Counting for Christmas

Christmas Counting

 

What You'll Need

Shape Puncher

Holiday Larger Cut Out Shape

Markers Envelope

During the Holidays, we can't get enough of counting or calendars to count down until Christmas. Although they are useful and help children learn numbers, days, I needed a project that really incorporated just counting.


I recently rediscovered all my old shape punchers from my 2 day vow to scrap book. I found one that was a larger star. I was able to create an easy template of a Christmas tree. You can really search for a holiday wreath, tree, shape on the internet and find many free templates.


I punched 20 stars and labeled each with a number. I also listed from left to right 1-20 on the tree.

In the morning, I set out the envelopes to talk about the numbers and try to recognize numbers. Then we looked at the tree with the numbering and began to place the stars that matched the numbers.

My 3 year old, just liked matching and her stars were upside down, sideways, etc.
My 5 year old would keep starting back at 1 and count through, to find which number came next.
Both were able to practice number recognition and order.

Feed the Birds

10 for $10 Books with GREAT Projects

What You'll Need

Bread

Peanut Butter

Bird Seed

Yarn

Cookie Cutter

 

You know those books at Jewel/Dominick's etc. The Disney 10 for 10 books. They are well written books for our 3 and 5 year old and of course cover every one's favorite stories. But, they also include some wonderful project ideas.

 

 

With winter approaching, and split schedules of school, we need lots of educational/timely projects.

 

With this project it is a great way to talk about hibernation, animals, and how animals find food.

 

Using day old or toasted bread, use peanut butter or safe spread for animals to eat (no actual butter).

 

Use a cookie cutter to make a shape.

 

Spread bird food on a paper plate or flat surface.

 

Press the bread with spread onto the bird feed pile, while it is down, spread the opposite side of bread with more peanut butter.

 

Cut a small hole in the center or top of the bread and string with yarn.

 

Find an easily seen tree branch to keep track of your bird feeder throughout the day.

 

Ours lasted about 2 hours before getting knocked down by a hungry squirrel. But, it was very exciting to keep checking on our birdy feeder.