Bowling Alley
A catchy, active game
which involves various roles and turn-taking as well as teaches number-numeral
concepts.
Objectives
Children ages 5-6 years can print numerals FM III
ages 4 1/5-5 years can count 10 objects Cog. IIIC
ages 4-4 1/5 can count 5 objects Cog. IIIC
and children ages 2 ½-3 years can hurl the ball in forward direction GM VII A
Materials
Ten 1/2 gallon milk
cartons with tops stapled shut; a heavy, medium-sized ball; masking tape;
butcher paper; felt markers. Set cartons up like bowling pins with lines marked
off with tape for sides of alley. Also tape perpendicular lines at 6, 9 and 12
feet from the pins.
Procedures
1. One child rolls
ball twice and counts how many pins s/he has knocked over.
2. A
second child has the responsibility of clearing away the fallen pins and
re-setting them after second roll.
3. Another
child could keep score by tracing or writing with assistance the number of
fallen pins on a grid on butcher paper while the rest of the group waits in
line.
4. Have
the "working" children be "next" for bowling turns.
Let
younger children stand nearer the pins to roll the ball. Variations 1. Graph where peanuts were found by area, or graph how many had 1, 2, or 3 nuts inside the shell, etc.
2.
If you can find various shellable commodities (carob pods AND pea pods,
etc.) graph information about each separate commodity.
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