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Creative Uses for Sidewalk Chalk
My four-year-old daughter loves sidewalk chalk, so I decided to use it to our advantage. Here are some ways I use sidewalk chalk for math with her or my seven-year-old son:
(1) Draw shapes other than circle, square, rectangle, and triangle. The shapes you choose will depend on the age of the child and the shapes that you want to teach;
(2) Use numbers higher than ten;
(3) Use only even or odd numbers;
(4) Use only the number family you are working on (such as the 30s or 40s);
(5) Use only the numbers needed for skip counting;
(6) Use Roman numerals (my seven-year-old came up with this one);
(7) Use for simple addition and subtraction. Call out a problem. Have your child jump on the answer or to the answer. If you call out 3+4, she could jump directly on seven, or start at three and jump four until she gets to seven;
(8) Count backwards, first from five, then ten, then twenty;
(9) Start with a number other than one and have your child count on from there;
(10) Play Dice Hopscotch;
(11) Call out the numbers out of sequence;
(12) Work on patterns or number sequences;
I hope I've given you some ideas for your tactile/kinesthetic learners. These ideas have certainly helped our homeschool. | | nerakr |
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More Creative Uses for Sidewalk Chalk
I never used sidewalk chalk with my children in a purposeful way until my four-year-old daughter took a shine to it. I've used it in many ways for math since then. I've also come up with some ways to use it for Language Arts.
(1) Use letters instead of numbers. Use uppercase, lowercase, or a combination. After your child knows the names, change the game to sounds;
(2) Play CVC word jump. (I found this one on a blog, so I can't take credit for it.)
(3) Adapt CVC word jump for word families or sight words.
(4) Use to reinforce parts of speech. Write words from more than one part of speech. Have your child jump only on the nouns or whatever you designate. (Thanks to my seven-year-old for this one).
I hope I've given you some ideas for your tactile/kinesthetic learners. Maybe they'll have so much fun they won't even know they're learning! | | nerakr |
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