Sunday, March 8, 2009



SMMART MATH: HIDING SHAMROCKS


Hiding shamrocks for your “little people” provides a fun math learning activity.

Print out some shamrocks here:
http://kids.creativity-portal.com/images/free/pdf/stpatricks.printables.pdf

or here:
http://www.coloringcastle.com/pdfs/seasonal/stpat-sayings.pdf
and color them a few different colors. You could also cut out shamrocks from different colored cardstock or construction paper.

Hide the shamrocks around the room and let your child fill a basket with the “treasure”.


-Help your child count out the number of shamrocks she found.
-Let your child sort the shamrocks into colors and count how many of each color she found.
-Count all of the green shamrocks and then place one shamrock of another color beside them. Use appropriate math terminology with your child as you add (subtract/multiply/divide) the shamrocks together. “5 green shamrocks plus one red shamrock equals… six shamrocks.”

For even more advanced mathematicians:
You can assign a point value to each color. When your child sorts the shamrocks, she can add up all of the points by color and come up with a total.


Of course, this math activity is flexible to accommodate any holiday with an iconic shape, or just hunt for the colored geometric shape of your choice.
Lisa

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi there! Love what you are doing here. Found you via ArtSmarts4Kids.
I do a little of what you do as well with an emphasis on the art.
Drop by sometime and feel free to borrow if any of the ideas are SMMARR enough. :)

Blessings,
Miss Julie

Anonymous said...

Sorry, meant SMMART!

Jessica said...

It can be tough to come up with creative lessons and your site is a phenomenal resource. I'm so glad to have found it!

Please stop by my site to claim your Wonderful Blog Award.

Art Show For Kids . com said...

These are wonderful. Please invite your readers to tell their children about ArtShowForKids.com, a safe place where children share their art and participate in ongoing children artshows and kids art contests.

Way to go!

Katie from ABC&123: A Learning Cooperative said...

Your site is full of fantastic lesson ideas. Would it be okay if I link to your Shamrock Search on a round up of St. Patty's ideas on my educational site?
Thanks!
Katie

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