Here’s An Adorable Raindrop Counting Activity You Can Make With Your Child
Knowing how to count is an essential life skill that kids need to master. It’s the foundation of math fluency and paves the way to learning more advanced mathematical concepts.
Counting often comes naturally to children. They might start doing it seemingly out of nowhere. However, it can quickly grow tedious for them.
So if you want to enrich the learning process of counting for your child, introduce activities that make counting exciting.
There are plenty of educational and entertaining games kids can play to sharpen their counting skills and further cement the lesson in their heads.
TikToker @happytotshelf is sharing a fun, hands-on learning activity for children ages two through eight that involves counting “raindrops.”
This counting activity can be done inside your home on a rainy day.
It develops their skills in mathematics by practicing the use of number names and counting in order, helping kids make the connection between written numbers and visualizing quantities.
It also exercises your child’s cognitive abilities, such as problem-solving, reasoning, and using memory.
Here’s how it works. When given a number, like sixteen, kids can count out the number of raindrops, which are actually dyed cotton swabs, on the board.
To put the counting activity together, start by cutting out a piece of cardboard. Next, draw a cloud at the top of the cardboard and cover the cloud with some clear packing tape.
Smooth the tape down to ensure it doesn’t create any bumps or ridges. The cloud is the spot where you will use a whiteboard marker to write the number or equation for your child to figure out.
Take a long nail or any other sharp, skinny object you might have and poke small holes throughout the cardboard. Space the holes out evenly.
Then, dye a handful of cotton swabs blue to act as raindrops. Cut them in half so only one end of the cotton swab has the cotton bud. Stick the cotton swabs through the holes when counting them out.
You can also adapt this activity to different age groups. For two to three-year-olds, use numbers from one to twelve.
For four to five-year-olds, use bigger numbers from thirteen to twenty. And for six to eight-year-olds, introduce more complex concepts like addition or multiplication.
@happytotshelf Here’s how I adapt this activity for different age groups: ?? Recommended for 2 to 8 years old ?? For 2 to 3 years old, use numbers from 1 to 12. ?? For 4 to 5 years old, use bigger numbers from 13 to 20. ?? For 6 to 8 years old, use this learning to introduce math concepts like addition or multiplication. ?? Love this Cotton Bud Raindrop Counting idea? Follow @happytotshelf for more easy and fun learning activities for children! #learningisfun #handsonlearning #homelearning #preschoolactivities #toddleractivities
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