Teddy Bear Picnic

The preschool students learned math skills today while having fun.  They thought they were playing, but they were actually learning to recognize numerals one through five, one-to-one correspondence, counting to five, and that the last number we say is how many we have.  During the tea party, they had to count the bears and then put out that number of plates, cups, and cookies for the bears.  We also learned some social skills and manipulating the small items helped develop fine motor muscles to prepare us for holding a pencil and writing.