Top 10 Activities for Three- to Eight-year-olds

Directions: Use these pages to record your top ten selections of developmentally appropriate activities for
children three to eight. Rank activities so that number “1” is your “most favorite” and “10” is your “least
favorite.” Be sure to include at least one activity for each of the six areas of learning --- language and
reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. For each activity, supply a target age group of
children, activity title, area of learning, what the teacher does, what the children do, and materials
required.
10
Activity Title Area of What the What the Materials
Learning Teacher Does Children Do Required

Math Distribute Listen and Worksheets

Skittle Sort sheets with observe. Colored
(6-8 years old) questions and Count and sort pencils/
skittles. their skittles. crayons
Give Answer the Skittles
instructions. questions on
Instruct children sheets.Create
not to eat a bar graph
skittles until using the
after they count information on
and sort them. sheets.
Circulate room EAT THEIR
to see if SKITTLES
children need
help.
9
Activity Title Area of What the What the Materials
Learning Teacher Does Children Do Required

How many Science Distribue cups Listen and Cups

paperclips? to each child. observe. Water
Give Drop paperclips
Any age instructions. paperclips in
Fill the cups up the cup until
to the water the water
ALMOST to the overflows.
rim of the cup. Count the
Give out paper paper clips as
clips to the kids. they drop them
Help if needed. in.
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information

8
Activity Title Area of What the What the Materials
Learning Teacher Does Children Do Required

chemical science Distribute Listen and Jars

reactions materials. observe. Baking soda
Put baking vinegar
(6-8) Give instruction. soda in jar.
Put vinegar in
Watch and help jar.
the children if Watch the
needed. chemical
reaction.
Record
information
about what
happened.

7
Activity Title Area of What the What the Materials
Learning Teacher Does Children Do Required

writing -Gather -listen to Paper

Rainbow writing material. instruction Crayons/
(3-5) -Write letters, -take writing Colored
numbers, and material and pencils
draw shapes on trace over
paper. what is on the
-Pass out paper paper with
and writing different
materials to colors.
kids.
-Give
instruction.
-Listen and
observe
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Activity Title Area of What the What the Materials
Learning Teacher Does Children Do Required

Fill in the blank writing/ -Gather -listen to -paper

story reading materials. instruction -markers
(5-8) -write a story on -read story
paper with fill in -fill in parts of
the blank words the story that
for child to fill in. they want
-distribute there.
materials to
children.
-give instruction.
-watch and
observe.
-give help if
needed

5
Activity Title Area of What the What the Materials
Learning Teacher Does Children Do Required

Sticky Note Math Math -gather -match the -sticky notes

Match materials number to the
(5-8) -write word.
numbers(words -ask for help if
and physical needed.
numbers) on
sticky notes,
-give to children
-watch and
observe
-help children if
needed
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Activity Title Area of What the What the Materials
Learning Teacher Does Children Do Required

Show and tell language -tell students -bring an item The kids
about activity. from home. items from
-let children talk -talk to home
about their item classmates
about item.

3
Activity Title Area of What the What the Materials
Learning Teacher Does Children Do Required

Duck duck movement -tell children -play! n/a

goose about the
(3-6) activity
-show them
how it is played.
-watch children
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Activity Title Area of What the What the Materials
Learning Teacher Does Children Do Required

Time telling math -gather -learn how to Play clocks

(6-8) materials recognize
-instruct numbers and
children on tell time.
what to do.
-watch and
observe.
-help if needed.

1
Activity Title Area of What the What the Materials
Learning Teacher Does Children Do Required

Hide and Seek movement Watch children Hide, and the n/a
play person who is
“it” looks for
the other kids
that are hiding