The connect-the-dots SMART Board activity is a fun way to get kindergarten students to learn number sequence and recognition by substituting numbers for the dots. This activity is easily adjustable depending on your students' academic level. To get them familiar with the process, you can begin with 1 to 15 "dots" and gradually increase that number in increments of five. For instance, the next step would be 1 to 20 and then 1 to 25. The students can take turns connecting the "dots" to the next number. The "dots" will only connect if the numbers are in the correct sequence.
This SMART Board program can be easily customized to reflect your students' math ability. When the students hit the mole on the head, a math-related question pops up. The teacher has the option of creating his own set of math questions for each mole and can even decide how many moles he would like to create.
This activity is perfect for students who are visual learners and prefer pictures over numbers. Using simple math equations appropriate for kindergarten students, you can teach them how to add via pictures. For instance, one apple plus one apple equals two apples.
This math activity prepares kindergarten students academically for standardized exams and the school years to come. The interactive response system strengthens the child's ability to count multiples, recognize odd, even and prime numbers as well as number pattern recognition. The illustrations provided in this activity will show both increasing numbers (as seen in additions and multiplication equations) and decreasing numbers (as seen in subtraction and division equations). You can customize the questions and illustrations to accommodate the students' level.