Teachers
Helper
Children may pass out papers in
one-to-one correspondence
and also help with taking the
attendance.
Guess How Many
Do
estimating activities. Estimate how many marbles
in a
jar, chocolate chips per cookie; for example:
Estimate
the number of marbles in a jar, children
in the class,
blocks in the box, candies in a bag.
Let everyone guess. Provide no clues. List everyone's
guess on chart paper.
Discuss guesses. Who
guessed the most? Who guessed the least?
Then
count and see who came the closest.
Birthday Graph
Graph
the number of birthdays per month.
First Day Graph
Copy
patterns of a bus, foot & car. The children choose
the
one that represents how they came to school.
Height and Weight
Measure
each child's height and weight and record
that to compare at the end of the school year.