Minds On
Let’s count!
Let’s practise our counting. Explore this game and help the caterpillar count!
It’s time to play a game! You will now access Caterpillar Count.
What do you notice?
Explore the ice cream scoops. What do you notice?
As you work through this learning activity, you can record your ideas in many ways.
Access the following audio recording to learn more about how to record your ideas.
How to Record Your Ideas
Action
Growing numbers
Materials Needed
Materials needed
The materials needed for this learning activity are:
- items to count (stuffed animals, books, crayons, blocks, shoes, etc.)
- items to stack (blocks, cubes, boxes, etc.)
There is an ice cream cone with 1 scoop. It looks yummy!
There is an ice cream cone with 2 scoops!
Does the second cone have more scoops than the first cone?
There is an ice cream cone with 3 scoops!
Does this cone have the most scoops?
Shrinking numbers
As you count down, numbers get smaller.
There are 3 apples in the first basket.
There are 2 apples in the second basket.
Does the second basket have less apples?
The third basket has 1 apple.
Does the third basket have less apples than the other two?
Tower fun!
Time to have some fun with towers!
Consolidation
Number lines
We can use a number line to help us count!
Explore this image of a tower.
Count the number of blocks.
Then, explore the following number line.
Does the number line show how many blocks make up the tower?
Let’s build!
Time to build a tower of your own! Find and use items from around your learning space to build your tower.
1. How many items are in your tower?
As you count the number of items in your tower, click the number on the following number line.
Let’s explore a number line! Try using it yourself and ask for help if you need it!
2. Can you match the number of items in your tower to the number on the number line?
Reflection
How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Press the button next to the sentence that matches how you feel.
