Here’s a playful way to recreate the story Mouse Count with your child and sneak in a little mouse count activity with math too using everyday items.
This adorable book Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh creates an opportunity to learn about counting and also working together as a team.
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For this activity Ellen Stoll Walsh for our featured book activities for Virtual Book Club for Kids. She’s the author of several book but we’ve selected three of her books to feature.
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The books are Mouse Paint, Mouse Count, and Mouse Shapes.
Have you read them yet?
Just in case you can’t wait to read the stories here are some videos of Mouse Count, Mouse Paint & Mouse Shapes read by others.
Here’s a little bit of background about Ellen Stoll Walsh too.
We selected to share about Mouse Count, as our featured story for Virtual Book Club for kids. It’s an adorable story about a snack and ten mice. The illustration of vivid and fun to anticipate what happens next with your child.
After reading the story we decided it would be fun to recreate the story and practice our counting skills.
Mouse Count Activity with Lids
Create the characters from Mouse Count with your child using household items for hours of play and storytelling.
Materials for Mouse Count Activity:
- 10 lids
- Paper Towel Tube
- Plastic Jar
- Scrapbook Paper or Construction Paper {3 types}
- Black Sharpie Marker
- Glue Sticks
- Scissors
Directions to Make Mouse Count Activity:
1. Gather items around your house to create this activity including 10 lids, an empty paper towel roll, and a plastic jar. {All things you need to keep a stash of for everyday learning}
2. Using Scrapbook paper to cut out mouse ears and mouse nose
3. Cut out strips of the same paper to use for the snake
4. Using the black market draw two eyes on each lid
5. Using the glue stick, attach the two ears and nose to each mouse. Now you have 10 mice!
6. Use the paper strips glued in a selected pattern onto the paper tube.
7. Add a circle head, two eyes, and a tongue to the snake.
8. Then use your remaining paper to cover your plastic jar {optional}
9. Are you ready to play? Encourage your child to retell the story using the mouse lids and paper snake and jar. The older they are starting to add number recognition cards to the retelling also.
Mouse Count Activities on our Site
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Sidewalk Chalk and Cookie Game
- Mouse Headband Tutorial
- Mouse Count Activity with Lacing and Math
- Mouse Paint Words and Video
- Printable Mouse Count Activities
Check out these additional Mouse Activities:
- Mouse Count Sensory Bin from Still Playing School
- Mouse Shapes Learn to Spell Your Name Activity from Growing Book By Book
- Shape Collages Inspired by Mouse Shapes by Inspiration Laboratories
- Mouse Count Number Lines and Ordering by Rainy Day Mum
- Mouse Shapes Puppets from The Pleasantest Thing
- Triangle Puzzle from Mama Miss
- Mouse Paint Color Mixing Hearts Craft from Toddler Approved
- Free Color Book from Playdough to Plato
- Relay Race Game for Mouse Count from LalyMom
- Pattern Activity for Mouse Shapes from Crystal & Co
- Mouse Paint – Colour Mixing Wheel from Science Sparks
For more ideas for Number Week visit the Virtual Book Club for Kids!
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