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Five Flowers Buddy Number Craft - Spring Season
Preschool
Lesson Plan Activities
dlti-teach.com
Number Five Buddy Craft
(in color &
black & white)
Matching
Number Five Worksheet
color · coloring
Lette F Flower printable activities
Five Pretty Flowers Song & Finger Play
This delightful craft is perfect to celebrate the beginning of spring or Easter celebrations. Children will enjoy the friendly and colorful Number 5 Number Buddy and putting 5 flowers on the flower basket.
Leanne, the creator of the Number Buddies at the DLTK-kids.com has great advice on how to use this craft effectively at the link provided, and here are her suggestions:
"Point out to all the number 5's (her body is a number 5,
she has a number 5 on her flower and she has a number 5 on her
hat)."
"How many items are in groups of five (five flowers, five leaves,
five fingers)."
Other suggestions for the craft:
Additionally, we suggest you count out loud those items in
groups of five: the flowers, leaves and fingers before assembling
the craft and then point to number five 5.
Complementary worksheet: Children 3+ > Matching Number 5 Writing Worksheets.
Print the color or coloring version of the worksheet to practice
writing number five.
Other complimentary activities:
- Put in child's bulletin board and reinforce with this Five Pretty
Flowers song and finger play activity. Finger puppets included. song
and finger play activity (finger puppets included).
- Present Letter F flowers printable activities which showcases five flowers, and practice primary and secondary colors.
Ideas to use Number 5 Buddy:
- Place in the refrigerator door at child's eye level.
- Tape or make a hole with a hole punch on the hat, add a ribbon and use
as cute door hanger.
- This craft also makes a beautiful Easter gift card/tag for relatives, teachers (Teacher's Appreciation Day/Week), or babysitters. Attach the craft to a little Easter basket or cellophane bag with candy, cookies, small soaps, potpourri or other small gift item.