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November 17, 2011 | 42 Comments

Candy Corn Counting

Counting is fun, counting candy is even more fun!  This is a great thanksgiving themed math activity that promotes ” Checking your work” something that not only encourages kids to slow down ( something my son needs when doing tasks) but it also builds independence and confidence. Amazingly it wasn’t my kids who ate the candy after this activity was done… I can’t help it candy corn is so yummy! If you are not a fan of using candy for activities you can easily substitute pom poms or pony beads for the candy or make a turkey like the craft that inspired this activity.

  1. Gather your materials. I used a cheap cookie sheet with raised edges to keep the candy corn contained . Also some brown and green construction paper, scissors, tape and a marker. Oh and of course some candy corn.
  2. Start by cutting out the green husks. Please remember perfection is not the point, I don’t have time to spare and know you don’t either.
  3. Cut out the ear of corn.
  4. Tape to the cookie sheet.
  5. Add numbers. Try to add some easy and some more challenging. If it’s too easy it’s boring, too hard and frustration sets in, either way learning falls flat.
  6. Add the corn!
  7. Check your work.
  8. Next I flipped the husks over and wrote new numbers on, I added the corn and my son checked my work. I purposely made mistakes on two of the ears, and asked him how to fix them. He subtracted on one and added to the other. It was a great add on to a simple counting activity. I will be doing more “fix my math” activities in the near future because he loved that.

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Corn, Counting, Indian Corn, Letters & Numbers, Math Activities, One To One Correspondence, Preschool Crafts, Thanksgiving | 42 Comments

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42 Comments

  1. Marika says

    November 17, 2011 at 12:43 am

    Love it!!! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Jen says

    November 17, 2011 at 10:12 am

    Oh my thank you! 🙂 My son fell in love with it and we have been playing for a while. This was a great idea!

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  3. Marissa says

    November 17, 2011 at 10:13 am

    I love this and I have been wondering what to do with my leftover candy corn from halloween. Perfect!

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  4. JDaniel4's Mom says

    November 20, 2011 at 11:22 am

    What a fun idea! I love candy corn!

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  5. Toddler Approved says

    November 21, 2011 at 7:51 am

    I love this and have tons of candy to use with it. We created some this weekend to use on Thanksgiving Day. I was too lazy to make several pieces of corn, so we just used one. It was so much fun. Thanks for the great idea!
    http://toddlerapproved.blogspot.com/2011/11/m-corn-roll.html

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  6. Montessori Way says

    August 30, 2012 at 11:42 am

    I am K.G. teacher and simply love all your post…in such a busy schedule it’s difficult to find good activities. Your post and mails are very helpful.
    Thanks a ton 🙂

    Teena

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    • admin says

      August 30, 2012 at 12:00 pm

      Thank you for taking the time to let us know you like what we do!

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  7. Chelsea says

    October 16, 2012 at 8:03 pm

    LOVE this!! In fact, I am hoping you won’t mind me featuring you on my site! I just launched my blog a month ago. In a nutshell it’s all about tips and tricks for helping young ones on the autism spectrum. My daughter Cali is four and she has received TONS of therapy. Because of this we have a whole bags of tricks and tips, products we love, etc. we wanted to make available to everyone else! My girls are both working on counting right now. We have an actual program they are going by, but I love the idea of meshing my program with your cute halloween candy corn counting idea. Let me know if you are ok with me featuring your post on my site. chelsea@wheredidthebirdgo.com

    THANKS!!!

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  8. Kirstylee says

    October 30, 2012 at 12:46 pm

    I’m super excited to do this activity with my son. I hardly ever use candy in preschool with him, but I figure it’s okay every once and awhile. He will LOVE getting to do math if it involves candy corn.

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    • admin says

      October 30, 2012 at 9:47 pm

      I bet he will!

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