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Jack and the Beanstalk Math Activity

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We love building thematic units around favorite picture books. Folk Tales lend themselves to extensive exploration and a wide variety of learning activitites, and we’ve had tons of fun with Jack and the Beanstalk over the years. Here we’re using Jack and the Beanstalk as a way to practice counting, creating sets, comparing numbers and more with a free printable Jack and the Beanstalk Math Activity.

Free printable Jack and the Beanstalk Math Number Games...practice counting, making sets, and comparing numbers with this hands-on printable for preschool and kindergarten #preschool #kindergarten #freeprintable

FIND ALL OF OUR JACK AND THE BEANSTALK ACTIVITIES IN OUR PRINTABLE LESSON PLANS.

Jack and the Beanstalk Math Activity

When I make a printable I like to be able to use it in multiple ways. Not only does this save me prep time, it also gives kids different opportunities to interact with the materials to focus on different concepts.

Watch a quick video clip of these activities in action. Then read on for the full details.

 

Counting with Jack and the Beanstalk

For this first activity I set out two paint sticks to represent a beanstalk. You can get fancy and paint them or use an actual vine, but two paint sticks taped togethere works great, too. 😉

I also grabbed some yellow play dough, a set of leaf counting mats (included in the free printable available below), and our old friend, Jack. (We made him years and years ago for our Jack and the Beanstalk sensory bin.)

Jack and the Beanstalk Math Activity-Materials

For this activity I left the leaves out of order in a stack. You can do this as a small group activity or a math center.

First kids can order the leaves from smallest to greatest moving up the “beanstalk”.

Jack and the Beanstalk Play Dough Math Game

Then give those fine motor muscles a little workout and have them create sets of gold to match the number on each leaf.

Climbing Stalk-Jack and the Beanstalk Preschool Activities Finish by having them help Jack climb the beanstalk and count as they go.

As an extension you can offer prompts like…

  1. If Jack moves up two, where will he land?
  2. If Jacke moves down one, where will he land?

This is a hands-on way to integrate more number sense practice.

Comparing with Jack and the Beanstalk

For this next activity you can use the same play dough or you can mix it up a bit and use a different set of manipulatives.

Before heading out to buy something new, always check your craft stash. As early childhood educators we’ve got a lot to choose from! Some options that will work well for this activity are gold glass gems, gold plastic coins, lima beans painted gold, or gold pom poms.

Materials for Jack and the Beanstalk Math

You’ll need essentially the same materials for this activity. This time we’ll start again with the leaves in random order.

Kids will choose two leaves and place them on opposite sides of Jack. Then they’ll count out sets to match the number on each leaf.

Counting and Comparing Numbers with Jack and the Beanstalk

When they’re finished they’ll help Jack move to the leaf with the most gold on it.

Comparing Numbers with Jack and the Beanstalk

You can extend this activity by asking questions like:

  1. How many more coins are on this leaf than the other leaf?
  2. How many fewer coins are on this leaf than the other leaf?
  3. How many coins do we need to add/take away to make the leaves have the same amount?

Get Your Free Printable

The free printable set includes leaves for numbers 1 to 12. If you’d like to include higher numbers and additional printables related to Jack and the Beanstalk, you’ll want to get the full Jack and the Beanstalk lesson plan set.


 

GET A FULL WEEK OF JACK & THE BEANSTALK THEME LEARNING AND PLAY

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

 

This set includes active hands-on learning ideas and the following printables:

1) My Beanstalk science activity

2) Jack and the Beanstalk Shape Building Mats (in color and b/w)

3) Climb the Beanstalk Alphabet Game (4 versions in color and b/w)

4) The Giant’s Gold class book covers (in color and b/w) and page template

5) Hen and Eggs Beginning Sound Sort

6) Jack and the Beanstalk vocabulary cards (in color and b/w)

7) I Found Magic Beans counting activity and recording sheet (in color and b/w)

8) Climbing the Beanstalk counting and number sequencing activity

9) Shake, Drop, Add Math Game with game mat (in color and b/w) and recording sheet

GET YOUR LESSON PLANS

Jack and the Beanstalk Theme Lesson Plans

All of our products are also available on Teachers Pay Teachers if you prefer to shop there.

Jack and the Beanstalk Preschool and Kindergarten Counting Activities. Free printable to use for counting, creating sets, comparing and more. #preschool #kindergarten #freebie
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