| Your children will get a real kick out of these sock learning
games.
SOCK MATCH-UPS
You can use socks to help your child discover likes
and differences.
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Set out a pile of clean socks. |
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Have your child match up pairs of socks. |
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Then, put the socks back into the pile and have your
child match up the socks by placing them into piles of
like colors. |
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Finally, have your child match the socks
up by size, ie small, medium and large.
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SOCK MATH
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Have your child count a pile of socks. |
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Then, have them put the socks into pairs and count
the number of pairs. |
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MOST VS LEAST
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Set out four large socks. |
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Fill the socks with marbles or large dried beans
in varying amounts |
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Tie off the ends of the socks. |
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Have your child feel the socks and decide which sock
has the most and which sock has the least. |
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Have your child place the socks in a row, from the
one with the least to the one with the most. |
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SOCK HANG-UPS
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Create a small clothesline for your child (in an area
where no one will walk through – ie, near a wall) |
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Set out some clothes pins and some socks. |
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Encourage your child to hang the socks on the clothesline. |
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To turn this activity into a learning game, have your
child roll a dice and hang up that many socks. |
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IF A DOG WORE SOCKS?
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Ask your child, “If a dog wore socks, how many would
he need?” |
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Continue this game with other animals, such as a duck,
a spider, a chicken, a pig, an ant. |
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