Googly-Eyed Monsters: Counting and Sensory Play

This Halloween center was a favorite with my students, and took very little prep time on my end.

I filled the sensory bin with water, googly eyes, and scooping props

and drew some monster outlines on pieces of foam, with a number on each one.

Then the students went to work: scooping eyes, counting, and making silly monsters.

This activity was a great combination of using fine motor skills and sensory play to work with numbers and counting.

It was also a great opportunity for me to observe, assess, and work with individual students' current level of number sense. :)