1. Place an opened brown grocery bag in front of a child. 2. In a basket or large box next to the bag, place several different sized food boxes. 3. Ask the children to estimate how many grocery boxes they can fit in the grocery bag. 4. Ask a child to position the boxes in the bag to obtain a desired number of well-placed boxes. 5. Allow plenty of time for each child to experiment with spatial relationships. Ask questions such as, "Would this size box fit better on its side or up and down?" or "Is there a different way to arrange the boxes?" 6. Encourage the child to select the number card that corresponds with his guess. (Choose appropriate number identification according to age). 7. Have the children compare box sizes and arrange them from smallest to largest. More to do Literacy: Cut out front portions of boxes and bind them together to make an environmental print book.
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