There
is so much that kindergartners are expected to know and do at such a
young age, but when it comes down to it, they are still kids. They need
to move, they need to be silly, and they need to have fun. So rather
than just teaching the curriculum from a book. I am always trying to
incorporate hands on and interactive ways for them to learn. Our
biggest focus lately has been learning and recognizing those tricky
teens! P.S. They are tricky because kids want to say, oneteen, twoteen,
threeteen, etc.).
Here are some ways that we have been learning:
Work on Writing:
We have written the numbers in paint, in sand, and in clay. The helps us see the number and create the numbers in various ways.
Memory Match:
For
this game the students first have to put the numbers 11-20 in order.
Then they have match up the corresponding dots with each number. After
they are done with both parts, they can find a partner who has been
checked off and flip a set of cards over to play memory match (finding a
number and dots that match).
Teen Number Sparkle:
We
have played sparkle using tricky teens (this would be good to play with
your family for spelling words, counting, or skip counting). With teen
number sparkle, we start in a circle, one student starts at 10 and we go
around the circle until 19, then the next student says sparkle, and the
student after that is out. We continue going around until we have one
friend standing to be the Terrific Teen Number Winner!
Teen Tangle:
We also play a game called Teen Tangle. It is much like Twister, but with
teen numbers. The kids love getting all tangled up with this game and
recognizing their numbers while doing it!
Singing and Dancing:
For
tricky teens we have a rap about how numbers in the teens they start
with a one! We put actions to it to get their bodies moving and grooving
and recognizing those tricky teens!
