I had not just thrown away all of old playdough containers.
ReplyDeleteLove your ideas!! :)
And it looks like this activity also works on fine motor skills - double score!
ReplyDeleteLove this! Especially the use of the Play-Doh containers :) After they count the objects in the container, what do they do (write down the number, draw and write what they counted, etc.)?
ReplyDeleteAfter they count the objects, they record the number on a Counting Cups work page!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome idea! I'm making some right now with the Gerber baby food plastic rectangular containers. They are not as pretty as the Play-Doh containers but they'll work. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Do you have a recording sheet made already?
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteCheryl, I love the idea of using baby food containers! Smart! Julie--I did have a sheet made, but I drew the cups. I still need to figure out how to create PDFs on my computer at home--I don't think we are able to right now! Otherwise, I'd share my pages with you!!!
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ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous idea. I have been saving my play doh containers, and had no idea what to do with them. i my modify this idea and put alphabet related items in the cups.
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Love this idea. I am always saving containers, but never thought to save playdough containers. Thanks so much.
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I love love love this idea. The playdoh cups are so bright and I always hate throwing them out when the playdoh is empty. Thanks for the great tip.
ReplyDeleteClaire
I just love this idea. I will be teaching first grade next year so I am in need of some independent activites. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteI have done something very similar :-) I used a simple chart with letters a-z small typed in the corners... I put the containers around the room and students had to walk around to fill in their whole chart! The movement is good for my students who all have ADHD.
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