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Cups.
Cups.
Mar 10As we head into the Spring, our assessments are showing a few sprouts really struggling with number identification (especially teen numbers) and certain sight words. After vacation, Mrs. D. came in with a new game – one I’d never seen used in kindergarten, cup stacking.
Now I’ve seen cups stacked as a game, but this was a little different. Each cup has a number or sight word written on it (two separate games). Children work in a group (we found three was just the right number) together to build a pyramid by stacking their cups. When a child’s turn come, they must read the number or sight word. If they read it correctly, they can stack it. If not, the next child gets a chance to read it and stack it. Each game has a number grid or sight word list to help out if they get stuck.
The kids have just LOVED this game. Each day we’ve played it, it’s the center chosen first. Oh, if any of the cups fall from the stack – and they always do – those cups go back in the pile to be identified/read and stacked.
I love when kids are giggling and playing and have no idea learning is going on. Tricking sprouts into learning – that’s what we do best!
LOVE this idea! Trying it on Monday!
LOVE THIS! What a fun idea. We do cup stacking at field day and it’s always a favorite event. They will absolutely love this. Thanks so much for sharing. Can’t wait to try it!
We’re also making one for shapes – they have to know rhombus, hexagon, and trapezoid now and those are HARD!
great way to get the ‘less motivated’ student interested and active
What an awesome idea! I teach first and could use this same type of activity with several of my kiddos! Love it!
Marie
The Hands-On Teacher
Brilliant! I’m going to try it with the 1st graders for math facts and sight words.
Made a set for my prekinders (numbers up to 20) and they LOVED it! Thanks for the simple, yet effective, idea! Sight words are next!!