Materials
several colored blocks
Instructions
1. Provide several blocks, and invite the children to recite the following original poem, holding up the correct number and color of blocks as they are mentioned:BlocksWhite blocks, I have none.Orange, though, I have one.Blocks that are blue,I have two.Blocks green like the leaf of a tree,Of these, I have three.Yellow blocks, I have even more:I have four.
2. Count the blocks with the children, first one at a time, and then by color group.
3. Consider making up more rhymes for different colors of blocks, and increasing the numbers for children able to work with larger numbers.
