Loop Around Activities



For Who?
* This game is geared towards kindergarten students



Why Play?
* This fun, interactive game allows students to practice their mathematical thinking skills
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This is an engaging academic game that complies with California State Standards for Mathematics

Number Sense 1.2 Count, recognize, represent, name, and order a number of objects (up to 30)
Number Sense 1.3 Know that the larger numbers describe sets with more objects in them than the smaller numbers have
Measurement and Geometry 2.1 Identify and describe common geometric objects (e.g., circle, triangel, square, rectangel, cube, sphere, cone)



How to Play?
PRINT INSTRUCTIONS:
* Open one of of the loop around activity links below
* Print entire game on cardstock paper (5 pages total)
* Cut out each card (10 cards total) -- laminating is optional

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
* Each student will hold one card.  Encourage students to "read" their cards, using pictures to help
* One student will begin the loop by reading the statement and question on his/her card out loud to the group (i.e. "I have PINK.  Who has GREEN?")
* Students look at theris cards to see if they have the corresponding answer to the question stated
* The student with the corresponding answer then reads aloud his/her statement and question to the group (i.e. "I have GREEN.  Who has...")
* The loop around activity continues until all students in the group have participated and the final question returns back to the initial student
* Students may switch cards and play again, or they may move onto another loop around activity












Loop Around -- Numbers 1-10 (PDF download)


Loop Around -- Numbers 11-20 (PDF download)











Loop Around -- Colors (PDF download)

Loop Around -- Shapes (PDF download)














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