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Shake your way to early math skills! Egg carton
games provide a fun, hands-on approach to learning.
Students will enjoy shaking the eggs and finding a
surprise inside! The following skills are covered in
this activity set: colors, shapes, size attributes,
number recognition, place value, addition,
subtraction, analog and digital time recognition, and
money recognition.Two blank card faces are
included to expand math lessons or customize a
game for more challenging play.
Setup:
Insert a game card securely,ensuring the corners of
the card are tucked into place.This will prevent the
card from tearing during game play.
Note: Always use a wet-erase marker on cards.To
ensure that a marker doesn’t leave a permanent
mark, test it on the corner of a blank card. Use a
damp cloth to erase. Cards will warp if saturated
with water.
Number Shake-Up
Skill: Number recognition
Materials: One egg and one number card
Insert the number card of choice and one egg into
the egg carton. Close the carton securely and shake.
Open the egg carton and have the first player read
the number where the egg has landed. Pass the egg
carton and continue play until each player has had a
chance to read a number. For extended practice,
have each player count to the number.
Place for Numbers
Skill: Place value
Materials: Three eggs and a single-digit
number card
Insert the single-digit number card of choice and
three differently colored eggs into the carton.Assign
each egg color a place value. (Example: yellow =
ones, blue = tens, and green = hundreds).The first
player inserts the eggs, securely closes the lid, and
shakes the egg carton. Open the egg carton and
have the first player read the three-digit number in
the correct order according to the place value.
(Example: If the yellow egg lands on 1, the blue egg
lands on 3, and the green egg lands on 4, the
number would be read “134.”) Place value can be
explored up to six digits using the six differently
colored eggs.
EGG-cellent Equations
Skill: Addition and Subtraction
Materials: Two eggs and a single-digit
number card
Insert the number card and two eggs into the egg
carton and close the carton securely before shaking
it. Open the egg carton and have the first player add
the two numbers where the eggs have landed.
Include additional eggs to add multiple numbers.
Use the two-digit number card to practice adding
double-digit numbers.
Color Shake-Up
Skill: Color recognition
Materials: One egg and the color card
Insert the color card and one egg into the egg carton
and close the carton securely before shaking it. Open
the egg carton and have the first player name the
color where the egg has landed. Pass the egg carton
and continue play until each player has had a chance
to name a color. For extended practice, have each
player name something that matches the color
where the egg has landed.
Egg Shaper
Skill: Shape recognition
Materials: One egg and the shape card
Insert the color card and one egg into the egg carton
and close the carton securely before shaking it. Open
the egg carton and have the first player name the
shape where the egg has landed. Pass the egg
carton and continue play until each player has had a
chance to name a shape. For extended practice, have
each player name something that matches the shape
where the egg has landed.
Eggs in All Sizes
Skill: Size attributes
Materials: Two eggs and the size attributes card
Insert the size card and one egg into the egg carton
and close the carton securely before shaking it. Open
the egg carton and have the first player name an
attribute of each item the egg lands on.
(Example: If the egg lands on a cow, the student
could say it is a small cow.)Then, have the player
compare the size of the items where the eggs have
landed. Players should practice using the terms
small, medium, and large when comparing the items.
Egg Timer
Skill: Reading analog and digital time
Materials: One egg and the time card
Insert analog or digital time card and one egg into
the egg carton and close the carton securely before
shaking it. Open the egg carton and have the first
player read the time shown where the egg has
landed. Pass the egg carton and continue play until
each player has had a chance to read a time. For