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Ice Cream Math - How Many Scoops?

5/20/2014

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Read:
Curious George and the Ice Cream Surprise Paperback
by: H.A. Rey (Author)

Supplies Needed:

Construction Paper
Scissors
Markers
Ice cream cone pattern (below)

Directions: Cut out ice cream cones and scoops of ice cream using the pattern below. Write the number of scoops of ice cream to add to each cone on each cone. Encourage the children to add the correct number of scoops of ice cream to each cone.

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Ice Cream Literacy

5/20/2014

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Read:
From Cow to Ice Cream (Changes) Paperback

by Bertram T. Knight (Author)

Supplies needed for the following activities:

Construction paper
Ice Cream cone template (below)
Markers

Matching lower case and Upper Case Letters

Directions:
Use the ice cream cone template below to cut out cones and scoops. Add lower case letters to the cones and uppercase letters to the scoops. Encourage the children to match the lower case letters with the upper case letters.

Matching Game

Directions:
Use the ice cream cone template below to cut out cones and scoops. Add lower case letters to the cones and uppercase letters to the scoops. Encourage the children to turn over a cone and a scoop to match a lower case letters with a upper case letter.

Matching Words

Directions:
Use the ice cream cone template below to cut out cones and scoops. Add Letters to the cones and words to the scoops. Encourage the children to add the scoops beginning in a certain letter to the cone with the matching letter.

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Hand Print Ice Cream Cone

5/20/2014

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Read:
The Ice Cream King Paperback
by Steve Metzger (Author)
Julie Downing (Illustrator)

Directions:
Print off ice cream cones on the bottom of pieces of paper. Add paint to paper plates, labeling them different flavors of ice cream. Have the children pick their favorite "flavors of ice cream" and do hand prints to represent ice cream scoops on the cone.