Planned learning intention
Mathematical development
Resources
Collection of mittens, paper, scissors, crayons or felt-tipped pens
Step by step
* Make a collection of mittens and let the children talk about why they wear them and when. Look at the different colours and patterns.
* Discuss what else comes in pairs such as gloves, socks and shoes. Count how many objects make a pair.
* Draw pairs of mittens on paper and cut them out. Make a variety of pairs in different sizes and colours and several pairs of the same size and colour.
* Mix up all the mittens. Encourage the children to sort them out into matching pairs.
* Collect several identical pairs of paper mittens. On each pair draw a number on one and the matching number of symbols on the other. Let the children match up the mittens according to the numbers.
