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The GIANT Encyclopedia of Science Activities for Children 3 to 6

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Materials

8" (20 cm) diameter yellow circle labeled in the center with a number 109 5" (12.5 cm) assorted-color circles each labeled in the center with a number from one to nine

Tape

Beanbag

Instructions

1. Discuss the fact that there are nine planets that revolve around the sun.

2. Tape the sun and planets to the floor.

3. Encourage the children to take turns trying to throw a beanbag so that it lands on one of the circles.

4. The child should say the numeral on the circle his beanbag touched.

5. Children perform some activity to correspond to the number they hit with the beanbag, for example, clap nine times, jump four times, etc.

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