My pre-k students are excellent counters. However, they have trouble matching numerals to objects. I found a great winter song on iTunes called "Six Little Snowmen" by LifeWay Praise Kids. It counts backwards from six to one, and has each snowman melt as the sun comes out (a great science link). I went to Michael's Art & Craft and got six plush snowmen. I then put little, laminated and brailled necklaces on each snowman.
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| Plush snowmen wearing teacher-made number necklaces |
The children use these snowmen also in Math Center and sing the song independently. I like using things that the children can feel and interact with. The literature link that I used after the song and counting activity was
Frosty The Snowman. It's a really good book based on the classic song "Frosty The Snowman" by Bing Crosby.
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