Lesson 2: Hippos Go Berserk
Online Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM6Koen2Q-k
Vocab Focus:
Numbers 1-10
Songs:
Count to Ten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diMJIlv-4N0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqelMGmpBoE
Count to Five :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV6iC34a46w
Activities:
Draw a Hippo-
Have each student come up to the board and draw a hippo. Tell them the number of hippos they should draw. Then, have the class count all the hippos together.
Connect the Dots and Color (Worksheet)
Count the Dinosaurs (Worksheet)
Fill in the Box (Worksheet)
Animal Cracker Counting-
On a piece of paper, make 4 boxes and write the numeral 1-4 in each of the boxes. Line up 10 animal crackers (Or whatever food you want to use) to the side. Have the students put the corresponding number of crackers in each box.
Games:
Number Line –
Write 1-10 on 10 different pieces of paper. Split the students into groups. Call out a list of numbers, such as “1, 4, 5” and have the students race to place the numbers in the correct order. The first group to correctly order them wins!
Flyswatter –
The Teacher writes numbers on the blackboard in a scramble here and there, but low enough so that the students can reach. Have two teams and call out a number. The student that is able to find and the correct number first and touch it, wins a point for their team.
Four Corners –
Put up a sign at each corner of the room, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Have a student stand in in the middle of the room. They will cover his or her eyes and count down from 10 to 0, loudly and slowly. Everyone else moves to one of the four corners, very quietly.When the person in the middle finishes counting, he chooses a number from 1 to 4 (with her eyes still closed). Anyone standing in the corner she chose has to sit down. Keep going until there is only one student left.
Hippo Hunt-
Print out pictures of hippos and write a number from 1-10 on the back. Hide them around the room, and have the students find them. After they locate them all, have the students put the hippos in the correct order, based on their numbers.