Bean Bag Decides
Have a student throw a bean bag on the floor mat. They will then hop to the bean bag alternating between one and two-footed movements. Have them pick up the bean bag and say the numeral underneath where the bean bag landed.
Buddies
Have your students notice that all the numbers have corresponding dots. This is intended for students to learn the value of the numbers. Notice that the number two has two dots. These two dots are buddies. Two is an even number! The number three has three dots. Two of the dots are buddies, but there […]
Matching Numbers
Have your students match up the numerals with the same number of objects. Place one object on number one. Place two objects on number two. Choose two of the same thing—like two shoes, two books, or two toy cars. Place three objects on number three. Consider choosing three mittens, rocks, or spoons. Continue placing objects […]
Hopscotch While Skip Counting by Twos
Have the student begin on START HERE. Have the student whisper “uno” while hopping with one foot on the numeral one. Then have the student jump with two feet on the two, clap and say “dos” in a loud voice (if your learning environment permits). Continue alternating between one foot and two-footed movements to the […]
Make Ten
Say to your student, “Choose a number and walk to it.” Ask the student, “How many steps would you have to take to reach ten?” Have the student jump the number of boxes it takes to get to ten. For example, if a student chooses to stand on 6, the student answers that it would […]
The Number Walk-Backwards
Counting backward is a prerequisite for subtraction. Encourage your student to start on ten and take steps to zero while saying the numbers!
Blast-Off!
Have your students pretend you are on a rocket ready for blast-off. Have one student start on the 10 and hop down the mat as the whole class counts down with them in Spanish. “10, 9, 8, 7, …2, 1, blast-off!” Have your students jump up and clap while saying “blast-off!”
One to One
Have students count the dots on each square aloud, making sure they are counting one dot for each number they say. When they have counted every dot on a square they jump up and shout the number!
Adding and Subtracting Numbers
Write addition and subtraction problems on index cards and have your students use the number line to help them solve the problems. If the math problem says 6+3, then they will stand on 6 and take 3 steps forward to 9! For subtraction problems, walk backward or count up. Make sure your students say the […]
Race-to-Ten
Have a student start at zero and roll one die. They will take the number of steps on the die. The next student will start at zero and do the same. The first student to reach exactly ten wins. If the roll of the die yields a number that causes them to exceed ten, go […]
