LIFE IS A NUMBERS GAME KAY LE R ICHARDSO N - C APITA L AREA HEAD STA RT
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LIFE IS A NUMBERS GAME KAYLE RICHARDSON - CAPITAL AREA HEAD
START
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Smart by Shel Silverstein My dad gave me one dollar bill 'Cause
I'm his smartest son And I swapped it for two shiny quarters 'Cause
two is more than one! And then I took the quarters And traded them
to Lou For three dimes -- I guess he don't know That three is more
than two! Just then, along came old blind Bates And just 'cause he
can't see He gave me four nickels for my three dimes, And four is
more than three! And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs Down at the
seed-feed store, And the fool gave me five pennies for them, And
five is more than four! And then I went and showed my dad, And he
got red in the cheeks And closed his eyes and shook his head Too
proud of me to speak! HOW DID YOU USE MATH TODAY??
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Do you get a mysterious headache when your teen brings home
math homework? When it comes to big store sales, do you immediately
whip out the calculator on your phone or rely on the discount
chart? As tax season approaches, do you have nightmares, and not
because youre worried about being audited? Thinking back to high
school or college math courses, do you begin to sweat? ARE YOU A
MATHOPHOBE??
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IF YOU ANSWERED YES To any of these questions, you may be a
MATHOPHOBE! Math phobia is a real problem! Poor teaching leads to
the inevitable idea that the subject (mathematics) is only adapted
to peculiar minds, when it is the one universal science, and the
one whose ground rules are taught to us almost in infancy and
reappear in the motions of the universe. H.J.S Smith
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MATH ANXIETY An emotional reaction to mathematics based on a
past unpleasant experience which harms future learning Factors:
Prior negative experiences with math Pressure of timed tests
Feeling of inferiority
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DONT TRANSFER YOUR MATH PHOBIA TO KIDS! The best way to conquer
your math anxiety is to make math relevant and fun! We all use math
daily. We are much better at it than we think. We pass math
attitude to children the same way we pass language and traditions.
We can present math to kids as a friend, weapon, tool, and
toy.
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WHAT IS MATH?? As a group, brainstorm ideas as to what you
think math entails. Focus specifically on the Infant/Toddler
setting. Record your answers on the chart paper. Be prepared to
share your list. Dont panic!
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FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES I put a plate, a spoon, and a cup at
each chair. Look! Tiny to giant! 1, 2, 5, 4, 3. I have 3 blocks.
That puzzle piece dont go there I dumped water on the sand castle
and it went away. I have more blocks than you. My piles bigger. I
drawed a map to the secret treasure. Red, blue, red, blue, red,
blue. The block tower fell cause it was too big. The green crayons
go here, not yellow.
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ACTIVITIES OUTDOOR SEEK & FIND ELS: 2.6.1, 2.6.3, 2.6.5
Materials: Pencils Paper Clipboards Writing Utensil Activity: Pick
3 or 4 items that children should be looking for on walk Make a
chart using pictures of the items Take a walk outside or around the
school Each time a child sees that item, make a tally mark on their
sheet When back together, count the tally marks Will encourage
children to compare the numbers of each item FILLING THE TUB ELS:
2.1.2, 2.3.6 Materials: Turkey Basters Tubs with water Plastic Cups
Paper and Markers Smock Drop Cloth Sponges Activity: Have children
fill turkey basters and fill a washtub, counting how many basters
of water the washtub holds and recording on the paper with tallies.
Have various sized cups and encourage children to compare the
amount of water that different cups hold.
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ACTIVITIES NUMBER SOUP ELS: 3.1c.4, 1.1.2 Materials: Plastic
tub filled with sand or other substance Small letters, colors,
numbers, etc. Spoons or things to dig with Activity: Place the tub
of sand and hidden letters or objects in front of each child. Tell
the kids This is number soup, but they have all disappeared. Stir
the sand and try to have the children identify the objects they
pull out. They can also count and sort the objects they find also.
They can put the letters and numbers in order. The children can
bury the objects again for the next friend to find. RHYTHM STICK
FUN ELS: 2.8 Materials: Rhythm Sticks (2 per student) Activity: Ask
What do you know about patterns? and What do you know about
sequences? Give each child 2 rhythm sticks and explore the
different ways they can use the sticks. After a few minutes, ask
for volunteers to share what they did and have the entire class try
what the leader demonstrates. Ask Ss to watch and copy as you
create a simple pattern and then have the students join you. Begin
to add words to the pattern. Ask Ss to come up with their own
4-beat patterns. Add labels.
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ACTIVITIES MOVEMENT PATTERNS ELS: 2.8.3 Materials: None
Activity: Begin with a two part movement Ask children to suggest
two movements Use the word pattern and related language Say each
pattern aloud, emphasizing the first movement of each repetition
BIKE WASH ELS: 2.3.2, 2.3.6 Materials: Buckets of Water Washrags
Towels Bikes or Other Riding Toys Activity: Encourage children to
fill up their own buckets with water and pick a washrag.
Conversations may include ideas about how full or heavy the buckets
become once water is added Listen for position and direction
words
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ACTIVITIES TUBE TUNNELS ELS: 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.6 Materials:
Wrapping paper or Paper towel tubes Matchbox cars Tools for
measuring distance Activity: I wonder how fast the cars go through
the different tubes. Children see how long it takes to roll cars
through full and half length tubes NUMBER HUNT ELS: 2.1.1, 2.1.2
Materials: Cards, books, or pictures that show numbers or number
names Activity: Before children enter, place numbers and number
names for the numbers 1- 10, all around the room. Try to mix hiding
places that are somewhat obvious and those that are more tricky
Provide a place where kids can line up their stash of numbers and
number names, and place them in order.
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ACTIVITIES LEAF PATTERN PRINTS ELS: 2.8.3 Materials: Cardboard
Freshly fallen leaves Craft glue Tempera paint in any color your
child would like Cookie sheet Rolling Pin Paper Spoon Activity:
Arrange leaves on cardboard in a pattern and glue down. Place a
spoonful of paint on a cookie sheet and run rolling pin through.
Roll paint on to leaves and place a piece of paper on top of leaf
template. Smooth the paper over the leaves. Peel off paper to
reveal the leaves imprinted on the paper. BASKET TOSS ELS: 2.6
Materials: 5 Beanbags or other tossable items Small container Large
container 1 piece of chart paper Activity: Stand about 3 feet away
from a large container and toss your five beanbags one at a time
toward the basket Each time kids shoot a set of 5 beanbags, ask
them to count the number of baskets they made and record it When
kids have several scores, ask them to indicate the highest/lowest
number
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ACTIVITIES FLIP & TURN WORMS ELS: 2.9 Materials: 5-10
small, flat elongated objects such as wooden blocks, Duplos, or
Legos that can also stand on end Activity: These are called flip
and turn worms. They move by making flips and turns. Midway through
encourage kids to lie on the floor and flip and turn their own
bodies. HOW TALL IS? ELS: 2.3.1, 2.3.6 Materials: Adult shoe Child
show Butcher paper Markers/Crayons Activity: Trace copies of body
outline prior to class and tape on to wall. Ask How tall do you
think I am? and record estimates Use the adult shoe as a measuring
tool. Give each group a copy of your body outline. Have them
measure using child and adult shoe. Chart and compare
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ACTIVITIES STRIKE UP THE BAND ELS: 2.4.1, 2.8.1 Materials:
Instruments and Noisemakers 2 Large Containers for sorting
instruments Activity: Tell a story about a loud band and a
quiet/soft band. Give each child a small container of instruments
and put the two large containers in the middle of the table.
Encourage children to try each instrument and decide if it is loud
or soft. MUSICAL PATTERNS ELS: 2.8.3 Materials: CD of instrumental
music familiar to the children Activity: Put on the music and pat
the pattern floor, knees, floor, knees. Encourage kids to follow
your pattern. Continue to make patterns to the beat
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ACTIVITIES HOW LONG IS A MINUTE? ELS: 2.3 Materials: Watch or
Timer with stopwatch function Chart paper and markers Activity:
Lets find out how long a minute is. March in place until you think
one minute has passed. Ill time you and well write down how long
each of you marches. Ask them once again to march in place but this
time to continue marching until you tell them one minute has
passed. RECYCLED MATERIALS & 3-D CONSTRUCTIONS ELS: 2.9
Materials: Variety of scrap and recycled materials Cardboard boxes
Masking tape and scissors Activity: Encourage the kids to use the
materials provided to build a 3-D structure.
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ACTIVITIES PUT IT IN BLACK & WHITE Newborns can see the
high contrast of simple, large black and white patterns more easily
than the subtle shades of brightly colored ones. Hang black and
white images where child can see them. By about two months, he will
be able to distinguish the subtle shades of gray almost as well as
you can. BOUNCE FOR FUN To the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb Oh,
the babys on my knee, on my knee, on my knee Oh, the babys on my
knee jiggling up and down Oh the baby whee whee whee Whee whee whee
Babys going whee, whee, whee And now shes dipping down
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ACTIVITIES SING LOUDLY AND SOFTLY Introduce the baby to the
notion of loud and soft volumes with John Jacob Jingleheimer
Schmidt. Sing this verse over and over, more quietly each time,
until youre just moving your lips-except for the last time, which
should always be sung with loud gusto. MOVE UP AND DOWN To
demonstrate the spatial meaning of up and down, say up when lifting
your baby and say down when lowering him. Use a high-pitched voice
on the way up and a lower-pitched tone on the way down, so hell
start to understand that voices go up and down too.
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ACTIVITIES KISS THE TOES One, two, three, four, five Hey baby!
These toes are alive! FILL UP THE JAR Once a baby can sit up on his
own, give him a plastic jar with an extra-wide mouth and some
small, age- appropriate toys. Guide his hand and show him how to
put the toys into the jar This teaches about spatial relations
Demonstrating how to remove the toys boosts problem solving
skills
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ACTIVITIES STUFF A BOX Cut a large hole in the lid or side of a
shoe box, then show your baby how to stuff toys through the hole
and into the box. Hell learn about the relative sizes of toys and
about object permanence. Picking up and pushing toys through the
hole will also help him develop fine motor skills. SORT THE SHAPES
With a shape-sorter toy, first show your child how the round piece
fits into the round hole, then show him how the square and
triangular pieces fit into their matching holes. This activity
teaches spatial relations and shape discrimination.
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ACTIVITIES STACK THE CONTAINERS Show the baby how to balance
different-sized plastic containers on top of each other, and how to
nest the small containers inside the big ones. This activity
teaches spatial relations and how to discriminate between various
shapes and sizes. PASS THE BALL Learning to roll or even stop a
ball helps toddlers refine their gross motor skills and develop
hand- eye coordination. It also helps them develop a sense of
timing as they attempt to figure out how long it will take before
the ball reaches them.
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ACTIVITIES THE FINGER BAND To the tune of The Mulberry Bush The
finger band has come to town, come to town, come to town. The
finger band has come to town so early in the morning. The finger
band can play the drums, play the drums, play the drums. The finger
band can play the drums so early in the morning. The finger band
can play the flute, play the flute, play the flute. The finger band
can play the flute, so early in the morning. PARACHUTE PLAY Walking
in a circle, hold the blanket or parachute over your toddlers head
singing Ring Around the Rosy or another appropriate song that your
child likes. At the end of the song, let the parachute float down
to the floor over your toddler.
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ACTIVITIES BUBBLE BUSTERS Use a large wand to make big bubbles
and cheer her as she chases and pops them, then repeat with a
smaller wand. Blow forcefully when youre creating a shower of tiny
bubbles and softly when youre making a huge bubble. Blow the
bubbles up high and down low, saying high or low as they float
away. THE PILLOW COURSE Create a simple, safe obstacle course in
your living room by laying out a path of pillows and cushions.
Encourage your child to complete the course by crawling or walking
along the path. Vary the height of the path by stacking a couple of
pillows. Use cushions or pillows of varying sizes, colors, and
textures.
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ACTIVITIES FREEZE DANCE Play a CD and put a friend in charge of
the volume control while you take your young dancer for a twirl.
Hold your toddler in your arms. When the music starts, exaggerate
your dance moves by swaying from side to side and dipping her on
occasion. When the music stops, hold your stance; begin dancing
when the music starts again, then freeze each time it halts. HEY
MR. KNICKERBOCKER Hey Mr. Knickerbocker, boppity, bop! Pat your
hands flat on the floor once, clap, then repeat I like the way you
boppity, bop! Continue alternately patting and clapping to
establish a beat Listen to the sound we make with our hands. Rub
palms to make a chafing sound Listen to the sound we make with our
knees. Tap fingers softly on knees to the beat Listen to the sound
we make with our teeth. Click teeth together
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ACTIVITIES PAPER BAG BLOCKS To make large blocks, fill a paper
grocery bag to the brim with crumpled newspaper. Fold and tape the
sides of the open end as if you were wrapping a present. To make
smaller blocks, thoroughly rinse and dry juice cartons. Open the
tops and vertically cut through the corner creases to create flaps.
Tape the flaps shut and cover the cartons with construction paper
or even contact paper. Encourage the child to stack the blocks as
high as he can. Show him how to stack the small blocks on top of
the big blocks to build a toddler-size tower. When its time to
disassemble the stack, take turns removing one block at a time, and
count the blocks out loud as you remove them. SIZE WISE You can use
measuring spoons, mixing bowls, or cardboard boxes of different
sizes. Some toddlers do not yet have the manual dexterity to get
the objects to nest or to pull them apart again. Introduce this
activity with only two or three nesting cups that vary dramatically
in size. Demonstrate how the items fit within each other. Gradually
add to the number of nesting objects once she has mastered fitting
the first few cups or bowls together.
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COUNT WITH ME FIVE LITTLE RAINDROPS Five little raindrops
falling from a cloud, The first one said, My, the thunders loud.
The second one said, Its so cold tonight. The third one said Oh,
the lightnings so bright. The fourth one said Listen to the wind
blow. The fifth one said, Look, Im turning into snow and turned all
the earth to a frosty, snowy white. THE CATERPILLAR One little
caterpillar crawled on my shoe Along came another and then there
were two. Two little caterpillars crawled on my knee. Along came
another and then there were three. Three little caterpillars
crawled on the floor. Along came another and then there were four.
Four little caterpillars all crawled away. They will all turn into
butterflies one fine day!
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ACTIVITIES BABY BASKETBALL Gather a few medium-size balls and
place them in a large container. Show the child how to empty the
balls onto the floor, then demonstrate how to drop the balls one by
one into the basket. When hes ready, have him stand back and try
throwing the balls into the basket. Increase the challenged by
placing a few containers around the room, then urge the athlete to
aim toward a different one each time. TUBE TRICKS Start with a wide
plastic or cardboard tube and a supply of tennis, racquet, or other
soft balls Put the balls in one end of the tube, tilt the tube so
they roll down inside it, and have her retrieve them from the other
end. Repeat and switch places. Increase the complexity by using
balls of different sizes.
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ACTIVITIES HEAD TO TOES Sing Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
to the child and place both hands on your body parts as you call
out the name of each part. Keep singing the song over and over,
increasing the tempo each time. This song emphasizes patterning and
spatial awareness. BEANBAG BOWLING Stack several tall, lightweight
plastic bottles, cups, or empty cans. Show child how to throw a
beanbag to knock them down. Vary the activity by using
different-size balls. Also try seating your child at varying
distances from the stack. Once the baby bowler improves his game,
ask him to toss the beanbags while standing.
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ACTIVITIES FOOTSTEP FUN Trace the outline of the sole of the
childs shoes onto colored pieces of paper. Cut out the foot shapes
and glue them onto cardboard squares. Place the squares on the
floor to form a path, then encourage the trailblazer to place his
feet inside each of the silhouettes. MAGIC CUPS To start the game,
hide a small toy under one of three cups while your child is
watching. Then move the cups around and ask her to guess which one
conceals the toy.
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ACTIVITIES IF THE SHOE FITS Put two or three shoes on a table,
separating each shoe from its mate. Choose shoes of distinct sizes
and types. Ask the child which shoes match. As he searches for the
mate, talk about the types of shoes, whom they fit, and what theyre
used for. COLOR CLUSTERS To start, thread a thin rope through a
group of colored balls with holes and tie the rope firmly between
two chairs. Show the toddler how to spin the balls and slide them
from one end of the rope to the other. Then ask him to spin only a
particular color or only the large balls.
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ACTIVITIES WATER TARGETS Find two or three plastic bowls or
pots and fill them halfway with water. Gather an assortment of
small balls, preferably ones that float. Ask the child to throw the
balls into the water targets. Count how many balls she can land
inside each bowl. As the child gets better at this activity,
increase the challenge by having her stand farther away from the
water-filled bowls. HEY MR. JUMPING JACK Hey Mr. Jumping Jack, A
funny old man, He jumps and he jumps Whenever he can. He jumps way
up high, He jumps way down low, And he jumps and he jumps wherever
he goes. Hey Mr. Jumping Jack, A funny old man, He wiggles and
wiggles whenever he can. He wiggles way up high, He wiggles way
down low, And he wiggles and he wiggles Wherever he goes
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ACTIVITIES UP IT GOES To play this, you and the toddler hold
opposite ends of a blanket or mini parachute. Place a beach ball in
the center and toss it up in the air, trying to catch it in the
parachute as it comes down again. Start with gentle tosses so the
ball doesnt go too high. As your toddlers coordination improves,
bounce the ball higher and higher. PAPER PUZZLE Find an engaging,
colorful picture of something your toddler might like. Glue the
image onto a letter-size piece of paper or cardboard. Cut the
picture into 4 sections. Now help him rearrange the pieces to put
he picture back together again. When hes figured that out, you can
make the puzzle more difficult by cutting it into smaller
pieces.
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ACTIVITIES ON TARGET! Use a large piece of construction paper
or a colored paper plate as a target, and adhere it to the ground
with strong packaging tape so it wont slip when she lands.
Encourage the child to jump directly onto the target. As the
toddlers skills increase, make the target smaller. CAR CAPERS Find
paper that matches the color of the cars in his toy collection.
Call out the color of each paper as you lay it on the floor. Park a
car of the same color on each piece of paper. Then mix them up and
ask your child to drive the vehicles onto their correct,
color-coded parking spots.
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ACTIVITIES SHAPE SORTER Collect an assortment of small balls
and square- shaped blocks and mix them up in a pile. Put out a
large bowl and a big box. Ask the child to place all of the round
balls in the round bowl and the blocks in the box. LEAF LINEUP
Gather small, medium and large leaves. Tape one example of each
size onto the sides of paper bags or small boxes. Place the rest of
the leaves in a pile. Ask the child to sort the leaves into the
correct bag or box according to size.
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WRAP UP
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MATH IN CHILDRENS LITERATURE NUMBERS, NUMBER SYSTEMS,&
NUMBER RELATIONSHIPS Ten Black Dots Donald Crew Mouse Count Ellen
Stoll Walsh Five Little Monkeys Sitting in the Tree Eileen
Christelow COMPUTATION & ESTIMATION The Right Number of
Elephants Jeff Shepherd One Cow Moo Moo David Bennett How Many Bugs
in a Box? David Carter MEASUREMENT & ESTIMATION MATHEMATICAL
REASONING & CONNECTIONS The Grouchy Ladybug Eric Carle Inch by
Inch Leo Lionni How High is Pepperoni? The Editors of Planet Dexter
5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Eileen Christelow One Duck
Stuck, A Mucky Duck Counting Book Phyllis Root How Many Feet in the
Bed? Diane Hamm
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MATH IN CHILDRENS LITERATURE MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING &
COMMUNICATION Caps for Sale Esphyr Slobodkina Stay in Line Tessy
Slater M&M Color Pattern Book Barbara McGrath STATISTICS &
DATA ANALYSIS Just Look Tana Hoban Circus Lois Ehlert My Very First
Book of Shapes Eric Carle GEOMETRY Shoes Elizabeth Winthrop Sorting
Henry Pluckrose The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle
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Song of 3 (Farmer in the Dell) I love to count to three. I
start with one. My work is done. When I say one, two, three. Five
Little Seashells Five little seashells lying on the shore. Swish
went the waves and then there were four. Four little seashells,
pretty as can be. Swish went the waves and then there were three.
Three little seashells, all pearly new. Swish went the waves and
then there were two. Two little seashells, lying in the sun. Swish
went the waves and then there was one. One little seashell, lying
all alone. I picked it up and took it home. Measuring Measure your
hand, and then measure your nose. Measure your feet and then
measure your toes. Measure your head, then your ears, and your
chin. Youre smiling! Youre happy! Lets measure your grin! Feet and
Hands Two little feet go jump, jump, jump. Two little hands go
thump, thump, thump. One little body turns round and round. One
little child sits quietly down. Two little feet go tap, tap, tap.
Two little hands go clap, clap, clap. A quick little leap up in the
air. Everyone is ready. Please wait right here. MATH SONGS &
RHYMES
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Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a
great fall. All the kings horses and all the kings men Couldnt put
Humpty together again. Five Little Pigs This little pig went to
market. This little pig stayed home. This little pig had roast
beef. This little pig had none. This little pig cried Wee, wee, wee
all the way home. I Have a Shape (Skip to My Lou) I have a square
shape. How about you? Hold up your square like I do! MATH SONGS
& RHYMES