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<![CDATA[www.123playandlearn.com - Math and Numbers]]>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:12:10 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Fine-Motor Skills: Beading]]>Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:35:46 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/math-and-numbers/fine-motor-skills-beading Beading is a great way to give a child a chance to develop fine-motor skills which will help to strengthen their hands and help prepare the hand for writing.

Supplies:

Large beads
yarn, shoestring, or pipecleaners

]]><![CDATA[Fruit Loop Coloring Sorting]]>Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:33:18 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/math-and-numbers/fruit-loop-coloring-sorting

Supplies:

White paper
Colored markers
Fruit loop cereal

Directions:
Draw a colored circle to represent each color in the fruit loops. Have child sort the cereal into the matching circle. Eat the fruit loops!!

]]><![CDATA[Color Sorting]]>Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:36:32 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/math-and-numbers/color-sorting Color Sorting: Give children a bucket filled with objects of assorted colors. Have the child sort them by color in a muffin tin.

]]><![CDATA[Egg Carton Counting]]>Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:23:11 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/math-and-numbers/egg-carton-counting

Supplies:

Recycled egg carton
Marker
Beans, cereal, or other small objects

Directions:
Write a number inside the bottom of each egg space. Count out beans to equal the number on the bottom of the egg space and place them into that space. Repeat with each number.

]]><![CDATA[Marshmallow Construction]]>Tue, 05 Nov 2013 23:39:59 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/math-and-numbers/marshmallow-construction

Here is what you will need: Bag of mini marshmallows, and toothpicks.

1. Taste test a marshmallow to make sure it tastes good ;-).
2. Put toothpicks into marshmallows and keep building into whatever shape you want.

]]><![CDATA[Animal Cracker Math]]>Tue, 05 Nov 2013 22:41:50 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/math-and-numbers/animal-cracker-mathPrint out this worksheet for some fun snack time math. Before eating the Animals have them tally how many of these animals there are. You can ask them questions like which animal had the most or the least. Which animals were not on the work sheet. You can also discuss the habitat of the animals in the wild.

]]><![CDATA[Pipe Cleaners with Bead Counters]]>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 03:54:22 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/math-and-numbers/pipe-cleaners-with-bead-counters

Write numbers on construction paper and then attach them to the top of pipe cleaners. Have children string the correct number of beads onto the pipe cleaner with the correct number on it

]]><![CDATA[Numbers in Different Languages]]>Sat, 26 Oct 2013 21:30:03 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/math-and-numbers/numbers-in-different-languagesIt is easier for young children to learn languages than an adult because they are still developing language. It is never too early to start teaching children a second or third language. Today we have some counting tools for you to print to help teach children to write and count from 1-10 in English, Spanish, German, Norwegian or French.

English

French

Norwegian

Spanish

German

]]><![CDATA[Sorting Rocks]]>Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:05:52 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/math-and-numbers/sorting-rocks

Label a piece of paper into three groupings: light, medium, and heavy. Collect different size rocks from outside. Have the children sort the rocks by their weight.

Appropriate for 4 years old and up.

]]><![CDATA[Coin Identification]]>Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:00:19 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/math-and-numbers/coin-identification

Make a sheet with circles and write numbers in each circle that represent the different coins. Collect change and wash it. Encourage children to place the correct coin on the number that represents it.

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