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Easy To Make Button Drop

3/18/2016

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math and fine motor button drop for preschool and kindergarten
I put together a math and fine motor activity that uses pringles potato chip canisters and buttons.  It is really easy to set up and I think it turned out super cute.
button drop math and fine motor activity for preschool and kindergarten
You will need to have an empty and clean pringles canister ... glue ...  scissors ... an exacto knife ... and something to cover your can with.  I made mine with scrapbook paper.
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I measured the scrapbook paper to fit the length of the can and cut it to size using a paper cutter.  I then applied glue to the back of the scrapbook paper.
button drop math and fine motor activity for preschool and kindergarten
The next step was to roll to carefully roll the paper around the canister making sure it was even.  I then glue my "button drop" label on to the front of the can.  You can find that label here.
button drop math and fine motor activity for preschool and kindergarten
I used an exacto knife to cut an opening on the cover of the canister.  I made mine a slimmer opening so that the children would have to push the buttons more to get them to drop into the canister.  You can make yours a bigger opening if you choose to.
button drop math and fine motor activity for preschool and kindergarten
In this activity children pick up the buttons and push them through the opening at the top of the canister.  I used medium size buttons in a variety of colors because I wanted the children to also sort and count the buttons after they had finished dropping them in the can.

The children also used a dice with this activity for additional math practice.  They rolled the dice and then put in the same number of buttons into the can.  When all of buttons had been dropped into the can they took the lid off the can and emptied all of the buttons on to the table.  The next step was to sort the buttons by color and then count them.

You can see a video of this activity below:

5 Comments
Ellen
3/18/2016 09:56:38 am

I love that I can make this with items I already have on hand. What a cool idea. Thanks for sharing Shelley!

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Amanda
3/18/2016 12:33:36 pm

Thank you for everything you do. I run a small preschool in Vermont and your materials and ideas have been very beneficial for my center.

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Angie
3/19/2016 11:11:08 am

I enjoy your website and ideas!
I really love the fact that you incorporate the ideas for various ages and levels of learning.....very beneficial! Plus you use items that most teachers already have on hand......another bonus!
Thank you for making our jobs easier and allowing learning to be fun!
Keep up the great inspirational work :)

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Julie
3/21/2016 10:52:01 am

Love the idea... So many things you can incorporate with this idea, shape recognition ( if using shape buttons star, heart, etc), sorting, coloring recognition. I am always looking for new ideas. My kiddies will love this one!

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Marlet j Fontaine link
1/30/2018 04:35:40 pm

I love this Idea as an Activity after reading the book:"Pete the Cat and His four Groovy Buttons" I am a college student and will submit this activity as an assignment, Thanks!

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