Whaddayathink?
Let
your children have fun practicing estimation by playing Whaddayathink? (OK, so I made the name up!)
Items needed:
*Containers
of various sizes; small pail, juice can, Dixie cup, baby
food jar
*Items
of various sizes; lima beans, popcorn, Fruit Loops, large marshmallows, small
marshmallows, etc.
*Pencil
& paper to tally points
Children
put the items in a container (either fill it all the way or only partially) then
guess how many items it contains. The person making the closest guess gets one
point. Continue until a player reaches 25 points. (Or 10 or 20)
Dena Wood is co-owner of Trigger Memory Systems, producer
and marketer of non-traditional learning materials including Times Tales, Memory
Triggers and the new Clean N’ Flip. She also does marketing work for The Old Schoolhouse
Magazine and is manager of the new Schoolhouse Store where you’ll find
always FREE shipping. You can find her blogging at Dena’s
Deliberations.
Dena Wood, Schoolhouse Store Manager,
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, LLC
