Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Traveling Number Sticks

It's late so I'll make this short and sweet: I stole this idea from education.com and loved it so much I had to do it for myself.  I modified them a little bit because my son is in kindergarten and doesn't really get the idea behind the "teens".  
To get started you'll need Popsicle sticks, pens and/or number stickers and rubber-bands or duct tape.
 Number your sticks 0-9 and count out 10 sticks, rubber band or tape together and label 10.  
Write + and - and  = signs on three more--adding higher math symbols as appropriate for your student.
Shove sticks in ziplock bag or box with label on it.  
The bag may be less durable, 
but it will fit in your purse easily and make math practice in the waiting room at the doctors office much easier.
 Show to your kids and have fun!

9 comments:

  1. Love it! I am so looking forward to home-schooling my little one. Glad to see that you are doing well.

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  2. Ooh, good one Lizzybeth! I am totally going to do this for Hadrian tomorrow! and your little man is so handsome <3

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    1. Thanks Amy! I'm glad you liked it! You'll have to send me pictures! :-)

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  3. Very cool! If you had extra letters, you could spell out the numbers on the other end as well:) Thanks for the crafty idea, my little one turns 3 on April fools day:) SO, he'll be starting all this very soon:)

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    1. Glad I could help! I'm thinking of adding hash marks or dots or something to count on the other end.

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  4. You could do letters and work on words also. CAT and have him sound out the word. That might help with language also.
    MOM

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    1. Thanks Mom!
      I was thinking of doing the ABC's too, but we already have a ton of letter games and cards that I think we'll save that idea for a while and see how he does.
      ~lizzy

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  5. love this idea, going to have to try it and see how it goes. Emma and Kenzie do pretty well with counting so i'm hoping they'll be able to get it

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