Number 5 Theme Day

Pre-school Theme Day

Number “5” Day

Once my son knew his letters I decided to tackle numbers in the same way, one at a time to reinforce what each symbol/number was.

Print out the Family Theme Day Planner and decide which activities you’d like to do and in what order.

SONGS:

Many children’s albums feature counting songs. Go through your CD’s and see what you can find.

For something completely different play the song “789” by the Barenaked Ladies from their Snacktime album.

SCRAPBOOK ACTIVITIES:

COLORING PAGES:

You can find many free colouring pages online by using your favourite search engine and typing in “Number Coloring Pages ” or print out my “Number 5” Colouring Page. While colouring the page be sure to count the five stars and the five points on each star.

Have your child colour my “Number Poem: 1 to 5” reviewing the numbers 1 to 4 and emphasizing the number 5 and what it looks like.

BOOKS:

Raid your child’s bookshelves to find any number books.

Go to the library with your child to find books about numbers and counting.

Go to the library on your own to find alphabet books to have already on hand for your theme day. Many libraries allow you to go online and search for titles based on subject (search for “numbers” or “counting” under “Children’s Books”). Reserve them if you can to save time.

Try to find some of these fun number books:

· 1 2 3 Moose: A Pacific Northwest Counting Book, photographs by Art Wolfe and text by Andrea Helman, Sasquatch Books, 1996 – Counting from 1 to 20 this book uses beautiful wildlife photographs and includes easy to read text about each animal.

· Alfie’s Numbers, by Shirley Hughes, The Bodley Head Children’s Books, 1999 – Count along with young Alfie as we look at things in the boys life from “one little boy called Alfie” to “Ten children playing on a big fallen tree.”

· I Spy: Little Numbers, rhymes by Jean Marzollo, photographs by Walter Wick, Scholastic Inc., 1999 – This board bookwas ahit with my son who liked to search for the numbers in each photographed page.

CRAFTS:

NUMBER 5 COLLAGE:

Materials: A copy of my Number 5 Worksheet, old magazines and newspapers, child-safe scissors, washable glue stick, damp facecloth for sticky fingers.

Step 1: Look through old magazines with your child and together look for the number five.

Step 2: Help your child cut out the numbers to glue on the Number 5 worksheet.

Step 3: Show your child how to glue the numbers onto the collage and then let him/her glue the pictures on the paper however he/she likes.

Step 4: When the collage is dry display (fridge, bulletin board, child’s door) or glue into Family Theme Scrapbook.

COUNT TO 5 CHART:

Materials: A copy of my Count to 5 Chart, various stickers, OR stamp (ink) pad and various stamps.

Step 1: Have your child pick stickers to put in each square. Each square gets 5 stickers as you are reviewing the number 5 today. OR Have your child stamp 5 pictures in each square.

Step 2: Count to five each time the stickers are applied and afterwards as a review.

Step 3: Display or glue the chart in your Family Theme Day Scrapbook

FIVE FINGERS CRAFT:

Materials: Coloured paper, a pencil, child safe scissors, glue stick, damp cloth for sticky fingers, (optional) Number 5 sticker.

Step 1: Have your child pick out paper in two different colours.

Step 2: Trace your child’s hand on one of the coloured sheets of paper, counting the five fingers as you do so.

Step 3: Help your child cut out the traced hand.

Step 4: Give your chile the glue stick and have him/her glue the hand onto the other sheet of paper.

Step 5: (Optional) Add a number 5 sticker.

Step 6: Review the number 5 by counting the fingers and then display the picture or glue it into your Family Theme Day Scrapbook.

FIVE FINGERS PAINTED HAND CRAFT:

Materials: A copy of my Number 5 Worksheet, paint, paint brush, paper towels, newspaper or plastic to cover the table, art smock or old clothes to wear.

Step 1: Have your child pick out colour of paint.

Step 2: Let your child paint his/her hand that colour.

Step 3: Have your child press his/her hand onto the worksheet counting the 5 fingers as you help.

Step 4: Let the paint dry and then review the number 5 by counting the fingers again.

Step 5: Display the picture or glue it into your Family Theme Day Scrapbook.

FOOD:

SNACK:

Five ingredient Trail Mix: Add 1) pretzels, 2) raisins, 3) chocolate chips, 4) Cheerios or other favourite cereal and 5) nuts (or in case of nut allergies another type of cereal or fish crackers).

LUNCH:

Serve some tomato soup and top with 5 croutons for a crunch.

DESSERT:

Frozen yogurt (or ice cream) with five fresh berries in it.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

NUMBER CHART:

Materials: a copy of my Number Chart and the Cut Out 5 Card, markers or crayons, child-safe scissors, glue-stick, face cloth for sticky fingers.

Step 1: Lead your child to the Number Chart on your fridge, bulletin board or taped to a wall and review the Numbers 1 to 4.

Step 2: Have your child colour the Cut-out 5 Card.

Step 3: Help your child cut the Number 5 Card out.

Step 4: Have your child apply glue to the back of the Cut Out 5 Card and glue it on the Number Chart (or you can have your child use tape).

Step 5: Review what number it is by pointing to the chart.

EGG CARTON COUNT:

Materials: The egg carton craft from my Number One Theme Day, little toys or buttons, OR little snacks like Cheerios or Fish Crackers, OR little treats like jelly beans, chocolate chips, M&M’s, or marshmallows in a re-sealable bag, small cut out pieces of paper with the numbers 1, 2 , 3, 4, and 5 on them.

Step 1: Give your child the bag of toys/buttons/snacks/treats and have him/her count out 5 toys/buttons/snacks/treats and then put one in the egg compartments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Step 2: Spread out the cut out numbers and after counting out the toys/buttons/snacks/treats have your child find the each number (1 to 5) and put it in the correctly numbered spot.

NUMBER TRACING:

Fill a pie plate with sand, sugar or salt and teach your child how to trace the number 5 in the sand. When you are finished tracing dump the sand in a re-sealable bag to use on another day.

FLASH CARDS:

Review numbers using a set of flash cards (found at book stores, educational stores, even craft stores) or make your own by writing each letter on an individual index card (or by printing out my Number Cut-Out Page and gluing each number on index cards).

FOR FUN:

ONLINE GAMES:

There are many different websites that offer games for preschoolers. You can find them by looking up your child’s favourite television characters. Here is one from the Sesame Street website:

Big Bird’s Numbers is a simple game because it only involves your child pressing any key on the keyboard and then a number appears along with a picture that illustrates how many that is:

http://www.sesamestreet.org/game_player?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=gamePlayer_WAR_sesameportlets4369&p_p_uid=7574b28a-486d-11dd-bf7b-df62be721a24

NUMBER WALK:

Walk around your neighbourhood counting different things. You can also do this while in a car or bus etc..

TOYS:

If you have any number puzzles this theme day is the perfect time to play with it together.

Play with any other educational toys that focus on numbers.

EXTENDED ACTIVITIES:

AUDIO VISUAL:

Search through your child’s DVD/ video collection (or visit your local library before hand or the Video Store) to find your child’s favourite shows with a focus on teaching numbers.

Try to find these titles:

· Baby Einstein: Numbers Nursery – Discovering 1 through 5, Disney, 2007 – Even though it geared to babies and toddlers this is a good review of the first 5 numbers.

· Leap Frog: Math Adventure to the Moon, Lionsgate, 2009 – Tad and Lily the frogs go on a rocket adventure to find the perfect collection of things for their school math assignment.

· Leap Frog: Math Circus, Lionsgate, 2004 – Leap, Lily and Tad the frogs help professor Quigley train numbers to count, add and subtract at the Math Circus.

· Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Numbers Roundup, Disney 2010 – Mickey and his friends about numbers and shapes in this DVD.

· The Numbers Express, Mazzarella Media – All aboard a train to learn the numbers!

· Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers, Sesame Street Workshop, 2004 – Big Bird hosts the Number Show.