Materials
regular size twisted pretzels (not mini-pretzels)
napkins
Instructions
1. Give the children paper napkins and about three pretzels each, and take some
for yourself. Nibble tiny bites out of a pretzel so that the remainder is in the
shape of a number.
Note: Before serving any food, especially peanut butter, check for allergies.
2. Place the nibbled pretzel on your napkin so the outline of the number is
clearly seen.
3. Let the children tell you what number they recognize. Nibble another pretzel
into a different number so the children see there are other possibilities.
4. Enjoy the laughter with the children as they nibble their pretzels into numbers
and display their creations on their napkins.
5. You can make this activity a bit more challenging by using straight pretzel
sticks. The sticks will need to be broken or bitten into shorter lengths in order
to make rounded edges. Napkins help keep the snack area neat.
S O N G
The Pretzel Song by Kay Flowers
(Tune: "Bumpin' Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon")
One salty, two salty, three salty pretzels.
Four salty, five salty, six salty pretzels.
Seven salty, eight salty, nine salty pretzels.
Ten salty pretzels I see.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
* Can the children recognize number shapes made by others?
* Can the children create their own number shapes?
