Creative Minds

Kid’s Corner

{Week 4: Math }

Theme: Snow Days          Color: White

Note: Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child! Our Kid’s Corner lessons are guaranteed to have you and your child learning together, growing together, and having fun together.  Enjoy!

Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}.

Activity: Snowball Addition  {Lesson by Annie} 

Description:  Children will learn how to use addition while using snowballs to help them creatively comprehend the additional method.

Materials: 

-       A bag of cotton balls.

-       White computer paper

-       Glue

-       Sharpe or pen

Directions:

1.     Depending on the math knowledge of your child, write the word “ADDITION” at the top of your piece of computer paper.
2. Write the problems: {1 + 1 =} {1 + 2 =} {1 + 3 =} {1 + 4 =}  {Problems will vary with your child’s knowledge} Leave enough room in between each problem to glue on the snowballs {cotton balls}.

3. Somewhere on the paper draw three connecting circles to represent a “snowman.”

4. With your child start problems, glue on a cotton ball vertically underneath the numbers to represent snowballs. {For example 1 + 2 = 3 would have one cotton ball glued under the one, two cotton balls under the two, and three cotton balls under the three..See images below}.

5. Once all problems are finished review and reflect on the lesson, having the child independently counting while pointing to the cotton balls.

6.Create your numerical snowman. Fill in the three circles by counting how many cotton balls it takes to fill in the circles. Write the number next to each circle, then glue down the cotton balls in the circles making a snowman. Draw a hat and stick arms/hands to finish the snowman off.

7. Hang finished piece up on a wall or refridgerator for your child to enjoy and review. 

{You may be practicing subtraction or multiplication, with that you’d write that word on the top of the paper}.

Learning Opportunity: Math

-Your child will learn the basics to the addition method.

-Your child will will visually connect adding numbers by using cotton balls. 

-Your child will see and trace a new mathematical word(s).

-Your child will gain confidence while participating in this arithmetic activity. 

Read Aloud:  

My Dog Addition

I got a new dog,Addition's his name,
He got really fat,
Eating's his game!

Daily, Addition,
Doubles his weight,
Thinks doggie food,
Is tasty and great...4 pounds,
What he weighed,
But added 4 more,8 pounds,
So fat,
Couldn't squeeze out the door...

But 8 pounds was light,
So he added 8 more,
The sum was 16,
His teeth were quite sore...16's enough!
You want to get fatter?16 more pounds,
Is something the matter?

The sum was real big,
The sum made me mad,16 + 16
But addition was glad!32 pounds,
He looked like a hog,
Couldn't get him to walk,
Go swimming, or jog!!
He kept adding, and adding, and adding,
More pounds,
Until his stomach did gurgle,
With groaning-type sounds!!!
Now Addition's so big,
It's just a sad fact,
I'll need dog, Addition,
To learn to subtract... 

http://mathstory.com

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

Congratulations: You and your child finished the lesson for the day! What did you think about the lesson today, and what did your child learn?  We’d love to hear your thoughts!           

*Stallone Tested and Approved: {We are so lucky to have Stallone, Annie’s son, test out all of our lessons that we create for you.  We want the lessons to be enjoyable for children, so after each lesson we will post how Stallone did with the lesson in italics under the title, Stallone Tested and Approved}:

TBA