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Barnyard Buddies Friendly Farm® Animals can be sorted many ways—by animal, color, and even size. Start out by having children sort the counters into their six species: pig, horse, cow, rabbit, duck, and sheep. For young children, start with just a few of each set so that the task isn’t too big. Next, ask children to sort the animals by color. Once children have mastered species and colors, have them sort the animals by size. Show the children that each large animal has a matching small animal. Use words like pair to discuss matching large and small animals. Tell Me a Story Children will naturally use Friendly Farm Animals for imaginative play. Encourage this kind of play, and use it as a language enrichment activity. Ask children to tell stories with the animal counters. Have them describe the sounds the different animals make. Talk about a trip to the farm, and what children could see there. Ask what they would like to do if they lived on a farm, and also what they would not like to do. Friendly Farm Number Stories Friendly Farm Animals are perfect for early story problems. For example: “Four cows were standing outside near a barn. Two cows went inside to be milked. How many were left outside?” By the Handful Ask children, “How many large animals do you think you can hold in one hand?” Record the answer. Then, see how many animals they can actually hold in one hand. Compare the numbers. Use the words more and fewer. Repeat this game using two hands. Repeat using the small animals. Are the results different? Touch and Name Game Put several animals into an opaque bag, such as a small paper lunch sack. Have children reach into the bag and determine which animals are there just by feeling, not looking. Add more animals to the bag as children become familiar with the game. Counting My Animals You will need a numeral die for this game. Put a pile of animals in the center of a playing area. Two or more players take turns rolling the numeral die and selecting the corresponding number of animals from the center. The winner is the player with the most animals when all the animals have been chosen. ES Actividades: Exploración libre—Da la oportunidad a que los niños exploren las figuras. Dale tiempo a los niños para explorar con libertad. Déjeles crear, ver, sentir, tocar, inventar y descubrirlo todo por su cuenta. ¿Qué falta?—Coloque varias figuras frente al niño. Deje que el niño las estudie, y que después cierre los ojos mientras retira una de las figuras. El niño debe adivinar qué figura es la que falta. Clasificación—Haga que los niños clasifiquen a las figuras según distintas características: color, forma, tamaño, etc. Serie—Cree una serie con las figuras. ¿Los niños pueden continuar la serie que hizo? ¿Los niños pueden hacer series por ellos mismos? Problemas matemáticos—Utilice las figuras para crear y resolver problemas matemáticos que incluyan sumas y restas. Realice esta actividad con diversas cantidades, figuras y problemas. FR Activités : Exploration libre—donnez l’opportunité aux enfants de partir en exploration avec les petits comptables. En donnant du temps aux enfants pour explorer librement, vous leur permettez de faire, de voir, de sentir, d’inventer et de découvrir par eux-mêmes. Qu’est-ce qui manque ?—Placez plusieurs figures devant un enfant. L’enfant doit les observer puis fermer les yeux, tandis que vous retirez l’une des figures. Regardez si l’enfant est capable de vous dire quelle pièce manque.