Overall Purpose: Provides an activity for child to practice using dice/recognizing dice numbers. Also provides a fun opportunity to practice their one-to-one correspondence skills. This activity allows for discussion about the seasons and how springtime brings the trees new buds, blossoms, and fruit. (Additional fun: go view this on trees outside right now with your child!)
Theme: Math, Science, Spring Trees
Learning Standard(s):
PreK-ESS2-5 (MA). Describe how local weather changes from day to day and over the seasons and recognize patterns in those changes.
K-LS1-2 (MA). Recognize that all plants and animals grow and change over time.
K.CC.4. Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
PK.OA.1. Use concrete objects to model real-world addition (putting together) and subtraction (taking away) problems up through five.
Behavioral Objectives/Learning Outcomes:
Child will strengthen their one-to-one correspondence skills.
Child will practice their addition skills.
Child will become more familiar with dice.
Child will review what happens to the trees during each season.
Child will review that springtime brings new buds, blossoms and sometimes fruits to trees.
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Motivational Techniques: (What will you use to pair with lesson (i.e. a book, song, video etc)
Youtube book read aloud. “When Spring Comes” by Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek
(posted below)
Procedures: (Step by Step how to do the activity)
-Dried flower pieces broken up, or colorful paper/leaves cut up to represent flowers
-Tiny cut fruit pieces (raspberries, blueberries, dried apricots, etc), or a different colored paper material to represent fruit
- Spring Tree Handout/Printable Listed Below (No printer? No problem! Simply draw out your own tree. Your child will love it!)
- Two die
- Computer to watch youtube read aloud link with your child
Wrap-up:
When your child is finished do a quick review before they run off to play! Ask, “So, remind me… what happens to the trees in the spring time? What about the winter? Summer? Fall?”
Always let your child know how awesome they are doing while counting out their objects during the game! Confidence is incredibly important when learning.
Assessment:
Does my child have a sense of what happens to the trees during the different seasons?
How did my child do using dice?
Was my child having a difficult time recalling numbers?
Was my child having a difficult time understanding one-to-one correspondence?
Modifications:
To make the game a bit easier:
To make the game a bit more difficult:
Child may have a difficult time knowing what number they rolled with their dice. Easy solution to offer: Remind your child they can count the dots on the die face to determine the number needed.
Child may have a hard time recalling numbers, help them when needed!
Theme: Math, Science, Spring Trees
Learning Standard(s):
PreK-ESS2-5 (MA). Describe how local weather changes from day to day and over the seasons and recognize patterns in those changes.
K-LS1-2 (MA). Recognize that all plants and animals grow and change over time.
K.CC.4. Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
PK.OA.1. Use concrete objects to model real-world addition (putting together) and subtraction (taking away) problems up through five.
Behavioral Objectives/Learning Outcomes:
Child will strengthen their one-to-one correspondence skills.
Child will practice their addition skills.
Child will become more familiar with dice.
Child will review what happens to the trees during each season.
Child will review that springtime brings new buds, blossoms and sometimes fruits to trees.
.
Motivational Techniques: (What will you use to pair with lesson (i.e. a book, song, video etc)
Youtube book read aloud. “When Spring Comes” by Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek
(posted below)
Procedures: (Step by Step how to do the activity)
- Start with a quick review of each season (winter, spring, summer, fall). Ask your child “What do the trees look like during each season.” They may need a little reminder. (Feel free to look up pictures.)
- View the trees outside right now as springtime has officially arrived. Discuss: “What is happening with the trees outside right now?”
- Watch Youtube book read aloud “When Spring Comes.”
- Have your spring tree handout (or tree sketch/drawing), two dice, your “flowers” and your “fruit” ready to go on a solid surface.
- Ask your child to roll one die to determine how much fruit will be added to the spring tree. Have your child count out the correct number and add to the tree.
- Now roll the second die to determine how many flowers will be added to the tree. Have child count out and add the flowers.
- After child adds the correct number of fruits and flowers to his/her tree, ask them “How many items are on your tree all together?”
- Always praise your child’s counting skills. Help them when needed. Start with first sound of number before exposing the full number to them. See if they can finish it.
- Repeat however many times they’d like.
-Dried flower pieces broken up, or colorful paper/leaves cut up to represent flowers
-Tiny cut fruit pieces (raspberries, blueberries, dried apricots, etc), or a different colored paper material to represent fruit
- Spring Tree Handout/Printable Listed Below (No printer? No problem! Simply draw out your own tree. Your child will love it!)
- Two die
- Computer to watch youtube read aloud link with your child
Wrap-up:
When your child is finished do a quick review before they run off to play! Ask, “So, remind me… what happens to the trees in the spring time? What about the winter? Summer? Fall?”
Always let your child know how awesome they are doing while counting out their objects during the game! Confidence is incredibly important when learning.
Assessment:
Does my child have a sense of what happens to the trees during the different seasons?
How did my child do using dice?
Was my child having a difficult time recalling numbers?
Was my child having a difficult time understanding one-to-one correspondence?
Modifications:
To make the game a bit easier:
- Only use one die each turn
To make the game a bit more difficult:
- Use two dice added up to determine fruit. Then use two dice again to determine flowers. Add the total fruit/flowers up when finished.
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Child may have a difficult time knowing what number they rolled with their dice. Easy solution to offer: Remind your child they can count the dots on the die face to determine the number needed.
Child may have a hard time recalling numbers, help them when needed!
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