Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Number sense warm up FREEBIE

I thought I'd share a math warm up idea that I use ALL.THE.TIME!

All you need is an empty can and some pennies (or other small objects)

I have students close their eyes while I drop pennies into the can one at a time.  Afterward I see who knows how many I dropped.  I change it up by dropping 2 or more at a time for skip counting and sometimes we start with some pennies already in the can to 'count-on'.

I've posted a free printable in my store so you can jazz up your can if you wish :)  You can download it HERE.

If you have other ideas for using the listening can I'd love to hear them :)

I know that this will become a go-to activity for your class!!
Happy counting!!


3 comments:

  1. Great idea! I did a similar activity when I taught Kindergarten. Students would close their eyes while I bounced a ball and they counted the bounces.

    Primary On The Prowl

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  2. Great idea! I did a similar activity when I taught Kindergarten. Students would close their eyes while I bounced a ball and they counted the bounces.

    Primary On The Prowl

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