![]() ![]() ![]() Providing Children with Opportunities to Observe & Investigate Compare the number of decorations with vocabulary such as more than, fewer than, least amount of circles, greater amount of triangles….Increase math vocabulary by comparing the tree heights with words such as shorter than, taller than, the same as.Provide a pointer and let the children count the number of blocks on the side of the bulletin board.Use christmas bulletin boards as a teaching tool Add stars, snowflakes, or angel crafts at the top of the bulletin board if you have space.Have a few students help you staple cotton batting along the bottom for snow.Overlap some of the trees to make the composition more interesting.Staple the trees either from largest to smallest or randomly.Number the blocks (see image of Christmas bulletin board above).Cut 1 inch squares of paper and staple the block shapes on to the left side of the bulletin board.For fresh looking displays, cover the boards with white paper first.Instructions for math based Christmas Bulletin Boards: Students can also count how many triangle stickers and how many circle stickers they used to decorate their trees and record their answers.They once again measure their trees with one inch blocks and then print the number of blocks used in the space provided.If you would like the students to record their results on a worksheet, have them make a second tree no larger than 7 inches.Student’s record the number of blocks used on the starĮxtra math activity – Free recording worksheet. ![]() Show students how to measure from the bottom of the trunk to the top of the star.When all the trees are dry, have students measure their trees with one inch blocks.Students decorate their trees with stickers and put their name on the back or on the trunk.Students glue a star on top and a trunk on the bottom.GREEN TIP ! To save paper usage, tape the two pieces left over from each cut for the next group of children’s trees.Children cut down the line then open up the folded side to make a tree.Children fold the paper in half lengthwise and then draw a line from the top of one side to the bottom of the other side.Children choose one sheet of green construction paper, some will choose smaller pieces, others larger.Sticker shapes for ornaments (pick a few bright colors for a fun look).Various sizes of brown rectangles for trunks.A variety of sizes of green construction paper for trees – from 18″ – 3″.Structuring class time so that some children work on the activity below, while others work at learning centers makes it easy to create fun Christmas activities. Looking for ideas for new and easy Christmas bulletin boards? Try the following math project to make a fresh and fun Christmas display and have your students practice measuring and counting math skills at the same time. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |