100-Day Chick Hunt

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Students count from 1-100 and make one-to-one correspondence between objects and numbers up to 100.

OBJECTIVE

Students Will:

1. Hunt for hidden numbered chicks 1-100.
2. Be able to account for all the chicks by matching chicks to numerals in the 100s day chart.
3. Be able to count from 1-100.
4. Associate the chicks with the story, The Wolf's Chicken Stew.

MATERIALS

1. 100s Pocket chart with numerals showing 1-100
2. Book: The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza
3. Yellow chicks cut out on die-cut or traced and pre-cut, numbered 1-100, and laminated. Chicks should be the size of numeral cards and able to fit in the 100s day chart.
4. White paper

SET UP AND PREPARE

1. Have yellow chicks cut, numbered and laminated.
2. Post the 100s pocket chart with numerals 1-100 showing.
3. Cut white paper 6" X 6".
4. Plan a place to hide chicks. I have done it both on the playground and in the classroom.

DIRECTIONS
Day 1
Step 1: Read the story, The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza.

Day 2: The 100th Day of School
Step 1: Hide chicks before students arrive or when you go out for recess.

Step 2: Tell the children that the hen in the story lost her chicks and that it is up to us to find them. You can have the students receive a letter from the hen with this message.

Step 3: Have students hunt for chicks. Set guidelines. Example: everyone finds five and comes back to the rug.

Step 4: Point to the pocket chart and asks who has chick 1. That student comes up and matches the chick to box 1 in the pocket chart and puts the chick in.

Step 5: Continue with all the numerals 1-100 until all the chicks are matched.

LESSON EXTENSION

1. Have students put 100 kiss stickers onto a pre-drawn wolf.
2. Have students write to the wolf asking him to make 100_______ for them to eat.

ASSESS STUDENTS

Teacher Observation:

1. Were students able to match the chicks with numerals in sequential order?
2. Were the students able to count to 100 with the aid of the pocket chart?
3. How many students could count to 100 without help from the chart?

ASSIGNMENTS
Have students bring in a recipe for the wolf's 100s Day Cookbook.

EVALUATE THE LESSON

1. Were students able to put numerals in sequential order?
2. Did the students have trouble holding five chicks while they searched for the next number?
3. Would it be good to have a movement activity to keep attention focused once the pocket chicks get past 50?
   (Children might follow these directions: The wolf looked up, the wolf
   looked down. The wolf looked left, the wolf looked right. Stand up. Sit
   down. Hold those chickies tight!)

 

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