Easter Match & Sort Game
[30 Minutes]
Wondering what to do with Easter items? Turn them into a matching and sorting game for your budding mathematician.
You'll need:
• Easter basket • small Easter decorations • magazines with Easter pictures • small Easter objects (plastic eggs, chicks, bunnies, etc.) • glue • construction paper • child safety scissors
What to do:
- Cut or tear out a variety of Easter pictures and glue them onto construction paper.
- Assemble all of the small Easter objects and decorations. Add the pictures. Place them all into the Easter basket.
- Take turns with your child taking out a picture or object, naming it and then grouping it with like objects. (Items can be sorted by type, size or color.) Repeat until all items have been sorted.
- When finished, store the game pieces in the basket.
- Another time, make number cards to match to the groups.
Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.
- What kinds of groups did you make? Which group has the most things? Least? Were there any groups that had the same number?
- What was the favorite thing we did as a family this Easter?
Useful information:
While you are having fun with your child, this activity will help develop matching and sorting skills needed for mathematics.
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