Children in kindergarten can learn a lot of objectives by manipulating colored blocks, such as counting from one to 30. One activity with wooden blocks involves the teacher having the student count out 30 blocks by fives. The teacher will tell the student to count out five blocks of each color until the number 30 is reached. The student should have six different-colored blocks with five blocks in each. If there are not enough colors in the block set, the student can repeat some of the colors.
The teacher tells the students a story about bears, and the children need to listen and answer questions when asked. An example of a bear story is as follows: There once were three bears who lived in a little house. One day the mama bear decided to have a party. She put up a sign on the door that said "All bears are welcome here." Soon after, four bears came to the house. Here the teacher will stop and ask the students how many bears are in the house now? The students will say seven, and then the teacher will count it out with them. The story will continue to add more bears until 30 bears are in the house. All along the students should be involved in counting every time more bears come to the house. The story can end by saying, "The house was so packed that the bears could hardly move, so the party moved outside and continued there."
Coloring is one of a child's favorite activities and that's why she will love playing the dot-to-dot picture activity. The teacher will draw a picture in a way that the student needs to connect the dots to one another to reveal what the image is. For example, the teacher will make a heart out of numbers one to 30. The student will need to connect the dots one to two and then two to three, etc., until he reaches 30, and only then will he be able to see the image of the heart. There are many dotted worksheets that a teacher can create at an online website in order to save a lot of time.
Children need to feel a sense of accomplishment to try hard and be successful in school. The number book is a book created by the child to make her feel good about herself while she practices counting. The teacher will use paper to create a booklet and staple the pages together. The front of the book will say "My First Numeber Book by (the name of the student)." Each following page will have a large number at the top. Page one will have a big one and page two a big two and the numbers will continue until the last page, which is page 30. The student will then draw the number of objects according to the number on the page. On page five the student will decide on an object or person and draw five of the same thing. Another option for students who may not enjoy drawing is to cut out five of the same picture and glue or paste it on the page. After the book is made each student should get a turn to show the class her book. The class can also count along with the book reader as she counts the objects on each page.