Since I was a little girl, Corduroy by Don Freeman has been one of my absolute favorite books. I was so excited that it is this month’s pick for our Virtual Book Club for Kids.
Little Sister and I have been loosely working on one-to-one correspondence and number recognition lately. Little Brother has been working on skip counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity for some Corduroy Math, inspired by this timeless book!
I created some teddy bear printables for this activity. The first 5 pages include numbers 1-10 and the remaining 3 pages are blank teddy bears. I couldn’t find green overalls, so we settled for a green shirt. :) Laminating them is optional. I keep a bag of random buttons that have come with new clothes (and other buttons that I find here and there), so that is what we used.
Please Note: Young children can easily choke on buttons, so I would not recommend this activity for children under 3. Be sure that your children are closely supervised thoughout this activity’s entirety.
Download the printable bear cards here.
Below you will find two different activities that use these cards.
One-to-One Correspondence & Number Recognition:
Say the number aloud and count with your child until you have added the appropriate number of buttons.
Little Sister loved putting the buttons all over the bear. :)
Skip Counting
You can either have your child add the buttons or you can put them on there ahead of time. Have your child count by 2’s…
…and 5’s…
…and counting by 10’s!
Check out more Corduroy activities here:
Button Box ABC Creations :: Rainy Day Mum
Learning Your Name with Corduroy :: Growing Book by Book
Teddy Bear Button Counting Activity :: Mom Inspired Life
Teddy Bear Picnic Dessert Idea :: The Educator’s Spin on It
Button Stacking :: Still Playing School
Pre-Writing Fun Inspired by Corduroy :: Toddler Approved
Button Hop :: Inspiration Laboratories
Colorful Friendship Bracelets :: Mama Miss
Teddy Bear Number Matching :: 3 Dinosaurs
Button Sensory Bin :: Preschool Powol Packets
Button STEM Activity Challenge :: The Educator’s Spin on It
Trisha @ Inspiration Laboratories says
April 1, 2016 at 9:28 amThose bears are cute! I love all of the different ways you can use them.
Cassie says
April 1, 2016 at 10:18 amThe bears are really cute! I love that you can use them many different ways for different ages.
Kim Vij says
April 2, 2016 at 9:56 pmSuch an adorable way to use buttons and bears. Can’t wait to print out and share the activity with my daughter.
Jodie says
April 2, 2016 at 10:14 pmWhat an adorable activity. I love the bear cards.
Jen Liiyn says
April 4, 2016 at 5:24 pmSo adorable way to do math!
Briana says
June 28, 2018 at 1:27 pmI used these number cards with my little boy, and it was a success! I included a link to this article in my post http://www.thefamilybusinesslife.com/learning-life-skills-corduroy/ about learning with Corduroy. Please let me know if that’s ok or if you would like me to remove it!