Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Egg Carton Shake-Up


This fun idea for practicing number recognition came from Mommies Wise Little Bookworms. I made a few slight changes...I wrote the numbers 1 through 6 (2 times each) on circle stickers and stuck each number into an egg cup of an egg carton. We placed a bead in the egg carton and shook it. O identified the number that the bead was on. I'm going to have to remake this game since I used an egg carton that had holes in the top. I knew it was going to be a problem, but I was ready to try this fun idea and didn't have an enclosed egg carton :(

I think this game would also be a fun way to practice color recognition by placing different colored sticker dots in the egg cartons instead of numbers (I need to remember this in about a year for Ema!). I also think this could be a fun simple addition activity...use 2 beads and have the child add the numbers that the beads land on. I may also make an letter recognition egg carton shake-up game soon. We could use it with a bead to shake and then label the letters, and it would also be fun to sort tiny objects in the letter egg carton according to their initial sounds.
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7 comments:

  1. mindy2780November 13, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    Thanks for sharing this great idea. Madeline is having trouble with number recognition and this will be a fun way to practice.

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  2. Kami@Nurturing the tender yearsNovember 13, 2009 at 2:25 PM

    Some great ideas! And easy to do! Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Keeper of the TalesNovember 13, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    I use this same activity for my 8yr old twins to practice addition and subtraction facts. I actually have a few cartoons with numbers up to 100. My kids love it.

    http://thequeenofthisthatandeverything.blogspot.com/

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  4. Addison's MommyNovember 13, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    Awesome idea. Thanks for sharing. Perfect timing for us!

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  5. AdrianNovember 13, 2009 at 11:03 PM

    Great idea. I'm thinking of modifying it a bit & giving my 3 yr old dried beans so that she can practice counting. Example: #3, place 3 beans in the slot, #4- place 4 beans in the slot, etc.

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  6. ShellyNovember 25, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    Love this idea, what a great activity!

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  7. MariaFebruary 1, 2010 at 3:11 PM

    I used two long strips of red duct tape to cover the holes of my egg carton. I am using a bell instead of a bead as it makes a great sound when shaking the carton! Fun!

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