And yes, as the title suggests, this collection is a collection of lids. Yup, lids. As in those things that you use to seal and cover containers.
My collection has more than doubled since I took this picture about a week ago, but you get the idea.
Now what in the world can you do with lids you ask? Well, lots of things! Here is a list for you:
-Sort them by their properties (students decide these properties).
-Observe their differences, and then similarities.
-Use numbers to count them.
-Group and discuss groupings using vocabulary such as more than, less than, quantity of, etc.
-See how many, counting bears, chips, etc. the various lids hold compared to others (volume).
-Use to hold and distribute things.
-Group by small, medium, large.
-Fun to build with.
-Color matching activities.
-Used as counters.
-Practice tracing.
-And many, many more (leave a comment if you got one!).
See, very useful those lids are. So start your collection today!
P.S. I discovered I have a fellow lid collector, Amy @ Teach Mama. See her posts here, and here.
2 comments:
Everyone ought to have a collection such as this! : ) Truly, you never know how much fun children can have with them....their imaginations are endless! I found you through Jolanthe's blog, and it looks great!
Oh my gosh, I want to hug you! Thanks so much for linking back to me, and thank you for the great ideas--you will be a rockin' teacher one day!!
And seriously, your lid collection rivals ours! :*)
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