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Building Numbers 11-20 with Crayons STEM Task Cards

September 8, 2018 By Deirdre

Last month a shared several STEM task card sets that invited kids to build letters, numbers, shapes, and tally marks with crayons. The number set I shared focused on the numbers from 1 to 10. Today I have a set that focuses on the numbers 11 to 20. Your children are going to have fun building two-digit numbers with these STEM task cards and a box of crayons.

Before you have your children build each of the numbers, you may want them to read a children’s book that features numbers. The books below

Getting the STEM Task Cards Ready for Your Kids

You will need to download the Learning Numbers 11-20 with Crayons Printable Task Cardsonto your computer. Then you can open the set up using Acrobat Reader.

You need to print them out using a color printer. This will allow the various colors of the crayons to stand out.

Exploring the Task Cards

You can want to have your children work on building numbers in an invitation to play area in your house or classroom. They can work on their own, with you as their partner or with a friend. It is really up to you.

I used to leave activities on the kitchen table for my son to work on while I made dinner. This would have been a great activity for him to work on.

Hints:

You will need to let your children know if they need to match the crayons colors feature on the card. They really don’t have to. Children could use any color they like to build the numbers.

The crayons pictured on the cards are too small for your children to lay their crayons on. You may want to give them a plastic mat or tray for them to build on. It will keep your table or work surface free of stray crayon marks.

Learning Letters with Crayons STEM Task Cards

Greater Than and Less Than STEM Task Cards

Learning Numbers 1-10 with Crayons STEM Task Cards

Exploring the Numbers 1-10 with Tally Marks

Building Shapes with Crayons STEM Task Cards

If you like this math activity, here are some more you will love.

Subtraction Treasure Chest Match

Color, Count and Graph Pumpkin Activity

Roll, Write and Count Mats

Ocean Themed LEGO Counting Mats

Ten Frame Math Activity with Duplo {Free Printable Sheets}

LEGO Geometry Riddles

Hot Chocolate Math – free printable counting mats

Greater Than Less Than Activities with Crayon Task Cards

August 23, 2018 By Deirdre

The crayon task card sets I shared with you earlier this month have been very popular. This week I thought I would share with you two additional crayon-themed STEM task or activity cards set. Today I am going to share with you today is a greater than less than activity cards.

While the greater than less than cards display crayons, you could have your children use any objects you like. You may even want to use some type of school supply. Below you will find a list of school supplies that would be great to use for this activity.

pencil top erasers
pencils
glue sticks
color pencils
markers
paper clips

Books About Greater Than and Less Than

You may want to share a children’s book that focuses on the concepts of greater than and less than with your children before starting the activity. It will give them a better understanding of the concepts they will be exploring.

Getting the Greater Than Less Than Activity Cards

You can download the Greater Than Less Than Activity Cards onto your computer. Then you can open up the PDF. The set includes one greater than activity card and one less than activity card. You can print out one set to use in a center or enough for each one of your children.

Knowing What the Symbols Mean

You will need to explain what the less than and greater than symbols mean to your children. I like to tell kids that if the little end is pointing to the left it means less than. When the wide open or large end is facing to the left it means greater than.

Exploring the Activity Cards

Children can explore these cards in a number of ways. Let me share with you a few ways that I have come up with.

You could have them place objects on the cards that make the number sentence true.
You could have children work in pairs. One child could put objects on one side of the sign. Then their partner could place objects on the other side that will make the number sentence true.
You could give your child two set of objects. Then they can place the smaller group of objects on the side with the small end of the sign. Next, they could put the larger or greater number of the open or large side of the sign.

Once they have built a number sentence, you will want them to read the number sentence to you or to their partner.

If you like this activity, here are some more crayon themed activities you will love.

Learning Letters with Crayons STEM Task Cards

Learning Numbers 1-10 with Crayons STEM Task Cards

Learning Numbers 11-20 with Crayons STEM Task Cards

Exploring the Numbers 1-10 with Tally Marks

Building Shapes with Crayons STEM Task Cards

Building Numbers with Crayon STEM Task Cards

August 15, 2018 By Deirdre

This is the third in my STEM task card series Building with Crayons. The first set of STEM task cards focused on alphabet letters. The second set of STEM task cards invites kids to explore shapes. This set focus on creating the numbers one to ten.

I love to read books related to the concepts my children will be exploring. It helps them to activate the prior knowledge they have about a concept or build new knowledge. Below you will find some of my favorite children’s books about numbers.

Getting the STEM Task Cards Ready

You can download a free set of the Learning Numbers with Crayons Printable Task Cards. Then you can open up the set in Acrobat Reader. The task cards were designed to be printed out on cardstock using a color printer.

Once you have printed the task cards out, you can cut each page in half.

Explore the Number Task Cards with Crayons

While your children can build each number with the colors of crayons displayed on the card, they don’t have too. You can have them select any color of crayon they like to form each number. The goal of this activity is to have your children identify each number and then build it.

Children can build the numbers on or beside the card. If you choose to have your children build them on the card, it is okay if they don’t fit perfectly on top of the crayons.

Some children may ask why the numbers on the cards don’t have rounded areas. Crayons are rigid and don’t bend. I tried to create numbers that look as close to traditional numbers as possible.

If you like this number activity, here are more activities your children will love.

Building an Algorithm While Sequencing Numbers

Muffin Tin Math Activity- Dinosaurs Walking on Numbers

Creating Numbers in Shadows

Building Shapes with Crayons STEM Task Cards

August 11, 2018 By Deirdre

This is the second in a series of three STEM building task cards. The first set I shared with you focused on building the letters of the alphabet. This set focuses on building shapes. You will find most of the shapes preschoolers focus on in this set. (There is not a building shapes card that focuses on circles or ovals.) There are three shapes that are focused on by older children in this set. They are the right triangle, the trapezoid, and the parallelogram. You will also find a card for a rhombus and a diamond. Some of you use the word rhombus and others call them diamonds. (You can choose which card you want your children to work on.)

Getting the Building Shapes STEM Task Cards

You can download the Learning Shapes with Crayons Printable Task Cards for free. Once you have downloaded the set, you can open them up in Acrobat Reader.

The set was designed to be printed out onto cardstock using a color printer.

Once you have printed out the shapes you want your children to work on, you can cut them out.

Reviewing Shape Names with Books

I love to introduce the concepts children will be working on with children’s books. Below you will find some of my favorite books about shapes. By reading a book to your children before starting the activity, you help them build background knowledge.

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Exploring the Building Shapes STEM Task Cards

You can have your children create each shape above, below, or beside each task card. Another way children can place crayons on top of the crayons on the task cards. The crayons won’t fit over the crayons on the card actually.

Here are some more STEM building cards your children can explore with crayons:

Learning Letters with Crayons STEM Task Cards

Greater Than and Less Than STEM Task Cards

Learning Numbers 1-10 with Crayons STEM Task Cards

Learning Numbers 11-20 with Crayons STEM Task Cards

Exploring the Numbers 1-10 with Tally Marks

If you are looking for more shape activities, you will want to check out the activities below.

Shape Matching Game Based on If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Exploring Shapes with Sensory Bowl and Free Worksheets

Learning Shapes with Spaghetti Noodles

Building a Hermit Crab House Work Space

Shape Sensory Bottle and Printables

Learning Letters with Crayons Printable Task Cards

August 10, 2018 By Deirdre

AlphaOops! The Day Z Went First is a fun book about letters switching places in the alphabet. Z really wants to be first and not last.

School supplies are wonderful learning tools. Your children can use pencils as STEM building tools or in Back to School-themed rain sticks. They can use crayons to work on learning letters by using them to form or build alphabet letters.

Getting the Learning Letters Task Cards

You can download your set of Learning Letters with Crayons Printable Task Cards and open them in Acrobat Reader. The set was saved as PDF. The cards were designed to be printed out on a color printer.

After printing out the task cards, you can cut them out. You can leave a little of a white border or cut them out along their blue border.

Exploring the Task Cards

There are several ways that your children can explore the task cards. Let me walk you through the three ways I have come up with. After reading them over, you may come up with several other ways.

Match the Crayon Color to the Crayons on the Cards

There are red, yellow, blue, purple, green, and orange crayons displayed on the cards. Some of the cards have two crayons of the same color. You can give your children the crayons they will need to replicate the letter on each of the cards along with the card you want them to work on.

Recreate the Letters with Any Color of Crayon

Your children can select the colors they want to use to build the letters on the cards you want them to work on. Some children will enjoy having the freedom to build letters using their favorite colors.

Build the Letter on the Card and Come Up with Another Way to Build It

After building the letter on the card, you can invite your children to come up with another way to build the letter. They could use more crayons to build the letter. Children could try to create letters with more rounded edges. They may come up with totally new ways to build the letters.

Here are some more STEM building cards your children can explore with crayons:

Learning Numbers 1-10 with Crayons STEM Task Cards

Learning Numbers 11-20 with Crayons STEM Task Card

Exploring the Numbers 1-10 with Tally Marks

Greater Than and Less Than STEM Task Cards

Building Shapes with Crayons STEM Task Cards

If you like this alphabet activity, here are some more printable alphabet sets you are sure to love.

Building Letters on a Barn Door with Popsicle Sticks (This is a printable set)

Click Clack Alphabet Laptop Computer Match

Spider Web Alphabet Matching Game

Chocolate Chip Cookie Letters

Exploring Alphabet Letters

You may want to have your children explore some books that focus on building and alphabet letters before you have them work on the learning letters task cards. Below you will find some of my favorite alphabet books for kids.

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