This Gingerbread Snow Globe Counting Activity invites children to place small objects like pom poms on the circles inside snow globe. The number of objects that need to be placed in the snow globe appears at the base of the snow globes.

Getting the Gingerbread Man Snow Globe Cards

First, you will need to download the set.

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you must go to your download file and open the page.  You may be asked if you want the file to open right after downloading it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

Making the Counting Cards Reusable

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Exploring the Counting Cards

Children can use chopsticks or their fingers to place the correct number of small objects onto each gingerbread snow globe counting card. Buttons, pom-poms, small pebbles or seeds would be great objects for children to use.

It would be a great for children to count each of the objects as they place them onto each snowball in the snow globe.

More Snow-Themed Activities

Snowflake Feelings Patterning Page

Snowflake Shape Building Cards

The Little Red Hen is a wonderful to book to read to children. It explores the themes of cooperation, teamwork, perseverance, and hard work. Sequencing is also explored in this story. Beginning November 4th a series of five Little Red Hen learning activities and worksheets will be shared here on JDaniel4’s Mom will also explore sequencing.

A fellow blog called 3 Dinosaurs will also be taking part in this series November 4th- 8th Little Red Hen Learning Activities and Worksheets. Each of the sets will be linked below.

Below you will find some traditional and modern versions of the Little Red Hen. Reading one or all of them before starting any of the sets in this series will help your children build background and bring understanding to the activities characters.

This is the traditional version of the Little Red Hen.

Ruby wants to build a little red fort and would really like her friends to help in this version of the story.

Manana Iguana tells the tale of an iguana who needs help playing a fiesta. It will be fun to read how the party comes together.

The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza shows how friends may not help at the beginning, but can find ways to help at the end.

Little Red Hen Learning Activities and Worksheets

Monday

The Little Red Hen Cup Stacking set features 32 cup stacking challenges. The cards feature right side up little red hens for cups that need to be faced up. Red hens upside down represent cup that are upside down.

Little Red Hen Easy Reader Book with Tracing Printable is a simple easy-reader book that involves tracing words and reading a sentence about each word. All the words are themes from the Little Red Hen Story.

Tuesday

This Little Red Hen themed number counting set features events from the traditional version of the book. Children are invited to use arrows to connect the events in order. The set could also be used to introduce algorithms. After all an algorithm is a series of steps.

Little Ren Hen Shape Tracing Printable has 9 shapes for kids to trace. Kids can trace the shape and color of the wheat and little red hen.

Wednesday

When they complete these puzzles, children will explore number sequencing and skip counting. Each puzzle has B/W and color versions.

Thursday

Children can use cubes or buttons to decorate the edges of each of the displayed shapes. This is a fun way to introduce your children to a variety of shapes.

Friday

The Little Red Hen Tens Frames Activity features themed tens frames and B/W and Color counting objects. Children can use the printable counting objects or any counting object you have on hand.

More Fairy Tale Learning Collections

Jack and the Beanstalk Math Activities

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Activities

October is filled to the brim with fun holidays to celebrate. The October 2023 STEAM Activity Calendar celebrates a number of them. You will find a few activities that are not holiday related on the calendar. They will fun to explore too.

Getting October 2023 STEAM Activity Calendar

First, you will need to download the calendar.

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The calendar is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you will need to go to your download file and open the page.  You may be asked if you want the file to open right after you download it. If you are, you won’t have to hunt for it in your download file.

Finally, when you open the calendar you will find hyperlinked activities. When you click on them, you will be taken to each of the activity’s locations on the web.

Here are the October Holidays Celebrated

• October 1st
  Frugal Fun Day
• October 2nd
  World Farm Animals Day
• October 3rd
  World Architecture Day
• October 4th
  World Habitat Day
• October 5th
  Astronomy Day
• October 6th
  National Noodle Day
• October 7th
  Kids Music Day
• October 8th
  I Love Yarn Day
• October 9th
  Fire Prevention Day
• October 12th
  National Farmers Day
• October 13th
  International Top Spinning Day
• October 14th
  World Egg Day
• October 15th
  Global Handwashing Day
• October 16th
  World Allergy Awareness Day
• October 17th
  National Pasta Day
• October 19th
  World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day
• October 21st
  National Apple Day
• October 26th
  National Pumpkin Day
• October 27th
  Tell a Story Day
• October 28th
  Plush Animal Lover’s Day
• October 29th
  National Frankenstein Day
• October 31st
  Halloween

Exploring the October 2023 STEAM Activity Calendar

You will be able to access the directions needed to explore each activity when you click on each of the October hyperlinks. After you get to each activity’s blog post, you will find a supply list and step-by-step activity directions.

Many of the activities offer free worksheets or recording sheets. You can use what they have for you to download or create your own versions of the activities if you like. The idea is to inspire you to explore STEAM activities with your children. You know what they can handle and how they like to explore concepts and activities.

A variety of different types of STEAM activities have been included on the calendar. You may find that some are more appropriate for older children while others are great for children of all ages. I think that some of them could be done with a partner or parent. However, some of you may have children that want to complete them on their own.

More October Activities

Halloween STEM Challenge Mats

Halloween Words on Algorithm Game Boards

Ghostly Cup Stacking STEM Challenge

The August 2023 STEAM Activity Calendar is filled with challenges that celebrate the August holidays. While some of us will head back to school in August, some of us won’t be back in school until September. Due to that fact, the September calendar will share Back to School-themed challenges rather than the August 2023 STEAM Activity Calendar.

Here is the August 2023 STEAM Activities Calendar

• National Mountain Climbing Day
  August 1st
  
• National Coloring Book Day
  August 2nd
  
• Watermelon Day
  August 3rd
  
• The Coast Guard’s Birthday
  August 4th
  
• Work Like a Dog Day
  August 5th
  
• National Disc Golf Day
  August 6th
  
• Sea Serpent Day
  August 7th
  
• National Happiness Happens Day
  August 8th
  
• National Book Lover’s Day
  August 9th
  
• S’mores Day
  August 10th
  
• Presidential Joke Day
  August 11th
  
• National Bowling Day
  August 13th
  
• National Financial Awareness Day
  August 14th
  
• Relaxation Day
  August 15th
  
• Roller Coaster Day
  August 16th
  
• Black Cat Appreciation Day
  August 17th
  
• National Aviation Day
  August 19th
  
• World Honey Bee Day
  August 20th
  
• National Tooth Fairy Day
  August 22nd
  
• Ride the Wind Day
  August 23rd
  
• Pluto Demoted Day
  August 24th
  
• Banana Split Day
  August 25th
  
• National Cherry Popsicle Day
  August 26th
  
• National Chop Suey Day
  August 27th
  
• Beach Day
  August 30th
  
• National Trail Mix Day
  August 31st

Downloading the August 2023 STEAM Activities Calendar

The calendar is a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

Exploring the Activity Calendar

You will be able to access the directions needed to explore each activity when you click on each of the August hyperlinks. After you get to each activity’s blog post, you will find a supply list and step-by-step activity directions.

Many of the activities offer free worksheets or recording sheets. You can use what they have for you to download or create your own versions of the activities if you like. The idea is to inspire you to explore STEAM activities with your children. You know what they can handle and how they like to explore concepts and activities.

A variety of different types of STEAM activities have been included on the calendar. You may find that some are more appropriate for older children while others are great for children of all ages. I think that some of them could be done with a partner or parent. However, some of you may have children that want to complete them on their own.

Books Based on the August Holidays

The book Adventures with Barefoot Critters would be fun to read for National Trail Mix Day. It mentions trail mix as a good snack to have while doing activities outdoors.

A Place for Pluto shares the story of a demoted planet looking to find its place in the universe. It would be great to read on Pluto Demotion Day.

More STEM Activities

Patriotic Eagle STEM Challenges

Flower STEM Challenges- Build with Pattern Block Mats

Outer Space STEM Challenges