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| "6 Sticks" by Molly Coxe |
Things have been pretty hectic lately, but I wanted to share with all of you a very easy activity that my students really got into. We were focusing on the number 6 today (part of the new Common Core curriculum that really digs deeper into numbers). We wrote the number 6, made 6 tally marks, drew a picture of 6 things, sang
Dr. Jean's song
"Chant and Write", and read a great book called
6 Sticks by Molly Coxe. The book basically shows 6 sticks arranged in many different configurations to produce a variety of designs. I was going to have the children glue popsicle sticks onto a sheet of paper, but I decided to just let them manipulate the sticks on their tables to make whatever designs they wanted. This worked really well, because the children got to make their design, break it apart, and make another design. I was able to walk around and talk to each student about what they made. How many times do we get to do that? By the way, I have 25 students, and some of them don't speak any English.
Since our county's math test (which will be given in about a week and a half) has the children writing numerals, I made this book to help the children understand quantity and how to draw the number:
My Number Writing Book
If you like this book, please leave me a comment below! It's always wonderful to hear from you.
Hi Sharon,
ReplyDeleteI have always loved this book. It is great for imagination. And I love them mice in the book.
Your numbers book is terrific. I have always had the students glue the sticks, as well. This year I will try it without glue. Sounds perfect.
Thank you!