Friday, May 11, 2012

Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni

National Children's Book Week:  Book 5
Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni
Activity:  Measure
Materials:  a ruler, or create your own ruler using inch worms (I used Word Clip Art to create the one below. Simply insert the picture of the inch word into a new document, and copy and paste it across the paper.  Print and cut it out)
Description:  Have your toddler count the worms on the ruler or the number on a real ruler.
Help your toddler use the ruler to see how long items around your house are.  They can count the worms.  This pencil is 4 1/2 worms long. 

This book is 5 worms long!
Skills Targeted:  teach your tot to measure, teach your tot to retell a story, teach your tot to recall details from a story, teach your to math skills

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