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Kindergarten Maths Game - Lesson Starter

by Chris Petry
(Sydney)

Just a fun way to begin a numbers lesson with your class. I teach kindergarten and they like a challenge.

Have children turn their chairs around to face their desks, place heads on desk, we have pillows. Their hands are placed behind their backs and the teacher tells the children that the postman is coming.

Teacher quietly walks around between the children and randomly places a numeral card in some of the children's hands. When all 10 cards are given out the teacher calls out "postman's been".

The children who are given a numeral card come out the front of the room and try to sequence the cards in numerical order.

It is interesting to see if children recognise their number and who emerges from the group to assist the rest of the children in sequencing the numerals from 1 to 10.

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Kindergarten Maths Game - Lesson Starter

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Apr 27, 2009
 Great activity!
by: Alicia

Brilliant idea! I am a fourth year primary education uni student and am doing my prac with Kindy all of this year. I love this activity and plan to use it at the beginning or the ends of my lessons. Thanks!
Apr 20, 2009
 I love this idea!
by: Anonymous

Thank you, what a great concept! I will try it out on the first day of term 2 with my kinder kids!
Apr 19, 2009
 terrific maths game
by: bernadette

This is a fantastic idea and i am sure the kids would love it. I think it could be adapted in may ways eg. sequencing of even numbers eg. 2,4,6,8,10 or numbers from 25-35. Even negative numbers would be good. Well done.
Apr 13, 2009
 adaption
by: MissKool

That could be adapted for older children e.g. using decimals and fractions, times tables with no solution. Great activity thanks!

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