Screaming for Sundaes!

To support children's learning in numeracy, this activity was created based on children's exploration of numbers in previous observations. The children were curious about creating number sets in their play dough activities and measuring the length of each other's legs using connecting cubes. In this activity, the children shared their favourite flavour of ice cream and used a recipe card to follow the instructions on the amount of each topping to add to create their ultimate ice cream sundae.

Materials

The materials that were used for this activity consisted of personally created templates using the graphic design software Adobe Illustrator CC 2015.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes from The Kindergarten Program

Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics Behaviours

15.2 – Investigate some concepts of quantity and equality through identifying and comparing sets with more, fewer, or the same number of objects

15.10 – Investigate addition and subtraction in everyday experiences and routines through the use of modelling strategies and manipulatives and counting strategies

Implementation

Children's work was displayed on the classroom whiteboard! Children referred and reflected on the activity the day after.

Children recording the class' ice cream flavour preferences.