1
Set up cups and containers of different sizes. Children practice pouring water between them.
15 min
2
Provide objects of different sizes. Children arrange them from smallest to biggest.
15 min
3
Give two groups of objects. Children decide which group has more and which has less.
15 min
4
Show emotion face cards. Children match the emotion to a scenario card.
15 min
5
Use two-color counters to explore how numbers can be split. For example, show that 5 = 3 + 2 and 5 = 4 + 1. Record each combination on a number bond diagram.
15-25 min
6
Read a word aloud and ask the child to think of a rhyming word. Use picture cards to make it more concrete. Celebrate each correct rhyme with a high-five.
10-20 min
7
Hold up each sight word card for 3 seconds. Child reads it aloud. Make two piles: known and still-learning. Revisit the still-learning pile at the end.
10-15 min
8
Place 5-10 small objects in a row. Show the child how to touch each object while counting aloud. Then ask them to count a different set of objects.
10-15 min