Think out of the "Box." How to Help Children Learn by Using Everyday Objects (Part 2)
The cereal box is a powerful tool for teaching in so many ways. Here are some ideas: Shapes Explain the difference between a rectangle and a rectangular prisim Circle all the shapes you can find on the box and write a list to record what you found. On a different day repeat the previous activity but then transfer the information into a Venn Diagram (two circles that intersect/overlap). Write the shapes that were on both boxes in the area where the circles overlap. That shows what was the same on both boxes. Write what was different in the other areas. (I will have to upload a photograph on this in the future.) Discuss how rectangular prisms can stack and slide but not roll. Test it out. Compare the size of the rectangles on the sides of the box to the front of the box. Trace the box to make a large rectangle and then draw a picture using shapes you found on the box. Math There are endless adding and subtracting activities th...