Preschool Learning Numbers

She3 years old and is learning how to identify her numbers, count, and number sequence.

Numbers Book List

One Foot Two Feet by Felicia Zekauskas was one of my favorite books. It gives the singular and plural of some of the more challenging English words for young children to understand. Goose-Geese, Foot-Feet, etc…

Numbers Recourses


Number 1


Number 2


Number 3


Number 4


Number 5


Number 6


Number 7


Number 8


Number 9


Number 10

10 Apples up on Top

First we read 10 Apples up on Top by Dr. Seuss. Print out the free 10 Apple Stack from Teachers Pay Teachers. Then Storm glued a picture of herself to the bottom of the paper and cut out the apples and glued them in numerical order on top of her head.

Ten Little Rubber Ducks

First we read Ten Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle. Print out the free 10 Ducklings Number Sequencing from Teachers Pay Teachers. Then Storm painted a paper with blue watercolor. She cut out the ducklings and glued them in numerical order following the momma duck.


Number 12


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Goodnight Moon Tot School

One of the favorite books for all of my toddlers over the years has been “Goodnight Moon”. The simple rhyming and repetition is calming for my little ones.

Abeka Curriculum

I was able to incorporate several of our Abeka nursery lessons into this unit as well. Following are some of the specific books with links that are used in this Farm Tot School Unit:

Goodnight Moon Sensory Tub

Color: Red

Shape: Crescent

Number: 2

Letter: M (moon)

“In the great green room”

“There was a telephone”

“And a red balloon”

S reviewed his colors by coloring the balloons on page 2 of this download the color that I told him.  Then I cut it out and folded it into a book.

“And a picture of—”

“The cow jumping over the moon”

Hey Diddle Diddle

I got this printable from Homeschool Creations.  I added a craft stick to them so I could make the cow jump over the moon.

“And there were three little bears sitting on chairs”

Three Little Bears

I cut out the bears and chairs for S to sort them by size. Then she wanted them to have a “bowl of mush” too.

“And two little kittens”

I printed the 2 Little Kittens printable for her to color.

“And a pair of mittens”

“And a little toy house”

“And a young mouse”

Abeka Nursery Curriculum

“And a comb and a brush”

“and a bowl full of mush”

“And a quiet old lady who was whispering “hush””

“Goodnight room”

Goodnight Room Coloring Page

I printed the Goodnight Room Coloring Page for S.

“Goodnight moon”

Paint a yellow crescent moon.

“Goodnight cow jumping over the moon”

“Goodnight light”

“And the red balloon”

Paint a red balloon.
Red pom pom balloons in star ice tray.

“Goodnight bears”

“Goodnight chairs”

Sit teddy bear in the chair.

“Goodnight kittens”

I found this 3 Little Kittens for her to match mittens with the kittens.

“And goodnight mittens”

“Goodnight clocks”

Here is the Hickory, Dickory, Dock coloring page.

“And goodnight socks”

“Goodnight little house”

“And goodnight mouse”

“Goodnight comb And goodnight brush”

“Goodnight nobody”

Abeka Nursery Curriculum

“Goodnight mush”

Oatmeal for breakfast.

“And goodnight to the old lady whispering “hush””

Abeka Nursery Curriculum

“Goodnight stars”

“Goodnight air”

Draw moon and stars with a white crayon and paint water colors over it.

“Goodnight noises everywhere.”

Abeka Nursery Curriculum

Chewy Sugar Cookies

Cookie Ingredients:

  • 1 Cup Butter
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1//2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Cookie Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick spray
  3. Cream together the butter and sugar.
  4. Add the egg and mix well.
  5. Stir in the flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla.
  6. Form dough into a large ball and place in a bowl to refrigerate for a hour.
  7. Roll the cookie dough onto a floured surface about 1/4 inch thick.
  8. Cut out the dough with cookie cutters and place them on the pan.
  9. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
  10. Cool and add the buttercream.

Buttercream Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Buttercream Directions:

  1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
  2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
  3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.
  4. Color with yellow food coloring.

Farm Tot School

Color: Red

Shape: Square

Number: 10

Letter: F


Day 1:  Farm

Read:  

Songs: 

Snacks:

  • Haystacks  (10 oz.Chow Mein noodles mixed with melted 1 cup chocolate and 1 cups butterscotch chips)

Activities:

  • Wooden Farm
  • Farm Puzzles
  • Stickers
  • Beanie Baby Farm Animals
  • Farm Sensory Tub
  • Farm Animal Movement Cards
  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm
  • Barn Number Match
  • Paper Plate Tractor
  • Sorting Farm Foods

Day 2: Sheep

Read:  

Songs:  

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Sheep
  • Do-A-Dot Sheep
  • Heard the Sheep
Do-A-Dot Sheep

Day 3:  Cow

Read:  

Songs: 

Animal Alphabet Friends

Snacks:

  • Chocolate Milk

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Cow
  • Do-A-Dot Cow
  • Milk the Cow

Day 4: Horse

Read:  

Songs: 

Animal Alphabet Friends

Snacks:

  • Apples and carrots

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Horse
  • Do-A-Dot Horse
  • Rocking Horse (Stick Horse)

Day 5:  Pig

Read:  

Songs: 

  • This Little Piggy

Snacks:

  • Pigs in a Blanket (Wrap hot dots in crescent rolls  375 degrees for 10 min)

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Pig
  • Catch the Piggies
  • Numbers & Colors Pig E Bank

Day 6:  Donkey

Read:  

Songs:  

Animal Alphabet Friends

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Donkey
  • Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Day 7: Goat

Read:  

Songs:  

  • Gomer Goat YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cItWWyC9dc&list=PLtcVDUfj-tZytwkA64XHNSi0PwA0TMrJM&index=7
Animal Alphabet Friends

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Goat.
  • Do-a-Dot Goat
  • Goat Colors and Shapes

Day 8:  Rooster

Read:  

Songs:  

Animal Alphabet Friends

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Rooster
  • Feather Rooster

Day 9: Chicken

Read:  

Songs:

  • Five Little Chickens

Snacks:

  • Hard Boiled Eggs

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Chick
  • Do-A-Dot Chicken
  • Feed the Chickens
  • Counting Chicks
  • Catch the Fox

Day 10: Mouse

Read:  

Songs: 

Snacks:

  • Cheese

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Mouse
  • Mouse in the Color House
  • Mouse Colors and Shapes

Day 11: Cat

Read:  

Songs: 

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Cat
  • Do-A-Dot Cat
  • Cat Colors and Shapes

Day 12:  Dog

Read:  

Songs: 

Snacks:

  • Puppy Chow

Activities:

  • Paper Plate Dog
  • Do-A-Dot Dog
  • Doggy Doggy Where’s My Bone?

I ordered a couple toddler age books from Abeka.com. Following are some of the specific books with links that are used in this Farm Tot School Unit:


Grant’s Farm


Baby (High Contrast) Farm Book List:

  • Farm by James Brown
  • Black & White Farm by Charles Reasoner
  • Hello, Farm by Cani Chen

Toddler (Live Animal) Farm Board Book List:

  • Busy Doggies by John Schindel & Beverly Sparks
  • Busy Barnyard by John Schindel & Steven Holt
  • Busy Horsies by John Schindel & Casi Lark
  • Pocket Piggies Opposites! By Richard Austin
  • Farm Animals by National Geographic
  • Sleepy Cat by David P. Hall

Toddler (Sing Song) Farm Board Book List:

  • Five Little Ducks by Little Scholastic
  • The Chicks in the Barn by Aly Fronis
  • Old Macdonald had a Farm by Pam Adams
  • Moo, Baa, La La La! By Sandra Boynton
  • Skip to My Lou by Nadine Bernard Westcott
  • Farmyard Rhymes by Clare Beaton
  • Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton

Toddler (Lift-a-Flap) Farm Board Book List:

  • Noisy Farm by Covent Garden Books
  • Moo by Matthew Van Fleet
  • Pop-Up Peekaboo! Farm by Dawn Sirett & Sarah Davis
  • Farm! By Lori Froeb

Toddler (Touch-and-Feel) Farm Board Book List:

  • Baby Touch and Feel Farm Animals by Dawn Sirett
  • Touch and Feel Farm by Scholastic
  • Baby Touch and Feel Tractor by Dawn Sirett & Charlie Gardner
  • Farm by Phillips
  • Baby Einstein Touch and Feel Farm Animals by Julie Aigner-Clark
  • Touch and Feel Farm by DK Publishing
  • Touch and Feel Tractor by John Deere
  • Touch & Feel Farm by Dwell Studio
  • Fuzzy Farm by Little People
  • Night Night Farm by Amy Parker
  • F is for Farm by Aimee Chapman
  • Good Night Farm by Patricia Hegarty
  • On the Farm by Little Bee Books

Toddler (Animal Sounds) Farm Board Book List:

  • Clifford’s Animal Sounds by Normal Bridwell
  • My Farm Friends by Wendell Minor
  • Farm Friends 101 Dalmatians by Disney
  • Find the Piglet by Stephen Cartwright
  • Funny Farm by Grosset & Dunlap
  • Baby Animal Farn by Karen Blair
  • On the Farm by Kate Riggs
  • Moo, Moo, Peekaboo! By Jane Dyer
  • Farm Babies by Emily Bolam
  • Farm Friends Little People by Fisher-Price
  • Farm Animals by Charles Reasoner

Preschool (Favorites) Farm Book List:

  • The Donkey’s Christmas Song by Nancy Tafuri
  • Going to Sleep on the Farm by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
  • Little Red Hen by Beverly Capps Burgess
  • Farm Lullaby by Karen Jameson

Preschool (Lift-a-Flap) Farm Book List:

  • The Berenstain Bears Visit the Farm by Mike Berenstain
  • Peek-a-Moo! By Marie Torres Cimarustk
  • PeekABoo Farm by Jane Dyer

Preschool (Colors) Farm Book List:

  • One Sheep, Blue Sheep by Thom Wiley
  • Moo Moo, Brown Cow by Jakki Wood
  • Moo, Moo. Brown Cow Have You Any Milk? By Phillis Gershator

Preschool (Numbers) Farm Book List:

  • Tiny Puppies by V.C. Graham
  • My First Counting Book by Lilian Moore
  • Ten Sleepy Sheep by Phyllis Root
  • Barn Cat by Carol P. Saul
  • Pocket Piggies Numbers! By Richard Austin
  • Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Preschool (Alphabet) Farm Book List:

  • Usborne Farmyard Tales Alphabet Book by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright
  • John Deere Farm ABC by John Deere
  • Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack by Doreen Cornin & Betsy Lewin
  • G is for Goat by Patricia Polacco

Preschool (Sing Song) Farm Book List:

  • Barnyard Boogie by Jim and Janet Post
  • Mickey and Friends Old MacDonald Has a Farm by Margaret Snyder
  • Pete the Cat Old MacDonald Had a Farm by James Dean
  • Old MacDonald Drives a Tractor by Don Carter
  • When Cows Come Home by David L. Harrison

Preschool (Story) Farm Book List:

  • The Farm Book by Jan Pfloog
  • Big Red Barn by Margret Wise Brown
  • Tractor Power! By Catherine Nichols
  • Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
  • The Puppy Book by Jan Pfloog
  • Baby Farm Animals by Garth Williams
  • Where Do You Sleep Little One? By Patricia Hopper
  • Good Morning, Farm by Lori Reiser
  • Let’s go to the Farm! By Carly Hart & Lauren Tobia
  • Piglet and Granny by Margaret Wild

Insect Tot School

Color: Black

Shape: Oval

Number: 6

Letter: I for Insect


Day 1:  Insects                         

Read:  

Music: Bug Instruments

Experiment: Bug Hunt

Play:  Bug Sensory Tub

Day 2:  Ants                            

Read:  

Music: sing the ants go marching

Experiment: Ant Farm

Play:  Counting Ants

Day 3:  Ladybugs                         

Read:  

Music: sing Ladybug Ladybug fly away home

Experiment: Ladybug Habitat

Day 4:  Bees                      

Read:  

Music:

Day 5:  Inchworms                       

Read:  

Play:  Make Playdough Inchworms

Music: Itchy Inchworm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coW1OJnbut8&list=PLtcVDUfj-tZytwkA64XHNSi0PwA0TMrJM&index=9

Day 6:  Butterflies                        

Read:  

Music: sing bullfrogs and butterflies

Experiment: Raise Butterflies

Play: Butterfly Life Cycle Toys

Butterfly Sticker


I ordered a couple toddler age books from Abeka.com. Following are some of the specific books with links that are used in this Insect Tot School Unit:

Movie List:

Book List:

Music/ Poems:

Gross Motor: 

  • Move like an insect cards

Fine Motor:

Trips:

  • Butterfly House

Creation Tot School

Color: Blue

Shape: Circle

Number: 7

Letter: W for World


Day 1: God Created the Light and Dark

  • Snack: Raisins and Popcorn
  • Turn on and off Lights, 
  • Light and play with flashlights.

Day 2: God Created the Sky and Sea

  • Snack: Blue Jello and Marshmallows
  • Point to Sky and look at Clouds, 
  • Water and play with water toys.

Day 3: God Created the Dry Land and Plants

  • Snack: Chocolate Pudding with crushed cookies and Broccoli
  • Look at Trees and Plants and Dirt, 
  • Play in the dirt and plant some flowers. 
  • Play with wooden cutting fruits and vegies.

Day 4: God Created the Sun, Moon, and Stars

  • Snack: Cheese cut into starts
  • Look at Moon and Stars, 
  • Day or night?, (ask the child when they do things like go to bed, eat lunch, dream, play outside, etc…)
  • Playdough Sun, Moon, Stars
  • read “Bathwater’s Hot” by Shirley Hughes

Day 5: God Created the Birds and Fish

  • Snack: Goldfish
  • Talk about fish and birds,
  • Visit a pet store,
  • Feed the Ducks.

Day 6: God Created the Animals and People

  • Snack: Animal Crackers,
  • Visit a zoo,
  • Play with dog and cats.

Day 7: God Rested (God Made Me)

  • “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”: Point to Body Parts, draw body with sidewalk chalk.
  • Relax with Yoga.

Gross Motor:

  • Run and Play Outside
  • Bubbles Circles
  • Creation Hop Scotch

Fine Motor:

  • He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands Craft
  • Play Dough (Blue, Circle, 7, W)
  • Abeka

I ordered a couple toddler age books from Abeka.com. Following are some of the specific books with links that are used in this Creation Tot School Unit:

Book List:

Movies

Music/ Poems:

Circus Tot School

Color: Red

Shape: Circle (Balloons, Balls, Hoops)

Number: 3

Letter: C for Clown

Movie:

Gross Motor:

  • Circus Yoga
  • Riding Lion Toy
  • Flaming Hoops (Hoola Hoop & Crape Paper)

Fine Motor:

  • Balloon Clown Coloring Sheet (Red, circles)
  • Abeka

I ordered a couple toddler age books from Abeka.com. Following are some of the specific books with links that are used in this Circus Tot School Unit:

Dramatic Play:

  • Streamers and Balloons (Red)

Book List:

Music/ Poems:

Foods:

  • Popcorn
  • Sno-Cone
  • Animal Crackers
  • Corn Dogs
  • Swirly Suckers

Tot Tubs:

  • Play Dough Play Mat (make balls circles for seal’s nose)
  • Bubbles (Circles)
  • Sidewalk Chalk
  • Popcorn Sensory Tub (popcorn kernels, red measuring spoons, yellow & white pom poms, Popcorn Cups)

Preschool 100 Day

We celebrated 100 Day with cousins, from tots to first grade but I would recommend it for around Kindergarten age.  We had fun counting to 100 over and over by counting candy, jumping jacks, seconds, inches, and lots more.  We read lots of books, had a snack, completed a writing activity, and covered a ton of math concepts.

Book List…

One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Priczes

I’ll Teach My Dog 100 Words by Michael K. Frith

One Hundred Days of  School by Trudy Harris

Henry’s 100 Days of Kindergarten by Nancy L. Carlson

Emily’s First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells

Miss Bindergarten Celebrates 100 Days of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate and Ashley Wolff

Graph 100 Jelly Beans

Materials:

  • 100 Jelly Beans
  • Simple Graph

Directions:

  1. Count out 100 jelly beans.
  2. Graph the jelly beans by color on a simple graph.
  3. Ask the children which color has the most?  Which color has the least?  How many red jelly beans are there?

100 Jumping Jacks

The children jumped and counted 100 jumping jacks.

100 Piece Puzzle

The children worked a 100 piece puzzle together.

100 Quiet Seconds

The children all laid down and tried to be quiet for 100 seconds.

Name 100 Animals

We started out with the children naming as many animals as they could as I wrote them down.  I tried to write down exactly what each child said so that they would feel that their ideas are just as important as others.  For example if a child suggests dog and another child suggests Dalmatian I wrote them both down even though a Dalmatian is a dog.  When the children started running out of ideas we used the animal books for some help.

100 Days of School Poem

We read this 100 Days of School poem to the children.

I’ve never seen a hundred,

It’s pretty big, I guess.

I keep asking everyone.

And they just say, “Oh yes”…

“A hundred is an awful lot”…

“A great big huge amount”…

But I am really worried,

‘Cause I’m just learning how to count.

I’m learning all my numbers,

And I’m trying by myself,

To understand a hundred.

But I might need some help.

I can’t believe we’ve been in school

For a hundred days!

A hundred is a lot, I know,

So I am just amazed!

I like to come to school each day

And I love my school a lot.

Mom says I go to school to learn

But it’s fun so I forgot!

So we counted to one hundred

And now I think I know,

That one hundred days we’ve been in school…

And there are lots more days to go!

Lots more days for having fun,

In our very own classroom.

And if I learn to count some more

I’ll be at a million soon!

Estimating 100 Inches

Materials:

  • Yard Stick
  • Masking Tape
  • Pen

Directions

  1. Line up the children against the wall.
  2. Show the children on the yard stick what an inch looks like.
  3. Write each child’s name on a piece of masking tape and give it to him.
  4. Tell the children to put the tape on the floor where they think 100 inches would be from where they are standing.
  5. Measure out 100 inches to see how the children did.

Counting Money

Materials:

  • 100 Pennies
  • 10 Dimes
  • 1 Dollar Bill

Directions:

  1. Have the children count out 100 pennies by putting them into piles of 10.
  2. Count the piles of 10 by tens to get to 100.
  3. Trade out each pile of 10 for a dime and then count how many dimes it takes to get to 1 dollar.
  4. Show a 1 dollar bill.
  5. You can also count quarters with older children.

Fruit Loop Necklace

Materials:

  • Yarn
  • Fruit Loops

Directions:

  1. Each child counts out 100 fruit loops.
  2. Children string the fruit loops onto the yarn.
  3. Tie the ends of the yarn together to form the necklace.

Make 100 Day Hash

Materials:

  • Miss Bindergarten Celebrates 100 Days of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate and Ashley Wolff
  • 10 small cup or bowls plus one for each child
  • Pretzels
  • Popcorn
  • Mini Marshmallows
  • Cherrios
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Peanuts
  • Oyster Crackers
  • Almonds
  • Raisins
  • Chex Cereal

Directions:

  1. You can use the ingredients that I used, the ones in the book, or make up your own.
  2. Put each ingredient in a different bowl (10 bowls).
  3. Each child takes 10 pieces from each ingredient bowl and places them into his own bowl to make 100 pieces.

Sorting Number Cards

Have the children put number cards in order from 1 to 100.  You can use any cards you have to make your own with index cards.  I used the A Beka Numbers Flashcards.

I Wish I had 100…

I made a simple writing page for the children that said…

I wish I had 100 ______________ because _____________.

On the first day of school I couldn’t _____________, on the 100th day I can.

100 Fingers and Toes

Materials:

  • Poster Board
  • Paint
  • Paper Plates
  • Bath Tub of Garden Hose for cleaning
  • Children (we used 5 children)

Directions:

  1. 5 children times 10 fingers each and 10 toes each makes 100.
  2. Set the children around the table and set a paper plate in front of each child.  Pour a little paint onto each plate.
  3. Set the poster board on the table  in the middle of all the children.Each child makes a right hand print on the poster by dipping their hand in the paint on the plate and then sticking in on the poster.  Then each child does it again with their left hand.

Then have the children wash their hands in the tub or with the hose. Put the poster board on the bathroom floor or outside if it’s nice out. Have the children one at a time place their right foot in the paint and then on the poster and then their left foot. Rinse their feet in the tub or with a hose immediately to avoid unwanted paint in the house.

After the paint dries, count the fingers and toes by 5’s (there should be 100).

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