SMMART MATH: Counting Eyeballs
Counting Eyeballs (Halloween favor)...or marbles, or bouncy balls...
We just happened to have a water noodle that had been bent, bit and loved way too much. Instead of tossing out your worn water noodle, cut off a 1 to 2 foot piece and slice it down the middle to create a long channel for a ball to roll down.
Place a cauldron (or a bowl) on the floor on one end of the room. Have your child stand by you on the other side of the room. Place a small ball on the edge of the noodle channel while your child holds it horizontally.
Your child will balance the ball on the noodle while he walks across the room. When he reaches the bowl, he will attempt to drop the ball into the bowl.
Sing a spooky halloween song and see how many eyeballs your child can drop into the cauldron by the time the song is over.
Decide how many points each eyeball is worth. If you want to practice counting by 2s, then each eyeball is worth two points...5 points if you want to practice counting by 5s...10 points to practice counting by 10s...
Together, you can count up how many points your child won.
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