Ice Cream Counting Craft Lesson

🧠 Learning Objective:

Kids will practice counting, number recognition, and fine motor skills through a fun ice cream cone matching activity.

🧰 What You Need:

• Printed templates:
  
  • Ice cream cones with numbers (1 & 7) on separate A4 sheets
  • Ice cream scoop images on separate A4 sheets
• Scissors
• Glue or tape
• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils (optional for decorating)

🧩 How to Do the Activity:

1. Prepare the Materials
   • Print out the four sheets: two cones and two scoops.
   • Make sure each scoop is printed on its own A4 sheet and the cones are on individual sheets too.
2. Cutting Practice
   • Have kids cut out the ice cream scoops from their sheets.
   • Practice careful cutting along the edges to build fine motor skills.
3. Counting and Matching
   • Ask the child to count the cherries on each ice cream scoop.
   • Match each scoop to the cone with the corresponding number.
     • Example: the scoop with 1 cherry goes on the cone with 1
     • the scoop with 7 cherries goes on the cone with 7
4. Glue the Pieces
   • Once matched, glue or tape the scoop onto the correct cone.
5. Decorate and Talk
   • Let kids color or decorate their cones and scoops.
   • Talk about the numbers and practice saying them out loud.

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