WILD HEARTS – Ice-cream Stick Activities for ECD

Activity Introduction

Use these 5 imaginative ice-cream stick activities to help little ones explore symmetry, shape recognition, pattern copying, colour sequencing, and counting – all through meaningful play! Perfect for preschoolers, these activity sheets will encourage the practical application of maths concepts and make use of resuable natural materials too – truly sustainable!

Grade: Ages 3-9

Resources Required: A pack or two of colourful ice-cream sticks (~R20-30 for a pack of 50), printed (and laminated if possible) Activity Sheets.

Key Concepts & Skills: Counting, Symmetry, Shape recognition, Pattern copying, Colour sequencing

Extra Notes: WILD HEARTS Preschool Environmental Awareness Program by Tenthouse Structures is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), meaning you are free to copy and redistribute the material with appropriate credit to Tenthouse Structures and Made Better Together Foundation. No commercial use or distribution of modified material is allowed and no additional restrictions may be applied.

Level of teacher facilitation: Low-Moderate

Curriculum links: These activities are ADDITIONAL to the WILD HEARTS Environmental Education Program. The WILD HEARTS program consists of 30 carefully crafted lessons, each aligned with International Environmental Awareness Days. Visit Wild Hearts | Tomorrow's custodians of the planet or email foundation@tenthousestructures.com to find out more!

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