Today we read Blueberries For Sal by Robert McCloskey.
In this classic picture book, little Sal becomes so involved in her blueberry picking, she doesn't notice that she's following the wrong mother - an equally startled mother bear! "Amusing and suspenseful and entirely childlike in appeal." - Booklist
Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk!
Meet math standards: Number and Operations
*Computation
*Adding and subtracting
*Using objects to computer; using mental computation
((We used pony beads and a small metal pail from Target's Dollar Spot.))
Ask the child to listen as you drop a number of blueberries into the bucket one at a time. How many are in the bucket? Pour and count.
Add a small number to that. Pour and count.
Divide the blueberries into two or three groups and have the child pick which group has the most and which group has the least. Try it several times.
Have the child drop one blueberry at a time into the bucket and count out loud. How high can you count?
Write a numeral (for younger children) or a number sentence (such as 3+4 for older children). See if the child can put the right amount into the bucket.
Ask the child to listen as you drop a number of blueberries into the bucket one at a time. How many are in the bucket? Pour and count.
Add a small number to that. Pour and count.
Divide the blueberries into two or three groups and have the child pick which group has the most and which group has the least. Try it several times.
Have the child drop one blueberry at a time into the bucket and count out loud. How high can you count?
Write a numeral (for younger children) or a number sentence (such as 3+4 for older children). See if the child can put the right amount into the bucket.
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