Number Jars
Creating number jars is a counting activity I read about in the book, Workjobs written by Mary Baratta-Lorten. I used some bottles I had purchased to use in the kitchen, but never got around to organizing. I started by labeling the bottles with white vinyl numbers. To create a little intrigue and support I rolled number cards up and placed them in jars. I used the same number cards (see below) that I created for the Counting Shells learning experience.
I simply left the jars and a bag of glass pebbles on the kitchen table and before I knew it, my three year old was there exploring the activity. She diligently opened each jar, took out the number card and then proceeded to place the appropriate number of glass pebbles in each jar. For the higher numbers she relied on the number cards by placing the pebbles on the black dots to make sure she had the correct amount before placing them in the jar.
Materials & Resources
• Number Cards (printable)
• Making a Counting Book
Mariah
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I made some of these a while ago using sticky black felt on handkerchiefs (My son couldn’t be relied on to roll the paper up without destroying it in the process). They are a great number resource. Your’s are a lot prettier than mine.
The felt sounds like a wonderful idea—and longer lasting too!