Daily Activity for Kids – Day 35 – Caterpillar Math Activity
During this COVID-19 pandemic, many parents are home with their children and looking for things to do. This is a daily post to give you ideas of fun things to do. It comes from activities that we implement at our daycare centre using our Four Pillars of Learning curriculum. Since we are closed during this time, we are sharing the activity for you to implement in your own home. Enjoy!
Daily Activity for Kids – Caterpillar Math Activity
Math introduces children to numbers, shapes, sizes and being able to recognize things that are different and the same. Caterpillar math is a great way to get children to count while making a fun insect at the same time. All you need is paper, a pencil, crayons and paint.
Step 1: Gather the following materials: Paper, Pencil, Crayons, Paint
Step 2: On the paper, draw the numbers 1-10 on the left side of the page. Beside each number, draw a caterpillar face.
Step 3: Ask the child to colour each caterpillar head with crayons.
Step 4: Using paint (green is possible), have the child use their finger to paint dots for each part of the caterpillars body according to the number on the sheet. E.g. one dot for the first caterpillar, two dots for the next one and so on up to 10 dots.
For younger children you could add the circles of the caterpillars body to make it easier for them to paint and count the dots.
This daily kids activity incorporates many learning areas based on our Four Pillars of Learning curriculum including: STEAM (art and math).