Students learn up to the number 20 by counting with cheerios

tools needed

• Book: The Cheerios Counting Book
• construction paper squares numbered 1-10 or 1-20
• cheerios
• yarn
• scissors

Read the book The Cheerios Counting Book then count with the children.

Discuss with the children how old they are and have them show you their age using their fingers.

Have the number cards on the table - one for each child in your class. Have the children sit down and then give each child a handful of cheerios. Have the children take their square and put the right amount of cheerios on it. Talk to the children about what each number is as they put the cheerios on. Let them eat the extra cheerios while you talk about the numbers.

Give the children more cheerios. Use the yarn to make cheerios necklaces with the kids. HAve them count up to the number 20

You could also have Cheerios for snack that day, if you wish