Hanukkah preschool math project?

Question

My math project that i thought of for the preschoolers didn't turn out as planned so i need help thinking of a new one. They have 20 minutes to do it andif any one has any ideas they are greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Depending on the age you work with...

They could trace the numbers on paper candles with glue and sprinkle glitter on them, then glue them in order to a piece of paper w/an outline of a menorah (or on a cutout of a menorah).  

You could have a menorah with candles 1-8 dots on them and flames with the numbers 1-8 written on them and they match the correct flame to the candle with the same number of dots.

They can make "Eight is Great!"  books by cutting & gluing groups of 8 items on each page...8 cats, 8 apples, 8 babies (from magazines or sheets of stickers)...end w/8 candles in a menorah.  

Alternatively, you could do the number book idea above but with even numbers... glue groups of 2, 4, 6, 8.  

In all of the above you can either cut the materials yourself or have the kids do the cutting depending on the age of the kids.  YOu can have various supplies available for them to decorate the projects...markers, colors, paints, glitter, stickers, etc.

I haven't checked this site but maybe it has some ideas for you...

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/H...

Answer 2

I can give you a list of Math Projects, they are of the wintry type and perhaps you can change them around and make then fit the Hanukkah theme, or not? Or perhaps they can spark idea of your idea. It doesn’t hurt to take a look and see if you can come up with anything, so here they are…

Snowman Math

Ahead of time you will need to cut out ten snowmen from white construction paper.  Mount each to tagboard, add scarves, twigs for arms and a hat numbered 1-10.  Laminate the snowmen for durability.  Provide a container with 55 buttons, have the children decorate the snowmen with corresponding number on hat.

Snowball Catch

Cardboard egg carton

Marker

Cotton balls

Index cards

Write numbers in the bottom of each section of the egg carton. Have each child put one snowball (cotton ball) in the egg carton. Close the cover and shake it. Then open it up and see which number it landed in. Then have them count out that many snowballs.

Snowman Estimate

Make snowmen out of paper plates and glue cotton balls to the plates.  Ask the students to estimate how many cotton balls they think they will need

OR

Estimate marshmallows.

Snow Graphs

Do a yes/no graph to "Have you ever thrown a snowball?"

*Make a graph of the children's favorite winter activities.

Snowman Prediction and Graphing

You can experiment with your class by having students make snowballs (some small, some medium, some large) at recess and placing them in ziploc bags.  After recess, have your students predict what will happen. You may even want to place some near a heat source for more challenging predictions.  Have students predict how long it will take for the different sized snowballs to melt.  Record the student generated predictions on a graph in one color marker, and the actual results on the graph in another color marker.

You can try switching the idea of snowman’s with something pertaining to the Jewish holy day. *shrugs* You would know best.

Take care!

paaatches –I could be totally off key here, sorry if I am and good luck to you, good luck with coming up with something. *smiles*

Answer 3

Your creative come on! Make up some type of worksheet of some kind.

Answer 4

I do a presentation on how we light the hanukkah candles on the menorah. The first night you light one, then you let it burn all the way down. The next night two new candles, let those burn all the way down. etc... Count how many candles you will need for eight nights of hanukkah. You could do the dreidel game - but it has to be in very small groups. It's a great counting game though.