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The GIANT Encyclopedia of Math Activities for Children 3 to 6

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Materials

sandbox or sand and water table

shovels

several small objects to hide

Instructions

1. Bury several groups of small objects (for example, five blocks, four toy cars,
and eight pencils) in a sandbox or sand and water table.
2. Then, call out the buried items, and ask the children to find them.
3. Once all the items have been found, count them as a group to make sure
everything is accounted for.

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