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World picture search and count
Find and count two kinds of pictures while learning about places.
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A little plan for play
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Paper, large child-appropriate crayons, and reference pictures of the Statue of Liberty and Mexico's flag
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult draws two simple statues and three small flags on one page, mixed in any order. Write USA beside a statue and Mexico beside a flag as a key.
Adult's role: Explain that the Statue of Liberty stands in the United States and that the flag is Mexico's. Use the references to talk about what makes each recognizable.
Let's make it happen
- Look at the picture key and find every statue on the page. Count them together: two.
- Find every flag and count them: three. Color each group however you like.
- Look at the reference pictures and talk about a detail you noticed in each one.
Make it simpler: Draw one statue and one flag, then point to each when named.
Clean up: Put references, paper and crayons away.
Use intact crayons suitable for your child and stay nearby.