Kindergarten Activity No. 49 : One-to-One Correspondence

Aim: Understanding one-to-one correspondence

This is an early mathematical skill. This skill involves counting an object once while touching it. While touching the object the children should say the number out loud. This basic Mathematics skill will help children to gain the ability of counting.

These videos will help you understand better what one-to-one correspondence is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtO7SGUlbJg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dlnaEzCl4

Activity: Counting food for animals

For this game you need:

dice (1 dice to count from 1-6)
number cards (you can use Uno cards or make your own)
pictures of animals (I printed a mouse, a rabbit, and a monkey)
animal food cards (in this case cheese, carrots, and bananas)
empty cups
scotch tape (to stick the animal picture card to the cup)

How to play this game:

Choose a cup with an animal on it. And pick the cards of the correct food for that animal.
Roll the dice and count the dots on the dice by pointing on each dot while saying the number out loud. Start by doing it yourself so that your child understands what s/he must do.
After rolling the dice, and counting the dots on the dice, find the number card that matches the number. For example, if the number on the dice is five, find the card with the number 5 on it. Encourage your child to find the corresponding number card as this promotes number recognition.
Ask your child to put the correct amount of food in the cup. Encourage him/her to put one picture at a time while counting aloud.

Repeat the activity with all the animals. After feeding them you can extend the activity by asking your child questions like:

Which animal has the most food?
Which one has the least?
Are there any animals with equal/same amount of food?

This will also help your child to compare different amounts and understand number value. You can play this game several times.

Online games for your child:

Game 1: Give teddy some cakes

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers

For games no.2 and no.3 please follow the link below, then click on counting and choose ‘Counting Out’. Click on either 1-5 or 1-10, depending on your child’s ability.

Game 2: Put spots on the ladybird

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/ladybird-spots

Game 3: Put buttons on the Gingerbread man

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-game

Ms. Pauline

Kinder 1.3