Title – Pumpkin Numbers Game

By – Mollie Tucker

Subject – Math

Grade Level – K-1

Unit: Fall/Halloween

Objectives:

TLW play pumpkin numbers game.

TLW keep score during the game.

Materials Needed:

candy with pumpkin wrapping, plastic cups for candy,
paper and pencil to keep score, Halloween books

Procedure:

Read RattleBone Rock and The Teeny Tiny Ghost.

Discuss the books with the children.

Have children go back to their desks.

Pair the children.

Give each pair of children a cup with five candies in it.

Have children shake cup and dump candy onto their desk. For
every candy that lands face up, they get one point.

Have children keep score on their sheet. The child with the most
points wins.

Related Books:

RattleBone Rock by Sylvia Andrews

The Teeny Tiny Ghost by Kay Winters

Ways to Simplify:

Give each pair of children 30 candies and have them play with 5 at a time.

The children play game without keeping score; instead of earning
points, the children keep all the candies that land face up (Have
extra candy for the other children that may not have gotten any or
very little candy).

Ways to Extend:

Increase the number of candies; the children will only put five in the cup
at a time. Have children roll dice and get the number of candies on
the dice. Then have the children make a graph comparing each
other’s candies after all the candies are gone form their pile.

Assessment:

Check for children’s understanding of the game.

Walk around and observe the children’s score keeping. What methods
are they using? Are they writing numbers or making tally marks?

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